Birthday: 22 July 1926, Stratford, London, England, UK
Birth Name: John Theobald Clarke
Bryan Forbes was born on July 22, 1926 in Stratford, London, England as John Theobald Clarke. He was an actor and writer, known for Chaplin (1992), Seance on a Wet Afternoon (1964) and The Slipper and the Rose: The Story of Cinderella (1976). He was married to Nanette Newman and Constance Smith. He died on May 8, 2013 in Virginia Water, Surrey, Eng...
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Bryan Forbes was born on July 22, 1926 in Stratford, London, England as John Theobald Clarke. He was an actor and writer, known for Chaplin (1992), Seance on a Wet Afternoon (1964) and The Slipper and the Rose: The Story of Cinderella (1976). He was married to Nanette Newman and Constance Smith. He died on May 8, 2013 in Virginia Water, Surrey, England. Show less «
[in 2007] I was a writer who became an actor who became a screenwriter who became a director.
[in 2007] I was a writer who became an actor who became a screenwriter who became a director.
I may not have come up the hard way, but I have come up the whole way.
I may not have come up the hard way, but I have come up the whole way.
I remember saying to this particular savagely disturbed woman [who was protesting his movie The Step...Show more »
I remember saying to this particular savagely disturbed woman [who was protesting his movie The Stepford Wives (1975)] "You've missed the whole point. A, it's fantasy; B, if anybody looks stupid, it's the men. It's not an attack on women, it's an attack on women being exploited by men." Show less «
An actor must have arrogance, conceit . . . I would never have made it as an actor, but I still have...Show more »
An actor must have arrogance, conceit . . . I would never have made it as an actor, but I still have conceit. Show less «
If you treat the production of films like the production of shoes, you end up with Hush Puppies.
If you treat the production of films like the production of shoes, you end up with Hush Puppies.
The French cinema at its best remains uniquely French, and our best British films have only succeede...Show more »
The French cinema at its best remains uniquely French, and our best British films have only succeeded when they remain indigenous. When we try to capture the vital American market, we design a horse and end up with a camel. Show less «