Carol Reed

Sir Carol Reed (30 December 1906 – 25 April 1976) was an English movie director and producer. He was best known for Odd Man Out (1947), The Fallen Idol (1948), The Third Man (1949), and Oliver! (1968). He won the Academy Award for Best Director for Oliver!. He was born in London, England.Philip Kemp "Reed, Carol (1906–1976)",  Reference Guide to British and Irish Film Director, reprinted at BFI Screenonline. The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography has Wandsworth, London as Reed's place of birth.

Reed died on 25 April 1976 in London from a heart attack at the age of 69.Trevor Hogg "A Great Reed: A Carol Reed Profile (Part 1)", Flickering Myth, 21 October 2009

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