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John Gielgud
British actor and theatre director (1904-2000)
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- Instance of
- human
- Born
- 14 April 1904
- Died
- 21 May 2000
- Place of birth
- South Kensington
- Place of death
- Wotton House
- Sex or gender
- male
- Family name
- Gielgud
- Mother
- Kate Terry Lewis Gielgud
- Genre
- Shakespearean comedy
- Occupation
- theatre director, stage actor, film actor, television actor, film director, art collector, actor, director, musician
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Awards
- Laurence Olivier Awards, Praemium Imperiale, Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play, Grammy Award for Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording, Order of Merit, Companion of Honour, Knight Bachelor, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie, Society of London Theatre Special Award, BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, honorary doctorate
- archives at
- National Library of Wales, British Library
- described by source
- Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 3
- documentation files at
- SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts
- educated at
- Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Westminster School
- family
- House of Giełgud
- languages spoken, written or signed
- English
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play, Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play, Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play
- place of burial
- Westminster Abbey
- start of work period
- 1924
- student of
- Helen Haye, Claude Rains, Kenneth Barnes
- topic's main category
- Category:John Gielgud
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