HOLLYWOOD ACTOR ATTENBOROUGH BORN 1923 AUGUST 29 WHO LOST TWO OF HIS FAMILY IN TZUNAMI 2004 DECEMBER 26 IN THAILAND
HOLLYWOOD ACTOR ATTENBOROUGH BORN 1923 AUGUST 29 WHO LOST TWO OF HIS FAMILY IN TZUNAMI 2004 DECEMBER 26 IN THAILAND Richard Samuel Attenborough was born on August 29, 1923, in Cambridge, England. His mother Mary was a writer who was involved in socially progressive work, and his father Frederick was a scholar and college principal. One of his two younger brothers, David Attenborough, would become a noted naturalist; his other brother John, would become an executive at Alfa Romeo. When he was fifteen, Richard's parents also adopted two German girls of Jewish descent, Helga and Irene Bejach, during World War II . Richard Attenborough developed a passion for acting and performance as a youth, with his father encouraging him to pursue theatrical work if he could dedicate himself to the craft. He attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, earning the Leverhulme Scholarship. It was at the Royal Academy that he met his future...