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Archive Gallery: David Lean

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2 November 2009

David Lean was the first chairman of the British Film Academy. In 1975 he donated the royalties from his films Dr Zhivago (1965) and The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) to the Society of Film and Television Arts (SFTA), which was later to become BAFTA. View this selection of photos from our archive of the great man.

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David Lean at the SFTA Awards to accept the Fellowship in 1974.

David Lean CBE

David Lean at the SFTA Awards to accept the Fellowship in 1974.

Lean greets a smiling Julie Andrews in the Royal Albert Hall at the SFTA Awards in 1974.

Meeting Julie Andrews

Lean greets a smiling Julie Andrews in the Royal Albert Hall at the SFTA Awards in 1974.

The Royal Table including HRH Princess Anne, David Lean, Julie Andrews & Sydney Samuelson at the SFTA Awards in 1974.

The Royal Table

The Royal Table including HRH Princess Anne, David Lean, Julie Andrews & Sydney Samuelson at the SFTA Awards in 1974.

Sir Alec Guinness accepts the BAFTA Fellowship from Sir David Lean in 1989.

Sir David Lean presents the Fellowship

Sir Alec Guinness accepts the BAFTA Fellowship from Sir David Lean in 1989.

Sir Alec Guinness (left) celebrates receiving the Academy Fellowship with Sir David Lean in 1989.

Lean and Guinness

Sir Alec Guinness (left) celebrates receiving the Academy Fellowship with Sir David Lean in 1989.

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