ABOUT DAVID LEAN
Director of classic films like Great Expectations, Lawrence of Arabia, and Dr. Zhivago.
He worked at his dad's accounting firm.
He was nominated seven times for an Academy Award, winning twice for The Bridge on the River Kwai and Lawrence of Arabia.
He married 6 times: Isabel Lean on June 28, 1930; Kay Walsh on November 23, 1940; Ann Todd on May 21, 1949; Leila Matkar on July 4, 1960; Sandra Hotz on October 28, 1981; and Sandra Lean on December 15, 1990.
He was able to promote the works of Charles Dickens by bringing the author's novels to life.
