Q:What key details about sam mendes can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: samuel alexander '' sam '' mendes , -lrb- born 1 august 1965 -rrb- is an english stage and film director . he is best known for directing the comedy-drama film '' american beauty '' -lrb- 1999 -rrb- , which earned him the academy award and golden globe award for best director , the crime film '' road to perdition '' -lrb- 2002 -rrb- , and the '' james bond '' films '' skyfall '' -lrb- 2012 -rrb- and the upcoming '' spectre '' -lrb- 2015 -rrb- . he also is known for dark re-inventions of the stage musicals '' cabaret '' -lrb- 1994 -rrb- , '' oliver ! '' -lrb- 1994 -rrb- , '' company '' -lrb- 1996 -rrb- , and '' '' -lrb- 2003 -rrb- . he directed an original stage musical for the first time with '' charlie and the chocolate factory '' -lrb- 2013 -rrb- . in 2000 , mendes was appointed a commander of the order of the british empire by queen elizabeth ii for '' services to drama '' and in the same year was awarded the shakespeare prize by the alfred toepfer foundation in hamburg , germany . in 2005 , he received a lifetime achievement award from the directors guild of great britain .
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- caption is mendes charlie and the chocolate factory the musical '' in 2013 in . london at the opening night of ''- honorific suffix is cbe- birth name is samuel alexander mendes- spouse is kate winslet 2003 2010- education is ma , english- children is 1- birth date is 1 august 1965- name is sam mendes- image is sam 2013.jpg mendes , charlie and the chocolate factory ,- birth place is reading , berkshire , england- alma mater is peterhouse , university of cambridge magdalen college school- occupation is film and stage director