Richard Attenborough dead at 90

Richard Attenborough has died. He was 90. His son made the announcement on Sunday, August 24, 2014.

Attenborough was the Academy Award winning director of Gandhi and also appeared in many films as an actor. He was John Hammond in Jurassic Park.

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Via BBC:

Oscar-winning British film director Richard Attenborough has died at the age of 90, his son has said.

Lord Attenborough was one of Britain's leading actors, before becoming a highly successful director.

In a career that spanned six decades, he appeared in films including Brighton Rock, World War Two prisoner of war thriller The Great Escape and later in dinosaur blockbuster Jurassic Park.

As a director he was perhaps best known for Gandhi, which won him two Oscars.

Lord Attenborough had been in a nursing home with his wife for a number of years, BBC arts editor Will Gompertz said.

He had also been in a wheelchair since falling down stairs six years ago, our correspondent added.