John Gielgud: an actor's life

"John Gielgud was born in April 1904. When he died in May 2000, he was honoured as ‘the giant of twentieth-century theatre’. In this updated, acclaimed biography, Gyles Brandreth draws from over thirty years of conversations with Gielgud to tell the extraordinary story of a unique actor, film s...

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1. Verfasser: Brandreth, Gyles Daubeney 1948- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Gloucestershire The History Press 2024
Ausgabe:Third paperback edition
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Zusammenfassung:"John Gielgud was born in April 1904. When he died in May 2000, he was honoured as ‘the giant of twentieth-century theatre’. In this updated, acclaimed biography, Gyles Brandreth draws from over thirty years of conversations with Gielgud to tell the extraordinary story of a unique actor, film star, director and raconteur. In 1921 Gielgud made his first appearance at the Old Vic in London and through the next eight decades he dominated his profession – initially as a classical actor, later in plays by Harold Pinter and Alan Bennett. In his twenties he had appeared in silent movies; more than half a century later, he emerged as a Hollywood star, winning his first Oscar at the age of seventy-eight. With wonderful anecdotes, and contributions from Kenneth Branagh, Alec Guinness, Paul Scofield, Donald Sinden, Judi Dench and Peter Hall, John Gielgud: An Actor’s Life is a compelling, humorous and moving account of a remarkable man." -- Publisher's website
Beschreibung:First published: 2000
Beschreibung:xv, 193 Seiten, 12 ungezählte Seiten Tafeln Illustrationen 20 cm
ISBN:9781803995540