John Gielgud

English actor and theatre director whose career spanned eight decades

Sir Arthur John Gielgud was an English actor and theatre director whose career spanned eight decades. With Ralph Richardson and Laurence Olivier, he was one of the trinity of actors who dominated the British stage for much of the 20th century. A member of the Terry family theatrical dynasty, he gained his first paid acting work as a junior member of his cousin Phyllis Neilson-Terry's company in 1922. After studying at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), he worked in repertory theatre and in the West End before establishing himself at the Old Vic as an exponent of Shakespeare in 1929–31. Read more on

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Lived from
1904 - 2000 (Died age 96)
Birthday:
14th April 1904
Gender:
Male
Star Sign:
Aries
Place of Birth:
South Kensington
Country:
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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