Sweet Bird of Youth (film) was a hit, making almost $8,000,000 on a $2,000,000 budget. The film also was one of Roger Ebert's top films of the decade, and held a score of 85% on Rotten Tomatoes based on a total of 23 surveyed critics. Sweet Bird of Youth (film) Sweet Bird of Youth is a 1962 drama film starring Paul Newman, Geraldine Page, Shirley Knight, Madeleine Sherwood, Ed Begley, Rip Torn and Mildred Dunnock. Based on the play by Tennessee Williams, it focuses on the relationship between a drifter and a faded movie star. The film was adapted and directed by Richard Brooks. The
Lliana Bird Cox, More in Common" award. Bird was also named as one of "Foreign Policy"'s "Top 100 Global Thinkers 2016". In 2016, Bird hosted the London Peace Talks. In 2017 Bird co-founded The Kindly Collective, which brings people together to fundraise and champion projects supporting women, children and creatures across the globe. Bird has lived with comedian Noel Fielding since about 2010. They live in Highgate, north London. Noel and Lliana have one child called Dali. Lliana Bird Lliana Bird, or Birdy (born 17 August 1981), is a British radio presenter (currently on Radio X ), writer, actress and co-founder of