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The Religious Affiliation of Academy Award-Winning Actor
Ben Kingsley
Ben Kingsley's father was an Hindu native of India. Ben Kingsley's mother was a Russian Jew. Ben Kingsley was a Quaker. Ben Kingsley received the Best Actor Academy Award for his starring role in the film Gandhi (1982). From: "Religious Affiliations of Celebrities" page in "Celebrity Religion" section of "Religion Facts" website (http://www.religionfacts.com/celebrities/religions_of_celebrities.htm; viewed 26 April 2007):
Below is an index of the religious affiliations or belief systems of celebrities (both living and dead; in film, television, music, literature, academics and politics), listed in alphabetical order by last name...
Celebrity: Ben Kingsley
Religion/Belief: Quaker
Quotes, More Information, Sources:
Though perhaps best known for portraying the Hindu saint Gandhi, Kingsley is a member of the Religious Society of Friends. - Quakernet.org [link to: http://www.quakernet.org/MonthlyMeetings/PennValley/quakeroscars.html]
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