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| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|director|producer}}
| years_active = 1954–2003
| resting_place = St Peter Churchyard, [[Blackland, Wiltshire|Blackland]], [[Wiltshire]], England
| spouse = {{plainlist|
* {{marriage|Genista Ouvry|1960|1967|end=divorced}}
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==Early life==
David Hemmings was born in [[Guildford]], [[Surrey]], to a father who was a biscuit salesman
===Benjamin Britten===
His education at [[Alleyn's School]], [[Glyn Technology School|Glyn Grammar School]] in [[Ewell]] and the [[Arts Educational Schools]] led him to music performance at the start of his career.
Although many commentators identified Britten's relationship with Hemmings as based on an infatuation, throughout his life Hemmings maintained categorically that Britten's conduct with him was beyond reproach at all times. Hemmings had earlier played the title role in Britten's ''[[The Little Sweep]]'' (1952), which was part of Britten's ''[[Let's Make an Opera]]!'' children's production.
Britten's interest in Hemmings ceased
==Acting==
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Around 1967 Hemmings was briefly considered for the role of Alex in a film version of [[Anthony Burgess]]'s novel ''[[A Clockwork Orange (novel)|A Clockwork Orange]]'' (1962), which was to be based on a screen treatment by satirist [[Terry Southern]] and British photographer [[Michael Cooper (photographer)|Michael Cooper]]. Cooper and [[the Rolling Stones]] were reportedly upset by the move and it was decided to return to the original plan in which [[Mick Jagger]], the lead vocalist of the Rolling Stones, would play Alex, with the rest of the Stones as his [[Nadsat|droog]] gang; the production was shelved after Britain's chief censor, the [[Lord Chamberlain]], indicated that he would not permit it to be made.<ref>[[Lee Hill (writer)|Hill, Lee]] (2002). ''A Grand Guy{{spaced ndash}}The Art and Life of Terry Southern''. London: [[Bloomsbury Publishing]]. p. 149. {{ISBN|978-0-7475-5835-4}}.</ref>
Hemmings costarred with [[Richard Attenborough]] in
Hemmings was cast in further lead roles at the start of the 1970s : ''[[The Walking Stick]]'' (1970) with [[Samantha Eggar]] for MGM; ''[[Fragment of Fear]]'' (1970), a thriller; and ''[[Unman, Wittering and Zigo (film)|Unman, Wittering and Zigo]]'' (1971).<ref name=ODNB/> He went to Hollywood to play a supporting role in ''[[The Love Machine (film)|The Love Machine]]'' (1971). Back in Britain he starred in a horror film, ''[[Voices (1973 film)|Voices]]'' (1973). He went to Spain to appear in ''[[Lola (1974 film)|Lola]]'' (1974) and in Britain supported [[Richard Harris]] in ''[[Juggernaut (1974 film)|Juggernaut]]'' (1974).
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==Death==
Hemmings suddenly died in 2003 at age 62 of a [[heart attack]], in [[Bucharest]], [[Romania]], on the film set of ''Blessed'' (working title: ''Samantha's Child'') after he had performed his scenes for the day.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/05/business/david-hemmings-62-a-film-star-in-blowup.html |title=David Hemmings, 62, a Film Star in 'Blowup' | author = Staff | work = [[The New York Times]] |date= 5 December 2003 |access-date= 6 February 2012}}</ref>
His funeral was held at St Peter's Church, in the hamlet of [[Blackland, Wiltshire|Blackland]] near [[Calne]], Wiltshire, where he had lived in his final years. He was buried in the graveyard of the church.
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