2 QUOTES WITH «GIELGUD»
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Gielgud.
I started being interested in acting when I heard the voices of Sir Laurence Olivier and Sir John Gielgud and Sir Alec Guinness. I've had the great privilege of working with Sir Derek Jacobi and Sir Anthony Hopkins. These are people who inspire the work that I do.
Being asked to play one of the butlers is like being picked to play for England. All you have to do is think of the great butlers from the past - Terry-Thomas in 'How To Murder Your Wife,' John Gielgud in 'Arthur' and Denholm Elliott in 'Trading Places.'
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GIELGUD»
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Gielgud in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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Sir John
Gielgud: A Life in Letters
A captivating compilation of two hundred intimate letters provides a candid portrait of one of the finest actors of the twentieth century, chronicling his eight-decade career, his personal life and love affairs, his homosexuality, his ...
John Gielgud, Richard Mangan, 2005
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John
Gielgud: The Authorized Biography
Sir John Gielgud's career as an actor was perhaps the most distinguished of any of his generation, and, in a lifetime that spanned almost a century, he appeared in hundreds of theatrical productions and films, receiving virtually every ...
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John
Gielgud: Matinee Idol to Movie Star
As Gielgud worked increasingly in this medium during the last third of his life much greater attention is given to this than in the earlier work.
The acclaimed British actor looks back on his long career in the theater and recalls the many great actors and actresses with whom he has worked
John Gielgud, John Miller, 1999
The renowned actor draws on his experiences with Shakespeare's plays, as both actor and director, to illuminate the challenges of staging Shakespeare's works.
John Gielgud, John Miller, 1999
'In this comprehensive volume, we see the actor in a range of roles: loving son, wicked gossip, star actor, indecisive director, anguished lover, brilliant anecdotist.
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Gielgoodies! The Wit and Wisdom (& Gaffes) of John
Gielgud
Whether committed backstage, in the wings or in rehearsals, on film sets or in television studios, they bring this merry and much‐loved man vividly to life. ‘this is a slim, patrician and elegant little volume... filled with the most ...
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Sir John: the many faces of
Gielgud
This book, published in 1994, celebrated his distinguished career and his 90th birthday and is full of wonderfully evocative caracatures, complemented by many anecdotes and reminiscences provided by his pals and colleagues in Show Business.
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Gielgud, an actor and his time
The veteran British actor recalls his life in the theater, the productions he participated in, and the actors and actresses who influenced him
John Gielgud, John Miller, John Powell, 1980
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Shakespeare and the Cultures of Performance
Gielgud drove a coach and horses through this tradition. The 1957 production
singled out by Billington, though itself relatively early in Gielgud's long career,
was, as Orgel notes, by no means his first Tempest or his first Prospero. He in fact
...
Paul Edward Yachnin, Patricia Badir, 2008
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GIELGUD»
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Mark Shenton: The Sondheim Theatre should set a new gold …
... an honour he had previously proposed for a venue that he was going to build atop the Queens and Gielgud, but which never reached fruition. «The Stage, Jul 15»
Preview: Frome Festival, various venues
Jeremy appeared in some eminent RSC performances including Sir John Gielgud's Much Ado About Nothing and George Devine's ... «Wiltshire Times, Jul 15»
Stephen Joseph's theatre revolution – from Alan Ayckbourn to Kevin …
But in the 1950s, the proscenium arch ruled and British theatre was hidebound, despite stars such as Olivier and Gielgud. The West End ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
Theatre Royal Bath announces new funding for arts organisations
... starring Alison Steadman, which ran for five months at the Gielgud Theatre in London, after touring nationally following the Peter Hall Season ... «Bath Chronicle, Jul 15»
York Theatre Company to Honor Stage & Screen Legend Angela …
In March 2014 she again played Madame Arcati at London's Gielgud Theatre for which she won the Olivier Award. Previous London ... «Broadway World, Jul 15»
Matthew Lillard Launches Campaign to Bring American Theatre to …
... Some Girl(s) (Gielgud Theatre, MCC Theatre);This is How it Goes (Donmar Warehouse, The Public Theatre); Land of the Dead/Helter Skelter ... «Broadway World, Jul 15»
Richard Nixon Was Not Misunderstood
Either he was the greatest actor on or off the stage--greater than Olivier or Gielgud--or his crude, vindictive, often heedless talk and actions ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
Multi-talented adventurer danced through life
... not only did she have Dorothy's musical talent to draw on, but her grandmother's cousin was the actor Ellen Terry, aunt of Sir John Gielgud. «Brisbane Times, Jul 15»
Trevor Nunn: 'I begged David Miliband not to give up on his destiny'
It is a long story, the upshot of which is that through Ashcroft he met John Gielgud and Ralph Richardson. What is extraordinary when you hear ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
Forgotten Caribbean: why you should holiday in Haiti
... celebrities from John Gielgud to Jackie Onassis and Mick Jagger partied here. It was where Graham Greene based his novel The Comedians ... «Jewish Chronicle, Jul 15»
