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On this day: August 24
Read full article: On this day: August 242014: English film director and actor Richard Attenborough dies in London, England, five days before his 91st birthday. He is best known for his acting roles in movies like "The Great Escape," "The Sand Pebbles," "Doctor Dolittle" and "Jurassic Park," and for directing the movies "A Bridge Too Far," "Magic," "A Chorus Line," "Cry Freedom," "Chaplin" and "Gandhi," the last of which won him two Academy Awards. Hide Caption