Ken Loach

British director

Also known as: Kenneth Loach

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In full:: Kenneth Loach

Born:: June 17, 1936, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England (age 88)

Awards And Honors:: Praemium Imperiale (2003)

Notable Works:: “Bread and Roses”; “Cathy Come Home”; “I, Daniel Blake”; “Kes”; “Ladybird Ladybird”; “Land and Freedom”; “Poor Cow”; “Raining Stones”; “Riff-Raff”; “Sorry We Missed You”; “The Angels’ Share”; “The Wind That Shakes the Barley”; “Which Side Are You On?”

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Ken Loach (born June 17, 1936, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England) is a British director whose works are considered landmarks of social realism. Loach studied law at St. Peter’s College, Oxford, but while there he became interested in acting. After graduating in 1957, he spent two years in the Royal Air Force and then began a career in the dramatic arts. He worked first as an actor in regional theatre companies and then as a director for BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) television. In the 1960s Loach directed several docudramas for a television series called The Wednesday Play. One of the productions, Cathy ...(100 of 610 words)

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