Gielgud, Sir (Arthur) John, son of Frank Gielgud, stockbroker, and Kate Terry, d. of Arthur James Lewis; b. 14 Apr. 1904; adm. Sept. 1917 (G), non-res. KS Sept. 1918; left July 1921; an actor; a continuous succession of outstanding performances and productions or stage, screen and TV in this country and in North America since his first appearance at the Old Vic on 7 Nov. 1921; also tours of Australasia 1963-4, Gothenburg, Copenhagen, Warsaw, Helsinki, Moscow and Dublin 1964; has taken leading parts in plays by Shakespeare, Wilde, Congreve, Chekhov, Sheridan, Bond, Pinter and Storey; Kt 1953; Legion d'Honneur 1960; CH 1977; Pres. RADA; hon. degrees Oxford, London, St Andrews, Brandeis (USA) and Open Univs; author of Early Stages 1935 (reprinted 1987), Stage Directions 1963; Distinguished Company 1973, An Actor and His Time 1979; d. 21 May 2000.
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