"Amongst the most noted novels credited to the sisters are Anne's ""The Tenant of Wildfell Hall"", Charlotte's ""Jane Eyre"" and Emily's ""Wuthering Heights"". Ted Hughes wrote two collections that show his love for Yorkshire: ""Remains of Elmet"" (1979) and ""Elmet"" (1994), in which the ghost of Emily Brontë still haunts the moor. In the present day, the most prominent Yorkshire presences in English literature are the playwright, author, actor, screenwriter and commentator Alan Bennett, born 1934 in Leeds, where much of his work is set, and the poet, playwright and screenwriter Tony Harrison, born three years later in the same"
"Rossford, Ohio, to David Bennett, a Toledo physician, and Ruthanne Bennett (née Mason). He has two half-brothers, Brian and Brent and one half-sister, Lisa. Bennett's mother died November 30, 2012, at the age of 67, and his father died of brain cancer on April 28, 2014 at age 73. Bennett attended Eagle Point Elementary School in Rossford. His first acting experience was in a play in the seventh grade while living in North Carolina. Shortly after that, he moved back to Rossford, where he attended and graduated from Rossford High School. He graduated in 1999 and attended Otterbein College, where"
"Arnold Bennett Enoch Arnold Bennett (27 May 1867 – 27 March 1931) was an English writer. He is best known as a novelist, but he also worked in other fields such as the theatre, journalism, propaganda and films. Bennett was born in a modest house in Hanley in the Potteries district of Staffordshire. Hanley was one of the Six Towns that were joined together at the beginning of the 20th century as Stoke-on-Trent and are depicted as ""the Five Towns"" in some of Bennett's novels. Enoch Bennett, his father, qualified as a solicitor in 1876, and the family moved to"
"2009 whilst David Tennant was undergoing surgery for a spinal injury. In 2014, Bennett was appointed the Patron of Chapel Lane Theatre Company based in Stratford-Upon-Avon, UK. Edward Bennett (actor) Edward Bennett (born 9 April 1979) is an English actor. Bennett was born in Honeybourne, Worcestershire. He attended Chipping Campden School in Gloucestershire, and graduated from Cardiff University with a BSc in history and politics. He attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA). In 2008, Bennett appeared as Laertes in ""Hamlet"", Demetrius in ""A Midsummer Night's Dream"", and Berowne in ""Love's Labour's Lost"". He reprised the first two roles"
"John Bennett (actor) John David Bennett (8 May 1928 – 11 April 2005) was an English actor. Born in Beckenham, Kent, he was educated at Bradfield College in Berkshire, then trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama, followed by a wide repertory theatre experience including Bromley, Bristol Old Vic, Dundee, the Edinburgh Festival and Watford before going to London's West End. Often cast as a villain, he had many roles on television including ""Market in Honey Lane"", ""Porridge"", ""Survivors"", ""The Avengers"", ""Strange Report"", ""Bergerac"", ""The Professionals"" and four episodes of ""The Saint"" . He guest-starred in two ""Doctor"
"and Washington, D.C., and announced his intention to become a registered lobbyist in early 2013, after being out of office for the legally required two years. He served as a Senior Fellow at the Bipartisan Policy Center, where he focused on budget, energy, and health issues, Bennett was a part-time teacher, researcher, and lecturer at the University of Utah's Hinckley Institute of Politics and was a fellow at the George Washington University School of Media and Public Affairs. He was a member of the Board of the German Marshall Fund. Born on September 18, 1933 in Salt Lake City, Utah,"
"and operated it until his death in 2002. William Gordon Bennett was born on November 16, 1924 in Glendale, Arizona to Allen Milton ""Jack"" Bennett, a local rancher, and Marjorie Dean Williams. Bennett's grandfather Archilbald W. Bennett came to Arizona from Kansas in 1898, settling in Peoria before moving to Glendale. Archibald constructed and operated the Glenwood Hotel in Glendale and became the town's first mayor upon incorporation in 1910. William attended Glendale High School and Phoenix College and served as a Navy dive-bomber during World War II. Following his return from the war, he established a chain of furniture"
"books have also been called ""dime novels"". Bennett's popularity declined significantly during his later life. Bennett was born in Monson, Massachusetts in May 16, 1822 and attended local schools and Monson Academy. At 17, he left home with the intention of becoming a writer. Little is known about this period of Bennett's life. It is known that after leaving home he moved initially to New York City, and then later to Philadelphia, Baltimore and Pittsburgh, eventually relocating to Cincinnati in 1844. During this period he lived frugally and supported himself in several sales jobs. Unable to gain steady employment as"
"of ""Ebony"" magazine, and was associated with the publication for more than 50 years. Bennett also served as a visiting professor of history at Northwestern University. Bennett was born in Clarksdale, Mississippi, on October 17, 1928, the son of Lerone Bennett Sr. and Alma Reed. When he was young, his family moved to Jackson, Mississippi, the capital. His father worked as a chauffeur and his mother a maid but they divorced when he was a child. At twelve he began writing for ""The Mississippi Enterprise"", a Jackson, Mississippi, black owned paper. He recalled once getting in trouble for being distracted"
"Enjoy (play) Enjoy is a comedy play written in 1980 by Alan Bennett. An idiosyncratic view of working-class family life in Leeds, a city in the north of England, it was one of the rare theatrical flops in Bennett's career. An elderly couple living in one of the last back-to-back houses in Leeds encounter a series of jolting surprises, not least when their son returns, as a council official in drag, and reveals that the council intends to demolish their house brick by brick, and reassemble it in the local museum, complete with its occupants. Following a national tour, directed"
"Rose, born in March 2015. In February 2018, Foy confirmed that the couple had separated. Stephen Campbell Moore Stephen Campbell Moore (born Stephen Moore Thorpe; 30 November 1979) is an English actor, best known for his roles in the Alan Bennett play ""The History Boys"" and its subsequent film. Stephen Campbell Moore was born in London as Stephen Moore Thorpe, he was educated at Berkhamsted School in Hertfordshire (appearing locally in the Pendley Open Air Shakespeare Festival) and trained at Guildhall School of Music and Drama, alongside Orlando Bloom, where he was awarded the Gold Medal in his final year."
"Fergus Craig Fergus Craig (born 19 April 1980 in Sunderland) is a British stand-up comic and actor in theatre, television and radio. He studied at the University of Manchester. Fergus is one half of the popular double act ""Colin & Fergus"" with actor and writer Colin Hoult. Between 2004-08 they performed regularly on the London comedy circuit. They performed three shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, ""Colin & Fergus"" '04, ""Colin & Fergus 2"" '05 and ""Rutherford Lodge"" '06. In 2006 Fergus played Alan Bennett in """", a play by Chris Bartlett and Nick Awde on the life of Peter"
"Allen Barnett (writer) Allen Barnett (May 23, 1955 – August 14, 1991) was an American writer. Although he published only one volume of short stories, ""The Body and Its Dangers"", during his lifetime, the book is widely regarded as one of the most artistically significant depictions of gay life at the height of the AIDS crisis. Born near Joliet, Illinois, Barnett studied theatre at Loyola University Chicago. He later moved to New York City to work as an actor, pursuing further studies at The New School and Columbia University, where he earned his MFA in the Writing Division of the"
"Alan Resnick Alan Resnick (born July 16, 1986) is a American comedian, visual artist, and filmmaker based in Baltimore, Maryland. He is a member of the Wham City arts collective and founding member of Wham City Comedy. Before working on Adult Swim, Resnick first gained recognition for creating the popular YouTube web series, ""alantutorial"", in 2011. The surrealist series initially began as a tutorial channel from a mentally handicapped man, attempting to give explanations for nonsensical tutorials. Over the course of 3 years, the series becomes more horrorlike as Alan is locked out of his house, left homeless, and kidnapped."
"Andy Tennant Andrew Wellman ""Andy"" Tennant (born June 15, 1955) is an American screenwriter, film and television director, actor, and dancer. Andrew ""Andy"" Wellman Tennant was born June 15, 1955 in Chicago, Illinois and was raised in Flossmoor, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. His father was Don Tennant, a legendary creative advertising talent with Leo Burnett Agency in Chicago. As a boy, he spent his summers on Old Mission Peninsula in northern Michigan and at Camp Minocqua in northern Wisconsin. He graduated from Homewood-Flossmoor High School in 1973. He studied theater under John Houseman at University of Southern California. In"
"Deluxe called ""Johnny Bubble"", featuring the titular character in a series of odd events until he dies. Alan Resnick Alan Resnick (born July 16, 1986) is a American comedian, visual artist, and filmmaker based in Baltimore, Maryland. He is a member of the Wham City arts collective and founding member of Wham City Comedy. Before working on Adult Swim, Resnick first gained recognition for creating the popular YouTube web series, ""alantutorial"", in 2011. The surrealist series initially began as a tutorial channel from a mentally handicapped man, attempting to give explanations for nonsensical tutorials. Over the course of 3 years,"
"Robert Jackson Bennett Robert Jackson Bennett (born 1984) is an American writer of speculative fiction. Bennett was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He studied at the University of Texas and settled down in Austin, Texas. His debut as an author was the novel ""Mr. Shivers"" (2010). He went on to write ""The Company Man"" (2011), ""The Troupe"" (2012), and ""American Elsewhere"" (2013). Bennett's fifth novel, ""City of Stairs"" (2014), was the first of a fantasy trilogy, ""The Divine Cities"", followed by ""City of Blades"" (2016) and ""City of Miracles"" (2017). ""The Divine Cities"" was nominated for Best Series by the"
"Alexander Bennett (dancer) Alexander Bennett (27 July 1929 – 15 February 2003) was a British ballet dancer, choreographer, ballet master, and teacher. Alexander Bennett was born in Leith, the coastal district on the Firth of Forth that serves as the port of the city of Edinburgh. The younger of two sons of a working-class family—his father was a streetcar driver—he was raised by parents who valued education and who encouraged him to pursue his varied interests. As a boy, he was introduced to dance by watching the films of Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly at the Alhambra Theater in Leith."
"Ronan Bennett Ronan Bennett (born 14 January 1956) is an Irish novelist and screenwriter. Bennett, the son of William H. and Geraldine Bennett, was born in England, but was raised in Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland, in a devout Roman Catholic family. He attended St Mary's Christian Brothers' Grammar School, Belfast. In 1974, when he was 18, Bennett was convicted of murdering Inspector William Elliott, a 49-year-old police officer in the Royal Ulster Constabulary, during an Official IRA robbery at the Ulster Bank in The Diamond shopping area in Rathcoole, close to his home in Merville Garden Village, on 6 September 1974."
"work includes ""The Madness of George III"" and its film adaptation, the series of monologues ""Talking Heads"", play and subsequent film of ""The History Boys"", and popular audio books, including his readings of ""Alice's Adventures in Wonderland"" and ""Winnie-the-Pooh"". Bennett was born in Armley in Leeds. The youngest son of a co-op butcher, Walter, and his wife Lilian Mary (née Peel), Bennett attended Christ Church, Upper Armley, Church of England School (in the same class as Barbara Taylor Bradford), and then Leeds Modern School (now Lawnswood School). He learned Russian at the Joint Services School for Linguists during his national"
"Stephen Campbell Moore Stephen Campbell Moore (born Stephen Moore Thorpe; 30 November 1979) is an English actor, best known for his roles in the Alan Bennett play ""The History Boys"" and its subsequent film. Stephen Campbell Moore was born in London as Stephen Moore Thorpe, he was educated at Berkhamsted School in Hertfordshire (appearing locally in the Pendley Open Air Shakespeare Festival) and trained at Guildhall School of Music and Drama, alongside Orlando Bloom, where he was awarded the Gold Medal in his final year. He made his screen debut in Stephen Fry's ""Bright Young Things"". He is primarily a"
"Charles Bennett (screenwriter) Charles Bennett (2 August 1899 – 15 June 1995) was an English playwright, screenwriter and director probably best known for his work with Alfred Hitchcock. Bennett was born in Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex, England, the son of Lilian Bennett (1863-1930), an actress. Bennett's mother told him his father was Charles Bennett,a civil engineer killed in a boiler explosion, though he thought it was actor Kyrle Bellew (1855-1911). Bennett had an elder brother, Eric, and a younger brother, Vere. Bennett was a child actor, appearing in Max Reinhart's production of ""The Miracle"" at Olympia Theatre in 1911. He played child"
"the faith-based series ""The Bible"" and ""A.D. The Bible Continues"", as well as the feature films ""Son of God"", ""Little Boy"",""Woodlawn"", and ""Ben-Hur"". Burnett was born on 17 July 1960 in London, the only child of Archie and Jean Burnett, both Ford Motors factory workers, and was raised in Dagenham, Essex. His father was a Roman Catholic and his mother was a Presbyterian; it is not known in which denomination he was raised. Aged 17, he enlisted in the British Army, and became a Section Commander in the Parachute Regiment. From 1978 to 1982 he served with the 3rd Battalion,"
"a sailor on Great Lakes steamer, a professional boxer, medicine showman, troubadour and night clerk in a hotel in Chicago. Bennett made his stage debut May 10, 1891, in Chicago, in ""The Limited Mail"". He went to New York City, where his Broadway debut was in ""His Excellency the Governor"" (1899), which was produced by Charles Frohman. In his third Broadway production, he played the role as Father Anselm in Frohman's production of ""A Royal Family"" (1901–02). Bennett was married to Grena Heller in 1901 in San Francisco. They soon separated, and were divorced in 1903. Using her married name,"
"KQAK (""The Quake"") and ultimately at Live 105. He then went on to create a live Internet TV network with Play Inc. called ""PlayTV"", and later a one-year stint as the host of a technology show on CNET Radio. Eventually he moved back to New York City where he hosted a weekday radio show on SiriusXM channel ""SIRIUS Left"" until June 28, 2013. He now hosts a live podcast GABNet.net Tues-Fri from 10:00 until midnight Eastern. Bennett was born on December 18, 1939 in San Francisco and attended Drake High School in San Anselmo, California. He adopted his on-air name"
"both legs in a train accident in Kansas. In 1896, Detroit's new baseball stadium was named Bennett Park in his honor. The Detroit Tigers played their home games at Bennett Park from 1896 through the 1911 season. Bennett has also been credited with inventing the first chest protector, an improvised cork-lined vest that he wore under his uniform. Bennett was born in New Castle, Pennsylvania, in 1854. His father, Silas Bennett (1815–1887), was a native of Connecticut. His mother, Catherine (Nichols) Bennett, was a native of Pennsylvania. Charlie was the eighth of their 11 children. Bennett began his career in"
"Edward Bennett (actor) Edward Bennett (born 9 April 1979) is an English actor. Bennett was born in Honeybourne, Worcestershire. He attended Chipping Campden School in Gloucestershire, and graduated from Cardiff University with a BSc in history and politics. He attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA). In 2008, Bennett appeared as Laertes in ""Hamlet"", Demetrius in ""A Midsummer Night's Dream"", and Berowne in ""Love's Labour's Lost"". He reprised the first two roles when the productions toured London's Novello Theatre from December 2008 to February 2009, understudying for ""Hamlet"" and performing the role from 8 December 2008 until 2 January"
"Alan Brennert Alan Brennert (born May 30, 1954 in Englewood, New Jersey) is an American author, television producer, and screenwriter. Brennert has lived in Southern California since 1973 and completed graduate work in screenwriting at the University of California, Los Angeles. Alan Brennert's earliest television work was in 1978 when he wrote several scripts for the ""Wonder Woman"" series. He was story editor for the NBC series ""Buck Rogers in the 25th Century"" and wrote seven scripts for that series. He won an Emmy Award as a producer and writer for ""L.A. Law"" in 1991. For fans of science fiction"
"of the world-renowned Atlantic Theatre Festival in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada, in 2006–07. Bennett first started acting at eleven, playing a Roman citizen in a school production of Shaw's Antony and Cleopatra. He graduated from the University of Wales with a degree in theatre, and taught for a year and a half before beginning acting full-time. He had fifteen years of stage experience in Britain prior to moving to Canada. He attended Tettenhall College in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire. Nigel Bennett Nigel Bennett (born 19 November 1949) is an Anglo-Canadian actor/director/writer who has been based in Canada since 1986. He is best"
"for the Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award; while it did not win, it was given a special citation as one of the year's best works. Barnett died on August 14, 1991 of AIDS-related causes. Allen Barnett (writer) Allen Barnett (May 23, 1955 – August 14, 1991) was an American writer. Although he published only one volume of short stories, ""The Body and Its Dangers"", during his lifetime, the book is widely regarded as one of the most artistically significant depictions of gay life at the height of the AIDS crisis. Born near Joliet, Illinois, Barnett studied theatre at Loyola University Chicago. He"
"Adam Stennett Adam Stennett (born 1972 in Kotzebue, Alaska) is an internationally exhibited American painter based in Brooklyn, New York best known for his hyperrealist works. He was raised in Oregon and received his Bachelor of Arts degree in from Willamette University in Salem. For several years he was the assistant to the painter Damian Loeb. His work has been the subject of three solo exhibitions at the gallery 31Grand in 2004, 2005 and 2007. In 2013 his outdoor installation transferred indoors aka his ""Survival Shack"" was the basis for an exhibition at the Glenn Horowitz Bookseller space in East"
"Alan Mehdizadeh Alan Mehdizadeh (born 4 September 1982) is a London-based actor, appearing on stage and screen. Currently appearing as Don in West End musical, 'Kinky Boots'. Alan Mehdizadeh was born in Hastings, East Sussex. His father is an Iranian national, his mother is English. He is the eldest of 4 siblings. Whilst it is not immediately clear as to the specific nature of the issues he is referring to, Alan suggests he suffered a difficult childhood in a recent interview, (and even went as far as to attribute them for his career success so far), ""having had a difficult"
"a Tony Award for Best Play nomination. He then starred as Dr. Jedediah Foster on the PBS American Civil War drama series ""Mercy Street"" and as Lou Mazzuchelli in the musical series ""Rise"". Radnor was born in Columbus, Ohio, the son of Carol Radnor (née Hirsch), a high school guidance counselor, and Alan Radnor, a medical malpractice lawyer. Radnor has two sisters, Melanie Radnor and Joanna Radnor Vilensky. He grew up in Bexley, Ohio, a suburb surrounded by Columbus. Radnor attended Orthodox Jewish day schools (including the Columbus Torah Academy) and was raised in Conservative Judaism. Radnor went to Bexley"