Editing Carol Reed (section)

==Personal life==
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From 1943 until 1947, he was married to the British actress [[Diana Wynyard]]. After their divorce, he married in 1948 the actress [[Penelope Dudley-Ward]], also known as Pempie, the elder daughter of [[Freda Dudley Ward]], who had been a mistress of Edward, [[Prince of Wales]] (later [[Edward VIII of the United Kingdom|King Edward VIII]], then Duke of Windsor). They had one son. His stepdaughter [[Tracy Reed (English actress)|Tracy Reed]], Ward's daughter, also had an acting career.<ref>{{IMDb name|1064352|Tracy Reed}}</ref> Actor [[Oliver Reed]] was his nephew.

In 1952, he became only the second [[film director|British film director]] to be knighted for his craft. The first was Sir [[Alexander Korda]] in 1942, the producer of some of Reed's most admired films.

Reed died from a [[myocardial infarction|heart attack]] on 25 April 1976, aged 69, at his home at [[213 and 215 King's Road|213 King's Road]], [[Chelsea, London|Chelsea]], where he had lived since 1948. He is buried in [[Gunnersbury Cemetery|Kensington Cemetery]], [[Gunnersbury]], West London. A [[blue plaque]] has been placed on his former home in his honour.