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| Lord Attenborough is in a stable condition after an accident at home, a hospital spokesman has said. | Lord Attenborough is in a stable condition after an accident at home, a hospital spokesman has said. |
| The 85-year-old actor and director had to pull out of a ceremony in honour of Brief Encounter actress Celia Johnson on Thursday after suffering a fall. | The 85-year-old actor and director had to pull out of a ceremony in honour of Brief Encounter actress Celia Johnson on Thursday after suffering a fall. |
| He had been due to unveil an English Heritage blue plaque at her former home in Richmond-upon-Thames, Surrey, where Lord Attenborough also lives. | He had been due to unveil an English Heritage blue plaque at her former home in Richmond-upon-Thames, Surrey, where Lord Attenborough also lives. |
| He is recovering in St George's Hospital in Tooting, south-west London. | He is recovering in St George's Hospital in Tooting, south-west London. |
| The plaque was being unveiled on the anniversary of Johnson's birth. | |
| But a spokeswoman for the event said Lord Attenborough was unable to attend, having had the accident earlier in the week. | |
| Born in Cambridge in 1923, Lord Attenborough has championed the British film industry for more than 60 years as an actor, Oscar-winning director and prolific movie-maker. | |
| Steely determination | |
| Gandhi is the highlight of his remarkable career, clinching eight Oscars, including best film and best director. | |
| A highly emotional character, he is lampooned in the art world as the "original luvvy" who is easily moved to tears. | |
| But his public image belies a steely determination that took him from being a powerful character actor in films such as Brighton Rock and 10 Rillington Place to director of films such as Young Winston and A Bridge Too Far. | |
| He married the actress Sheila Sim when he was 21. His son Michael was born in 1949, followed by daughters Jane and Charlotte. | |
| In 2004, Jane was killed, along with her daughter, Lucy, and mother-in-law, also Jane, in the south-Asian tsunami. | |
| Lord Attenborough is the older brother of TV wildlife presenter Sir David Attenborough. |