Carol Reed

SIR CAROL REED d1976. English film director and producer. He is best known for ; Odd Man Out (1947) / The Fallen Idol (1948) / The Third Man (1949) and Oliver (1968), for which he was awarded the Academy Award for Best Director. Odd Man Out was the first recipient of the BAFTA Award for Best British Film. The Fallen Idol won the second BAFTA Award for Best British Film. The BRI voted "The Third Man" the greatest British film of the 20th century. He died in London aged 69 on April 25th 1976