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Sam Mendes Biography (1965-)

Full name, Samuel Alexander Mendes; born August 1, 1965, in Reading, England;son of Jameson Peter (a university lecturer in English) and Valerie Helene (a children's author; maiden name, Barnett) Mendes. Addresses: Office:c/o Donmar Warehouse Theatre, 41 Earlham St., London WC2H 9LD, England.; Agent: Elizabeth Swofford, Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., BeverlyHills, CA 90212.; Publicist: Simon Halls, PMK/HBH Public Relations, 8400 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 700, Beverly Hills, CA 90211.

Nationality

British

Gender

Male

Occupation

Director, producer

Birth Details

August 1, 1965

Reading, United Kingdom

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Stage Director
• London Assurance, Chichester Festival Theatre, Chichester, England, 1989
• Kean, Old Vic Theatre, London, 1990
• The Cherry Orchard, Aldwych Theatre, London, c. 1990
• Troilus and Cressida, Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford-upon-Avon, England, 1990
• The Plough and the Stars, Young Vic Theatre, London, 1991
• The Alchemist, Royal Shakespeare Company, 1991
• The Sea, National Theatre, Lyttelton Theatre, London, 1991
• The Rise and Fall of Little Voice, National Theatre, Cottesloe Theatre, London, 1992
• Assassins (musical), Donmar Warehouse Theatre, London, 1992
• Richard III, Royal Shakespeare Company, 1992
• Translations, Donmar Warehouse Theatre, 1993
• The Tempest, Royal Shakespeare Company, 1993
• Cabaret (musical), Donmar Warehouse Theatre, 1993
• The Birthday Party, National Theatre, Lyttelton Theatre, 1994
• Glengarry Glen Ross, Donmar Warehouse Theatre, 1994
• Oliver! (musical), London Palladium, London, 1994-1998
• The Glass Menagerie, Donmar Warehouse Theatre, 1995
• Company (musical), London, 1996
• Othello, Royal National Theatre, London, 1997, then Majestic Theatre, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, NY, 1998
• (With Rob Marshall) Cabaret (musical), Donmar Warehouse Theatre, 1997, then Roundabout Theatre Company, Kit Kat Klub, Henry Miller's Theatre, New York City, 1998
• The Fix (musical), Donmar Warehouse Theatre, 1997
• The Blue Room, Donmar Warehouse Theatre, 1998, then Cort Theatre,New York City, 1999
• The Real Thing, Ethel Barrymore Theatre, New York City, 2000
• To the Green Fields and Beyond, 2000
• Twelfth Night, Donmar Warehouse Theatre, 2002, then Harvey Theatre, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, 2003
• Uncle Vanya, Donmar Warehouse Theatre, 2002, then Harvey Theatre,Brooklyn Academy of Music, 2003
• Gypsy (musical), Sam S. Shubert Theatre, New York City, 2003
• Directed a Canadian production of Cabaret, c. 1999; also directeda production of Habeas Corpus, Donmar Warehouse Theatre.
• Film Director
• American Beauty, DreamWorks, 1999
• Loser, Sony Pictures Releasing, 2000
• (And producer) Road to Perdition, DreamWorks, 2002
• Television Director
• Company, 1996
• Television Appearances
• Specials
• The Making of "Road to Perdition," 2002
• Episodic
• Brunch, 1997
• WRITINGS
• Screenplays
• Little Voice, Miramax, 1998

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

• American Theatre, January, 1999, p. 24
• Economist, January 4, 2003, p. 65
• Entertainment Weekly, November 6, 1998, p. 72
• Heat, December 15, 2001, pp. 10-11
• New Statesman, April 25, 1997, p. 42
• People Weekly, July 20, 2002, p. 69
• Premiere, September, 1999; August, 2002, pp. 38-41
• Times (London), February 20, 2000