By — Andrew Mach Andrew Mach Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/british-actor-richard-attenborough-dies-90 Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter British actor Richard Attenborough dies at 90 Nation Aug 24, 2014 6:04 PM EDT British actor and film director Richard Attenborough died Sunday, his family said. He was 90 years old. Attenborough rose to fame as an actor with roles in films, including “Brighton Rock,” “The Great Escape,” “10 Rillington Place,” “Miracle on 34th Street” and “Jurassic Park.” His critical achievement as a director came in 1983 when he won the Best Picture and Best Director Academy Awards for the film, “Gandhi.” Between 2001-2010, he served as the president of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Attenborough had been wheelchair-bound, and in 2013, he moved into a nursing home to be with his wife, British actress Sheila Sim, the BBC reported. He is survived by his three children and wife, who are expected to make a full statement on Monday. A free press is a cornerstone of a healthy democracy. Support trusted journalism and civil dialogue. Donate now By — Andrew Mach Andrew Mach Andrew Mach is a former Digital Editor for PBS NewsHour in New York City, where he manages the online editorial direction of the national broadcast's weekend edition. Formerly, Mach was a news editor and staff writer for NBC News. He's also written for the Christian Science Monitor in Boston and had stints at ABC News, the Washington Post and German network ZDF in Berlin, in addition to reporting for an investigative journalism project in Phoenix. Mach was a recipient of the 2016 Kiplinger Fellowship, the 2015 RIAS German/American Exchange fellowship by the Radio Television Digital News Foundation and the 2012 Berlin Capital Program Fulbright. He attended the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and is a native of Aberdeen, South Dakota. @andrewjmach
British actor and film director Richard Attenborough died Sunday, his family said. He was 90 years old. Attenborough rose to fame as an actor with roles in films, including “Brighton Rock,” “The Great Escape,” “10 Rillington Place,” “Miracle on 34th Street” and “Jurassic Park.” His critical achievement as a director came in 1983 when he won the Best Picture and Best Director Academy Awards for the film, “Gandhi.” Between 2001-2010, he served as the president of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Attenborough had been wheelchair-bound, and in 2013, he moved into a nursing home to be with his wife, British actress Sheila Sim, the BBC reported. He is survived by his three children and wife, who are expected to make a full statement on Monday. A free press is a cornerstone of a healthy democracy. Support trusted journalism and civil dialogue. Donate now