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Norman Spencer, who worked with director David Lean on films including ‘Lawrence of Arabia’ and ‘Blithe Spirit,’ has died.

"The saintly Sylvia feels cast in the mould of a recognisably Rooney-esque heroine, and the blithe Naomi, complete with nose stud and a risqué social media account, teeters a little too closely to a Gen Z variation of the Manic Pixie Dream Girl."

Norman Spencer, who worked with director David Lean on films including ‘Lawrence of Arabia’ and ‘Blithe Spirit,’ has died.

Spencer worked with Lean on films including “Blithe Spirit,” “Great Expectations,” “The Bridge on the River Kwai” and “Lawrence of Arabia.”

Online, video edits have proliferated of Lively’s more blithe responses to questions about her character.