OMEN
01-03-2009, 02:43 PM
Veteran film star Richard Attenborough is "making progresss" after spending Christmas in hospital because of a fall.
A spokesman at St George's Hospital in Tooting, south-west London, said: "Richard Attenborough is making progress and remains in a stable condition."
PA reports that Attenborough, 85, had to pull out of a plaque unveiling ceremony to honour Brief Encounter star Celia Johnson on December 18 when he suffered a fall at his home in Richmond upon Thames, south west London.
Family members said at the time that he had slipped into a coma, but later recovered.
Born in Cambridge in 1923, Lord Attenborough has championed the British film business through its triumphs and trials for more than 60 years as actor, Oscar-winning director and prolific movie-maker. Gandhi is the highlight of his career, clinching eight Oscars, including best film and best director.
Tragedy struck on St Stephen's Day 2004 when his elder daughter Jane Holland, and her daughter, Lucy, and her mother-in-law, also named Jane, were killed in the south-Asian tsunami.
He married the actress Sheila Sim when he was 21. His son Michael was born in 1949, followed by two daughters, Jane and Charlotte.
Michael is artistic director of the Almeida Theatre in Islington, north London, and Charlotte is an actress.
Richard Attenborough struck up a friendship with Diana, Princess of Wales, after the Prince of Wales asked him to help her write speeches. He is the older brother of TV wildlife presenter David Attenborough.
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A spokesman at St George's Hospital in Tooting, south-west London, said: "Richard Attenborough is making progress and remains in a stable condition."
PA reports that Attenborough, 85, had to pull out of a plaque unveiling ceremony to honour Brief Encounter star Celia Johnson on December 18 when he suffered a fall at his home in Richmond upon Thames, south west London.
Family members said at the time that he had slipped into a coma, but later recovered.
Born in Cambridge in 1923, Lord Attenborough has championed the British film business through its triumphs and trials for more than 60 years as actor, Oscar-winning director and prolific movie-maker. Gandhi is the highlight of his career, clinching eight Oscars, including best film and best director.
Tragedy struck on St Stephen's Day 2004 when his elder daughter Jane Holland, and her daughter, Lucy, and her mother-in-law, also named Jane, were killed in the south-Asian tsunami.
He married the actress Sheila Sim when he was 21. His son Michael was born in 1949, followed by two daughters, Jane and Charlotte.
Michael is artistic director of the Almeida Theatre in Islington, north London, and Charlotte is an actress.
Richard Attenborough struck up a friendship with Diana, Princess of Wales, after the Prince of Wales asked him to help her write speeches. He is the older brother of TV wildlife presenter David Attenborough.
RTE