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<p>Sam Mendes celebrates his 57th birthday today. The cinematic auteur has contributed so much to the movie industry by directing over 10 movies that are highly acclaimed. Let&rsquo;s break down his career by sharing 10 facts about him.</p>
<p>&ldquo;I don't want to be known for one thing. I don't want to have an adjective based around my name. 'Lynchian', I know what that is, I know what 'Kubrickian' is, and I know what 'Bergmanesque' means. But there isn't going to be, and I don't want there to be, a 'Mendesian'.&rdquo; &ndash;Sam Mendes.</p>
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<p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Sam graduated from Cambridge University and joined the Chichester Festival Theatre following his graduation in 1987.</p>
<p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Afterwards, he directed "The Cherry Orchard", starring Judi Dench. He won the &ldquo;Critics Circle Award&rdquo; for Best Newcomer.</p>
<p>3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Later on, he joined the Royal Shakespeare Company and directed "Troilus and Cressida" with&nbsp;Ralph Fiennes.</p>
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<p>4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; In 1992, he worked in Donmar Warehouse in London, where he directed "The Glass Menagerie," Twelfth Night," "Uncle Vanya," and "Cabaret", for which he won four Tony Awards.</p>
<p>5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; In 1999, he directed his first feature, &ldquo;American Beauty,&rdquo; for which he won 5 Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Director.</p>
<p>6.&nbsp; &nbsp; He is the first Oscar-Winning director to direct a James Bond movie.</p>
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<p>7.&nbsp; &nbsp; He was awarded the &ldquo;Knight Bachelor of the Order of the British Empire&rdquo; in the 2020 Queen's New Years&rsquo; Honors List for his services to Drama.</p>
<p>8.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Mendes married Kate Winslet&nbsp;in 2003. However, in 2010, they announced their separation.</p>
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<p>9.&nbsp; &nbsp; Mendes is ranked #15 in the 2008 Telegraph's list of "the 100 most powerful people in British culture".</p>
<p>10.&nbsp; Mendes is a cricket fan and taught cricket at Summer Fields School in the UK after leaving school for a year.&nbsp;</p>
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<p><strong>Here's a list of his movies:</strong></p>
<p>&nbsp;2022 -"Empire of Light'</p>
<p>&nbsp;2019 -"1917"</p>
<p>&nbsp;2019 -"The Lehman Trilogy"</p>
<p>&nbsp;2015 -"Spectre"</p>
<p>&nbsp;2014 -"King Lear"</p>
<p>&nbsp;2012 -"Skyfall"</p>
<p>&nbsp;2009 -"Away We Go"</p>
<p>&nbsp;2008 -"Revolutionary Road"</p>
<p>&nbsp;2005 -"Jarhead"</p>
<p>&nbsp;2002 -"Road to Perdition"</p>
<p>&nbsp;1999 -"American Beauty"</p>
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