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- Instance of
- human
- Born
- 2 April 1914
- Died
- 5 August 2000
- Conflict
- World War II
- Place of birth
- Marylebone
- Place of death
- Midhurst
- Sex or gender
- male
- Given name
- Alec
- Family name
- Guinness
- Father
- Andrew Geddes
- Mother
- Agnes Cuff
- Spouse
- Merula Salaman
- Child
- Matthew Guinness
- Genre
- Shakespearean comedy
- Occupation
- film actor, autobiographer, character actor, screenwriter, stage actor, television actor, actor
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Native language
- English
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Awards
- Laurence Olivier Awards, Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama, National Board of Review Award for Best Actor, Academy Award for Best Actor, National Board of Review Award for Best Actor, Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play, Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor, Academy Honorary Award, British Academy Television Award for Best Actor, British Academy Television Award for Best Actor, Shakespeare Prize
- archives at
- British Library
- birth name
- Alec Guinness de Cuffe
- cause of death
- liver cancer
- depicted by
- Sir Alec Guinness
- described by source
- Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978), Olomouc City Library regional database
- documentation files at
- SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts
- end of work period
- 1996
- height
- 176 cm
- languages spoken, written or signed
- English
- manner of death
- natural causes
- military branch
- Royal Navy
- military, police or special rank
- lieutenant
- name in native language
- Alec Guinness
- noble title
- Knight Bachelor
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Actor, Academy Award for Best Actor, Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama, Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay, BAFTA Award for Best British Screenplay, Laurence Olivier Award for Actor of the Year in a New Play, Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture, British Academy Television Award for Best Actor, British Academy Television Award for Best Actor, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie, British Academy Television Award for Best Actor
- place of burial
- Petersfield
- residence
- Paddington
- start of work period
- 1934
- time period
- 20th century
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