BOOK SALFORD HOTELS

Mike Leigh
- Favourite Briton.

Born in Salford, Greater Manchester
Born on 20th of February 1943

Born 1943 - English film and theatre director.



Trained as actor at RADA. Assistant director with Royal Shakespeare Company from 1966. Developed style of improvisation in collaboration with handpicked actors. Film debut was Bleak Moments (1971). Television successes included Nuts in May (1976) and Abigails’s Party (1977). Films included Life is Sweet (1990) and Secrets and Lies (1996). Awarded OBE in 1993.

Links:
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005139/ Internet Movie Data Base

More famous Britons here

Contributors: Do you have a site related to Mike Leigh?
Supply some content for this page and we will gladly add a link to your site. Email here.

5177 views since 1st February 2007

Brit Quote:
A loving heart is the truest wisdom. - Charles Dickens
More Quotes

On this day:
Battle of Towton - 1461, Battle of Alresford - 1644, Albert Hall Opens - 1871, Captain Scott dies - 1912, First London Marathon - 1981
More dates from British history

click here to view all the British counties

County Pages