Richard III (2016 film)
Richard III is a 2016 British television film based on the play of the same name by William Shakespeare.
It is the seventh and final film in the series of television adaptations of William Shakespeare's history plays produced by Sam Mendes for BBC Two under the title" The Hollow Crown".
It was directed by Dominic Cooke, who also adapted the screenplay with Ben Power.
It starred Benedict Cumberbatch as Richard III, Sophie Okonedo as Queen Margaret and Judi Dench as Cecily.
" Richard III" aired in 2016 as part of the concluding cycle" The Hollow Crown: The Wars of the Roses", along with a two- part adaptation of the other plays in Shakespeare's first tetralogy," Henry VI, Part 1 Henry VI, Part 2" and" Henry VI, Part 3".
Benedict Cumberbatch was nominated for the British Academy Television Award for Best Leading Actor and" The Wars of the Roses" was nominated for Best Mini-Series.
Patrick Myles
Patrick Myles is an actor, filmmaker and producer.
Trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and with Philippe Gaulier, his stage work as an actor includes" Henry VI, Part 1 Henry VI, Part 2" and" Henry VI, Part 3" for Shakespeare's Globe," The Black Diamond" for Punchdrunk, Eugene O'Neill's" The Hairy Ape" at Southwark Playhouse," Much Ado About Nothing" for Shakespeare in the Squares," Romeo and Juliet" for Creation Theatre," Bush Bazaar" for the Bush Theatre," The Spanish Tragedy" at the Arcola Theatre," Love's a Luxury" at the Orange Tree Theatre," A Chorus of Disapproval( play)"( written and directed by Alan Ayckbourn)," Icons" and" Everafter" at the Stephen Joseph Theatre," Tartuffe" and" Pera Palas" at the Arcola Theatre," The Freedom of the City" and" The Lady's Not for Burning" at the Finborough Theatre," The Revenger's Tragedy" at the Southwark Playhouse," Romeo and Juliet" and" Othello" for Midas Touch Productions, Harold Pinter's" Victoria Station( play)" at The King's Head Theatre.
His film and TV credits include" Planespotting Head vs Heart The BillSecret Smile" and" Red Thursday".
He wrote and directed the short films" The Overcoat", with Jason Watkins, Vicki Pepperdine, Tim Key, Alex Macqueen and adapted from Nikolai Gogol's short story," A Pornographer Woos", with Michael Smiley and adapted from Bernard MacLaverty's short story," Henry VI, Part 1" as part of Shakespeare's Globe's Complete Walk," Telling Laura", with Colin Hoult and Louise Ford," Anthropopopometry", with Peter McDonald and Lloyd Hutchinson," Santa's Blotto", with Brian Blessed, which premiered at the BFI London Film Festival and was made with Film London support.
Other writing work includes" Will: The Lost Years", which won the Channel Four/ Stellar Network Pitch Up Competition in 2009.
Producing work includes the stage adaptation of Paddy Chayefsky's" Network( film)", adapted by Lee Hall( playwright), directed by Ivo van Hove and starring Bryan Cranston and Michelle Dockery, in a co-production with the Royal National Theatre, the West End production of" Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill", with Audra McDonald at Wyndham's Theatre, David Mamet's" Glengarry Glen Ross", with Jonathan Pryce and Aidan Gillen, at the Apollo Theatre," Orwell: A Celebration" at the Trafalgar Studios," Family Affair" by Alexander Ostrovsky at the Arcola Theatre, as well as productions for Doublethink Theatre, of which he is artistic director.
He was nominated for the Laurence Olivier Bursary while at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, nominated for Best Supporting Actor award at Thessaloniki International Film Festival for" Red Thursday", was part of the Old Vic ’s T.S. Eliot US/ UK Exchange, was shortlisted for the Lloyds TSB Enterprising Young Brits Award, is an alumnus of the BFI London Film Festival's Think/ Shoot/ Distribute talent campus, and is the recipient of the Society of London Theatre/ Stage One New Producer Bursary.
Dominic Cooke
Dominic Cooke (born 1966) is an English director and writer.
Henry VI, Part 1 (film)
Henry VI, Part 1 is a 2016 British television film based on the plays "Henry VI, Part 1" and "Henry VI, Part 2" by William Shakespeare.
It is the fifth film in the series of television adaptations of William Shakespeare's history
plays under the title "The Hollow Crown" produced by Sam Mendes for BBC Two.
It was directed by Dominic Cooke, who also adapted the screenplay with Ben Power.
It starred Tom Sturridge as Henry VI, Sophie Okonedo as Queen Margaret and Adrian Dunbar as Richard of York.
The adaptation presents "Henry VI" in two parts, incorporating all three "Henry VI" plays.
The two "Henry VI" films aired in 2016 as part of the concluding cycle
"The Hollow Crown:
The Wars of the Roses", along with an adaptation of the final play in Shakespeare's first tetralogy, "Richard IIIThe Wars of the Roses" was nominated for Best Mini-Series at the British Academy Television Awards.
Ian Barry (director)
Ian Barry is an Australian director of film and TV.
Thomas Gargrave (soldier)
Sir Thomas Gargrave( died 1428), Knight, Master of the Ordnance and Marshall of the English army of Henry VI in France was killed during the Siege of Orléans along with the Earl of Salisbury.
Hall explains that on 26 October 1428 a cannon shot shattered the iron grate of the observation tower where Gargrave and Salisbury were standing.
Gargrave died two days later and Salisbury died ten days later.
Gargrave's life is commemorated in a small role in William Shakespeare's Henry VI, Part I, Act I, Sc 4.
Henry VI, Part 2 (film)
Henry VI, Part 2 is a 2016 British television film based on the plays" Henry VI, Part 2" and" Henry VI, Part 3" by William Shakespeare.
It is the sixth film in the series of television adaptations of William Shakespeare's history plays produced by Sam Mendes for BBC Two under the title" The Hollow Crown".
It was directed by Dominic Cooke, who also adapted the screenplay with Ben Power.
It starred Tom Sturridge as Henry VI, Sophie Okonedo as Queen Margaret and Benedict Cumberbatch as Richard.
The adaptation presents" Henry VI" in two parts, incorporating all three" Henry VI" plays.
The two" Henry VI" films aired in 2016 as part of the concluding cycle" The Hollow Crown: The Wars of the Roses", along with an adaptation of the final play in Shakespeare's first tetralogy," Richard III".
Benedict Cumberbatch was nominated for the British Academy Television Award for Best Leading Actor and" The Wars of the Roses" was nominated for Best Mini-Series.
Theodred II (Bishop of Elmham)
Theodred II was a medieval Bishop of Elmham.
The date of Theodred's consecration unknown, but the date of his death was sometime between 995 and 997.
Brian Saunders (weightlifter)
Brian Saunders( date of birth and death unknown) was a male weightlifter who competed for England.
Etan Boritzer
Etan Boritzer( born 1950) is an American writer of children ’s literature who is best known for his book" What is God?" first published in 1989.
His best selling" What is?" illustrated children's book series on character education and difficult subjects for children is a popular teaching guide for parents, teachers and child- life professionals.
Boritzer gained national critical acclaim after" What is God?" was published in 1989 although the book has caused controversy from religious fundamentalists for its universalist views.
The other current books in the" What is?" series include
What is Love?,
What is Death?,
What is Beautiful?,
What is Funny?,
What is Right?,
What is Peace?,
What is Money?,
What is Dreaming?,
What is a Friend?,
What is True?,
What is a Family?,
What is a Feeling?"
The series is now also translated into 15 languages.
Boritzer was first published in 1963 at the age of 13 when he wrote an essay in his English class at Wade Junior High School in the Bronx, New York on the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
His essay was included in a special anthology by New York City public school children compiled and published by the New York City Department of Education.
Boritzer now lives in Venice, California and maintains his publishing office there also.
He has helped numerous other authors to get published through" How to Get Your Book Published!" programs.
Boritzer is also a yoga teacher who teaches regular classes locally and guest- teaches nationally.
He is also recognized nationally as an erudite speaker on" The Teachings of the Buddha."

Question: What is the date of birth of the director of film Henry Vi, Part 1 (Film)?
Answer: 1966