Can you guess which Hollywood director was born on this house on the market?
- Oscar-winning director was born at South Croydon’s Blenheim Crescent in 1908
- He directed the movies Lawrence of Arabia, Doctor Zhivago and A Passage to India
- The two-bedroom flat in Blenheim Crescent is on the market for £325,000
An Oscar-winning director was born on this South Croydon property that’s at present on the market, however are you able to guess who?
The Englishman directed the movies The Bridge on the River Kwai, Lawrence of Arabia, Doctor Zhivago and A Passage to India.
He was additionally voted the ninth biggest movie director of all time within the British Film Institute ballot in 2002.
And he has been nominated seven occasions for the Academy Award for Best Director – which he gained twice for The Bridge on the River Kwai and Lawrence of Arabia.
A star is born: An Oscar-winning director began life at this South Croydon property, which right this moment features a flat on the market
The director who was born at this property on the market in South Croydon’s Blenheim Crescent is Sir David Lean.
He was born on March 25, 1908, to Quaker dad and mom and he was later a pupil on the Quaker-founded Leighton Park School in Reading.
Sir David Lean has been nominated seven occasions for the Academy Award for Best Director – which he gained twice for The Bridge on the River Kwai and Lawrence of Arabia
As an grownup he labored throughout the day as an accountant, however spent each night within the cinema.
In 1927, after an aunt had suggested him to discover a job he loved, he visited Gaumont Studios the place he was given a month’s trial with out pay.
He was taken on as a teaboy, promoted to clapper boy, and shortly rose to the place of third assistant director.
The floor flooring flat within the property is on the market for £352,000 through eXp World UK property brokers
By the Fifties, Sir David’s movies have been extra rare however a lot bigger in scale, and extra extensively launched internationally.
He had his biggest box-office success with Doctor Zhivago (1965), which as of 2020 is reportedly the ninth highest grossing movie of all time adjusted for inflation.
It is a far cry from his humble South Croydon beginnings, the place the property is now divided into flats.
The flat on the market has two bedrooms, together with this one with a door main out into the backyard
It is the bottom flooring flat that’s at present on the market and is available on the market for £352,000 through eXp World UK property brokers.
The leasehold flat has two bedrooms and is unfold throughout 697 sq. toes.
It shows a blue plaque on the entrance exterior exhibiting that it’s the birthplace of Sir David.
There is a big shared backyard on the rear of the property, which backs onto Haling Grove Park.
There is a big shared backyard on the rear of the property on the market, which backs onto Haling Grove Park
It has good entry to move hyperlinks, being near Purley Oaks and Sanderstead stations, which hook up with East Croydon mainline station.
From there, central London stations could be reached inside 20 minutes.
Daniel Copley, of Zoopla, stated: ‘This stunning modern house advantages from high-spec finishes together with in-built wardrobes and a fantastic characteristic hearth.
‘The property additionally has one other speaking level – the blue plaque on its exterior marks the property because the birthplace of movie director David Lean CBE.’
