Mike LeighNationality:
English Birthdate:
02/20/1943 Birthplace:
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biography
This stage, TV and film director is noted for his film style—in which the commonplace is often tinged with the extraordinary—has been dubbed "social surrealism", or as he prefers to call it, "heightened realism". A creative force in London's experimental fringe theater since the 1960s, Mike Leigh earned critical acclaim for his numerous TV films investigating the vicissitudes of life among the "proles", notably the 1977 drama, "Abigail's Party".After making his feature debut with "Bleak Moments" (1971), Leigh took a 17-year hiatus, working exclusively for British stage and TV. He returned to
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milestones
Year
Milestone
Spent one year as assistant stage manager and bit part actor (in episode of TV series, "Maigret")
1965
Wrote and directed first play, "The Box Play", produced at Midlands Arts Centre, Birmingham
1965
Served as associate director, Midlands Arts Centre Theatre, Birmingham
1966
Formed Dramagraph production company with author David Halliwell to produce Halliwell's play, "Little Malcolm and His Struggle Against the Eunuchs", directed by Leigh (date approximate); company went bankrupt
1966
Acted at the Victora Theater, Stoke-on-Trent
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