On this day: August 24
2014: English film director and actor Richard Attenborough dies in London, England, five days before his 91st birthday. He is best known for his acting roles in movies like "The Great Escape," "The Sand Pebbles," "Doctor Dolittle" and "Jurassic Park," and for directing the movies "A Bridge Too Far," "Magic," "A Chorus Line," "Cry Freedom," "Chaplin" and "Gandhi," the last of which won him two Academy Awards. Hide Caption
British actor and director Richard Attenborough dies at 90
British actor and director Richard Attenborough dies at 90 Hollywood is mourning the man best known as the Oscar-winning director of "Gandhi" and developer of "Jurassic Park." Attenborough had a career that spanned over six decades and was among the greatest names in British movie history. Anthony Mason reports.
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