Carol Reed, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Carol Reed

English film director

Date of Birth: 30-Dec-1906

Place of Birth: Putney, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 25-Apr-1976

Profession: screenwriter, stage actor, film director, film producer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Sir Carol Reed (30 December 1906 – 25 April 1976) was an English film director best known for Odd Man Out (1947), The Fallen Idol (1948), The Third Man (1949), and Oliver! (1968).
For Oliver!, he received the Academy Award for Best Director. Odd Man Out was the first recipient of the BAFTA Award for Best British Film; filmmaker Roman Polanski has repeatedly cited it as his favourite film.
The Fallen Idol won the second BAFTA Award for Best British Film.
The British Film Institute voted The Third Man the greatest British film of the 20th century.