Carol Reed
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| Known for: |
The Third Man, Oliver!, The Agony and the Ecstasy |
| Birthday: |
30 December 1906,
Putney, London, England, UK |
| Height: |
6' 4" (1.93 m) |
Trivia

Uncle of
Oliver Reed.

Retropective at the 48th Donostia-San Sebastián Film Festival. [2000]

Was the illegitimate son of
Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree (Reed's mother, May Reed, was Tree's mistress).

Step-father of actress
Tracy Reed.

Quit after several months as director of
Mutiny on the Bounty because he found he was unable to handle
Marlon Brando's ego. He was unaware that the studio had given Brando control of the picture.

Did not rate Alfred Hitchcock very highly as he thought that the best directors should display their range through filming a variety of subjects, whereas Hitchcock chose to direct mainly thrillers.

His lovers included
Daphne Du Maurier and
Jessie Matthews.

Had a son Max from his marriage to
Penelope Dudley-Ward.

In 1952 he became the first British film director to receive a knighthood for his craft.

Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume One, 1890-1945". Pages 917-923. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company, 1987.
Steven Spielberg has named him as an influence.

One of his earliest mentors was writer
Edgar Wallace.

He worked in close collaboration with writer
Graham Greene in the late 40s, producing two of his greatest films:
The Fallen Idol and
The Third Man.
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