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- Alan Brien was born on March 12, 1925 in Sunderland, Co Durham, England, UK. He was an editor, known for The Fifties (1959), BBC 3 (1965) and Take It or Leave It (1964). He was married to Jane Hill, Jill Tweedie, Nancy Newbold Ryan and Pamela Mary Jones. He died on May 23, 2008 in Denville Hall, Northwood, Hillingdon, London, England, UK.
- SpousesJane Hill(June 8, 1996 - May 23, 2008) (his death)Jill Tweedie(December 24, 1973 - November 12, 1993) (her death)Nancy Newbold Ryan(April 29, 1961 - 1972) (divorced, 2 children)Pamela Mary Jones(December 14, 1946 - 1960) (divorced, 3 children)
- Journalist and Writer.
- In late 1976, he replaced the veteran critic Dilys Powell as chief film critic of the London "Sunday Times", a post he had sought for a long time. Ms. Powell, who was in her mid-70s, had resisted attempts to persuade her to retire, and continued to write about films for the newspaper for a time, albeit, to her chagrin, at much shorter length.
- His heavy drinking was well-known throughout his heyday as a London journalist; the satirical magazine "Private Eye" once referred to him as being "well-known for his extensive collection of empty bottles".
- [on Simone Signoret's stage portrayal of Lady Macbeth] A concial bell-tented matron who moves on wheels like a draped Dalek surmounted by a beautiful Medusa head.
- [on "The Stud", 1978] Like being buried alive in a coffin lined with back numbers of "Men Only".
- [reviewing "The Exorcist"]: The devil does not exist, because it has not been necessary to invent him.
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