David Lean: Difference between revisions

Lean was a long-term resident of [[Limehouse]], [[East London]]. His home on [[Narrow Street]] is still owned by his family {{citation needed|date=February 2024}}. His co-writer and producer, [[Norman Spencer (producer)|Norman Spencer]], has said Lean was a "huge womaniser," and that "to my knowledge, he had almost 1,000 women".<ref name="How we made Hobson's Choice">{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2014/jun/30/how-we-made-hobsons-choice-prunella-scales | title=How we made Hobson's Choice | newspaper=The Guardian | access-date=1 July 2014 | archive-date=1 July 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140701053011/http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2014/jun/30/how-we-made-hobsons-choice-prunella-scales | url-status=live }}</ref> He was married six times, had one son, and at least two grandchildren—all from whom he was completely estranged<ref name=Collins>{{cite news|last=Collins|first=Andrew|title=The epic legacy of David Lean|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2008/may/04/features|work=Newspaper feature|publisher=The Observer|access-date=17 September 2011|location=London|date=4 May 2008|archive-date=7 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170907213402/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2008/may/04/features|url-status=live}}</ref>—and was divorced five times. He was survived by his last wife Sandra Cooke, art dealer and co-author (with Barry Chattington) of