George Mallory

Biography

George Mallory was an English mountaineer who took part in the first three British expeditions to Mount Everest in the early 1920s, and he became a respected figure in British climbing. Born in Cheshire, he was a student at Winchester College when a teacher recruited him for a trip to the Alps, where his natural ability showed. After graduating from Magdalene College, Cambridge, he taught at Charterhouse School while building his skills in the Alps and the Lake District, pioneering new routes. The First World War interrupted his climbing, though he took it up again with vigor afterward. On the 1921 reconnaissance expedition he helped identify the North Col and North Ridge as a workable line to the summit. In 1922 he was on a second Everest expedition that reached 8,321 meters, a world altitude record at the time, using supplemental oxygen, and the team received Olympic gold medals for alpinism. He died in 1924.

37years old at death

Born June 18, 1886Mobberley
Died June 9, 1924Mount Everest
Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20
Also credited as George Herbert Leigh Mallory, 1st Lieut. George Herbert Leigh Mallory, George H. Leigh-Mallory and George Leigh-Mallory

Movie Career

Films: 3
Career span: 96 years1924 to 2020

Every film, newest first

2020Lost on EverestIMDb rating 6.6
2010The Wildest DreamIMDb rating 7.2
1924The Epic of EverestIMDb rating 7.6

Genres

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Behind the award
Mallory and his 1922 Everest team were awarded Olympic gold medals for alpinism at the first Winter Olympics in 1924, presented by Pierre de Coubertin.

George Mallory movies on Netflix

Lost on Everest2020IMDb rating 6.6as Self (Archival)
The Wildest Dream2010IMDb rating 7.2as Himself
The Epic of Everest1924IMDb rating 7.6as Self - Mountaineer

Worked with

George Mallory shares three films with Andrew Irvine, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Andrew Irvine

Liam Neeson

Ralph Fiennes

Alan Rickman

Hugh Dancy

Natasha RichardsonAnthony GeffenDirector, 1 film John Baptist Lucius NoelDirector, 1 film Drew PulleyDirector, 1 film

Films together

Andrew Irvine3 films together, 1924 to 2020
Andrew Irvine's page
- Lost on Everest2020IMDb rating 6.6Mallory as Self (Archival)Irvine as Self (Archival)
- The Wildest Dream2010IMDb rating 7.2Mallory as HimselfIrvine as Himself
- The Epic of Everest1924IMDb rating 7.6Mallory as Self - MountaineerIrvine as Self - Mountaineer
Liam Neeson1 film together, 2010
Liam Neeson's page
- The Wildest Dream2010IMDb rating 7.2Mallory as HimselfNeeson as Narratorvoice
Ralph Fiennes1 film together, 2010
Ralph Fiennes's page
- The Wildest Dream2010IMDb rating 7.2Mallory as HimselfFiennes as George Malloryvoice
Alan Rickman1 film together, 2010
Alan Rickman's page
- The Wildest Dream2010IMDb rating 7.2Mallory as HimselfRickman as Noel Odellvoice
Hugh Dancy1 film together, 2010
Hugh Dancy's page
- The Wildest Dream2010IMDb rating 7.2Mallory as HimselfDancy as Andrew Irvinevoice
Natasha Richardson1 film together, 2010
Natasha Richardson's page
- The Wildest Dream2010IMDb rating 7.2Mallory as HimselfRichardson as Ruth Malloryvoice
Anthony GeffenDirector, 1 film, 2010
All films by Anthony Geffen
- The Wildest Dream2010IMDb rating 7.2Mallory as Himself
John Baptist Lucius NoelDirector, 1 film, 1924
All films by John Baptist Lucius Noel
- The Epic of Everest1924IMDb rating 7.6Mallory as Self - Mountaineer
Drew PulleyDirector, 1 film, 2020
All films by Drew Pulley
- Lost on Everest2020IMDb rating 6.6Mallory as Self (Archival)

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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