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Trevor Nunn

1940 - Today

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Sir Trevor Robert Nunn (born 14 January 1940) is an English theatre director and lyricist. He has been the artistic director for the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Royal National Theatre, and, currently, the Theatre Royal Haymarket. He has directed dramas for the stage, including Macbeth, as well as opera and musicals, such as Cats (1981) and Les Misérables (1985). Nunn has been nominated for the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical, the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play, the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Director, and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Musical, winning Tonys for Cats, Les Misérables, and Nicholas Nickleby and the Olivier Awards for productions of Summerfolk, The Merchant of Venice, Troilus and Cressida, and Nicholas Nickleby. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Trevor Nunn is the 1,711th most popular film director (down from 1,656th in 2024), the 6,143rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,765th in 2019) and the 129th most popular British Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Trevor Nunn ranks 1,716 out of 2,041. Before him are Ken Hughes, Dan Laustsen, Ramanand Sagar, Rory Kennedy, Mantas Kvedaravičius, Karan Johar, Rainer Simon, Khadija al-Salami, Mari Okada, Huner Saleem, and Charles Brabin. After him are Neil Marshall.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Trevor Nunn ranks 596. Before him are Igor Romishevsky, Hérard Abraham, Chet Walker, Judy Amoore, Brian Labone, and Stanley Hauerwas. After him are Hira Devi Waiba, Billy Fury, Maxine Hong Kingston, Melba Moore, Howard Hesseman, and Don LaFontaine.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Trevor Nunn ranks 6,147 out of 8,785. Before him are Ben Green (1977), John Keble (1792), Julian Marley (1975), Barry Atsma (1972), Charles Stross (1964), Raymond Keene (1948), Charles Brabin (1882), and Ella Purnell (1996). After him are Samuel West (1966), Tom Cullen (1985), Valerie Leon (1943), and Sam Bailey (1977).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United Kingdom

Among film directors born in United Kingdom, Trevor Nunn ranks 129. Before him are Ivor Montagu (1904), Alex Cox (1954), Julien Temple (1953), Rupert Sanders (1971), Ken Hughes (1922), and Charles Brabin (1882). After him are Neil Marshall (1970), Stephen Norrington (1964), Lynne Ramsay (1969), Simon Wells (1961), Daphne Guinness (1967), and Antonia Bird (1951).

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