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John Gielgud

John Gielgud
Gielgud in 1973, by Allan Warren
Personal information
Birth nameArthur John Gielgud
Birth date14 April 1904
Place of birthSouth Kensington, London, England
Date of death21 May 2000(age 96)
Death placeWotton Underwood, Buckinghamshire, England
OccupationActor, singer, director
Years active1924 - 2000
PartnerMartin Hensler (ca. 1963 - 1999)

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Sir Arthur John Gielgud, OM, CH (-enˈɡiːlɡʊdpron; 14 April 1904 - 21 May 2000) was an English actor, director, and producer. A descendant of the renowned Terry acting family, he achieved early international acclaim for his youthful, emotionally expressive Hamlet which broke box office records on Broadway in 1937. He was known for his beautiful speaking of verse and particularly for his warm and expressive voice, which his colleague Sir Alec Guinness likened to "a silver trumpet muffled in silk". Gielgud is one of the few entertainers who have won an Oscar, Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Award.

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A brilliant interpretation of Chekhov's "Cherry Orchard", acted by a cast of incomparable artists. John Gielgud (Gaev), Peggy Ashcroft (Mdme Ranevsky), Dorthy Tutin (Varya), Judi Dench (Anya), and talented others make up this cast. Directed by Michel Saint-Denis. Mr. Saint-Denis was noted as a director that worked by way of humiliation. In this case, Ms. Dench was known to be chosen as this productions "humiliation guinea pig". Trumphantly overcome are all traces of directorial humiliation tactics. Brillantly developed and acted by all.
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Come, my friends, 'Tis not too late to seek a newer world. Push off, and sitting well in order smite The sounding furrows; for my purpose holds To sail beyond the sunset, and the baths Of all the western stars, until I die. It may be that the gulfs will wash us down; It may be we shall touch the Happy Isles, And see the great Achilles, whom we knew. Tho' much is taken, much abides; and tho' We are not now that strength which in old days Moved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are; One equal temper of heroic hearts, Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield. by Alfred Tennyson, 1833. Music: Gustav Holst - The Planets Op.32 Jupiter
1.00 min. | 4.95 user rating
Liza Minnelli, John Gielgud and Dudley Moore starring in his signature role in 'Arthur' www.HaphazardStuff.com
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John Gielgud & Edith Evans as John Worthing and Lady Augusta Bracknell in the famous 'handbag' interrogation scene in the play by Oscar Wilde I feel Edith Evans' portrayal far superior to that of Judi Dench's, although I haven't heard or seen Maggie Smith's performance in the role which I am sure equalled or surpassed even that of Dame Edith.
6.57 min. | 5.0 user rating
MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS (1974) www.youtube.com DIRECTED BY SIDNEY LUMET, STARRING ALBERT FINNEY, INGRID BERGMAN, LAUREN BACALL, JAQUELINE BISSET, SEAN CONNERY, ANTHONY PERKINS, RICHARD WIDMARK, MICHAEL YORK, MARTIN BALSAM, RACHEL ROBERTS, JOHN GIELGUD, WENDY HILLER, AND JEAN-PIERRE CASSEL. ONE OF THE BEST CASTS EVER ASSEMBLED IN THE BEST ADAPTATION OF A AGATHA CHRISTIE NOVEL, ALBERT FINNEY WAS NOMINATED FOR A BEST ACTOR OSCAR FOR HIS PORTRAYAL OF HERCULE POIROT, SONG IS 'WHODUNIT" BY TAVARES, #513 ON THELIST OF ANOTHER 1001 MOVIES YOU MUST SEE BEFORE YOU DIE!........I OWN NO COPYRIGHTS TO THE AUDIO OR VIDEO CONTENT OF THIS VIDEO, THIS VIDEO IS FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY UNDER THE FAIR USE ACT. Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use
3.55 min. | 4.28 user rating
go here to see John Gielgud's Teiresias in Oedipus the King: www.youtube.com click on link below to playlist of all 11 parts of this "Antigone": youtube.com Sophocles' Theban Plays, directed and translated by Don Taylor--go here to see Taylor's "Oedipus Rex" production: www.youtube.com and here to view "Oedipus at Colonus": www.youtube.com to see Irene Papas as Antigone (1961 film), go here: www.youtube.com Cast: John Shrapnel ... Creon John Gielgud ... Teiresias Paul Russell ... Boy Patrick Barr ... Chorus Paul Daneman ... Chorus Donald Eccles ... Chorus Robert Eddison ... Chorus Patrick Godfrey ... Chorus Ewan Hooper ... Chorus Peter Jeffrey ... Chorus Noel Johnson ... Chorus Robert Lang ... Chorus John Ringham ... Chorus Frederick Treves ... Chorus John Woodnutt ... Chorus Produced by...Louis Marks Original Music by ....Derek Bourgeois Film Editing by ...Peter Reason Production Design by ...David Myerscough-Jones Costume Design by ...Jane Hudson Geoffrey Lewis .... classical advisor John Churton Collins: But [in the conventions of ancient Greek drama] no condition was more rigidly observed than what is known as the unity of action, which involved the separation of comedy from tragedy, interdicted underplots and the introduction of anything which did not bear directly on the catastrophe and on the illustration of the central purpose, or which in any way interfered with the solemn and imposing impression which the work as a whole was designed to make. How finely is this <b>...</b>
10.57 min. | 4.59 user rating
"The Tragedy of King Richard II" by William Shakespeare. Act 1, scene 1, part 1 of 2. Derek Jacobi ... Richard II John Gielgud ... John of Gaunt Jon Finch ... Henry Bolingbroke Richard Owens ... Thomas Mowbray Director: David Giles
5.62 min. | 5.0 user rating
Go here to see Bernard Hill's superb Duke of York in Shakespeare's Henry VI, pt 3 --the big scene and death by Margaret: www.youtube.com go here to see John Gielgud's Teiresias in Oedipus the King: www.youtube.com click on link below to playlist of all 11 parts of this "Antigone": youtube.com Sophocles' Theban Plays, directed and translated by Don Taylor for this production--go here to see Taylor's "Oedipus Rex": www.youtube.com and here to view "Oedipus at Colonus": www.youtube.com to see Irene Papas as Antigone (1961 film), go here: www.youtube.com Cast: John Gielgud ...Teiresias John Shrapnel ... Creon Bernard Hill ... Messenger Paul Russell ... Boy Rosalie Crutchley ... Eurydice Patrick Barr ... Chorus Paul Daneman ... Chorus Donald Eccles ... Chorus Robert Eddison ... Chorus Patrick Godfrey ... Chorus Ewan Hooper ... Chorus Peter Jeffrey ... Chorus Noel Johnson ... Chorus Robert Lang ... Chorus John Ringham ... Chorus Frederick Treves ... Chorus John Woodnutt ... Chorus Produced by...Louis Marks Original Music by ....Derek Bourgeois Film Editing by ...Peter Reason Production Design by ...David Myerscough-Jones Costume Design by ...Jane Hudson Geoffrey Lewis .... classical advisor John Churton Collins: Nothing can illustrate more strikingly the real complexity which underlies and is involved in the apparent simplicity of the art of Sophocles than the ethics of this drama. The central purpose is obviously the relation of the law which has its sanction in political <b>...</b>
10.67 min. | 4.71 user rating
an introduction to Gielgud, and then he speaks of his start, Ellen Terry, and playing Shakespeares's "Hamlet". In a clip from his one man show, "The Ages Of Man", Gielgud recites the prologue from Shakespeare's "Henry V".
10.63 min. | 4.95 user rating
A brilliant interpretation of Chekhov's "Cherry Orchard", acted by a cast of incomparable artists. John Gielgud, Peggy Ashcroft, Dorthy Tutin, Ian Holm, Judi Dench, and talented others make up this cast. Directed by Michel Saint-Denis. Mr. Saint-Denis was noted as a director that worked by way of humiliation. In this case, Ms. Dench was known to be chosen as this productions "humiliation guinea pig". Trumphantly overcome are all traces of directorial humiliation tactics. Brillantly developed and acted by all.
8.18 min. | 4.97 user rating

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HE BROUGHT joy to thousands of fans of dance hall music. - Hull Daily Mail Tweet this news
Hull Daily Mail---...- where he became good friends with the likes of Jimmy Perry, of It Ain't Half Hot Mum fame, Sir -John Gielgud- and boxer-turned-entertainer Freddy Mills. ... - Date : Fri, 03 Dec 2010 08:23:21 GMT+00:00
True to his Brand - New Zealand Herald Tweet this news
New Zealand Herald--But rather than having his every need attended to by -John Gielgud's- uptight English valet, Brand's Arthur is nursed by Helen Mirren's nanny Hobson. ... - Date : Thu, 02 Dec 2010 16:31:09 GMT+00:00
Lack of principals - The Guardian Tweet this news
The Guardian--I seem to remember that Lawrence Olivier played Iago and -John Gielgud- was there. But the excitement for the girls was seeing Albert Finney playing the chief ... - Date : Wed, 25 Aug 2010 23:06:20 GMT+00:00
IF YOU GET CAUGHT BETWEEN THE MOON AND…HELEN MIRREN!! - Hollywood Outbreak (blog) Tweet this news
Hollywood Outbreak (blog)--Helen Mirren, whose new movie Love Ranch opens in limited release Wednesday, takes over Sir -John Gielgud's- Oscar nominated butler role. ... - Date : Mon, 28 Jun 2010 21:03:01 GMT+00:00
Review: Shakespeare, the man from Stratford at the Liverpool Playhouse - Liverpool Echo Tweet this news
Liverpool Echo--WHEN Sir -John Gielgud-, probably the world's greatest ever Shakespearean actor died, the headline in one national tabloid read “Butler in film 'Arthur' dies” ... - Date : Thu, 17 Jun 2010 07:28:21 GMT+00:00
Edinburgh International Film Festival: Star Trek star's visit to Edinburgh ... - Scotsman Tweet this news
Scotsman--A "Alec Guinness - who I worked with on Smiley's People - -John Gielgud- and Laurence Olivier were the people I admired. "I went to see a film called On the ... - Date : Tue, 22 Jun 2010 12:00:28 GMT+00:00
Helen Mirren Joins Russell Brand In 'Arthur' - KillerMovies Tweet this news
KillerMovies--Mirren will play the title character's longtime nanny in a reconstruction of the role that earned -John Gielgud- a supporting actor Oscar for the original.--- - Date : Tue, 27 Apr 2010 00:32:03 GMT+00:00
On Shakespeare Probation - dagblog (blog) Tweet this news
dagblog (blog)--I like to imagine Sir -John Gielgud- as an extremely classy former crime lord, working off a long, long sentence. Second, I was deeply amused at the idea of ... - Date : Wed, 19 May 2010 21:47:15 GMT+00:00

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor � Miniseries or a Movie

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Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor � Motion Picture

John Gielgud (1981) * Louis Gossett, Jr. (1982) * Jack Nicholson (1983) * Haing S. Ngor (1984) * Klaus Maria Brandauer (1985) * Tom Berenger (1986) * Sean Connery (1987) * Martin Landau (1988) * Denzel Washington (1989) * Bruce Davison (1990) * Jack Palance (1991) * Ned Beatty (1991) * Gene Hackman (1992) * Tommy Lee Jones (1993) * Martin Landau (1994) * Brad Pitt (1995) * Edward Norton (1996) * Burt Reynolds (1997) * Ed Harris (1998) * Tom Cruise (1999) * Benicio del Toro (2000) ---- Complete List * (1943 �1960) * (1961 �1980) * (1981 �2000) * (2001 �present)

Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor � Series, Miniseries or Television Film

James Brolin (1970) * Edward Asner (1971) * James Brolin (1972) * McLean Stevenson (1973) * Harvey Korman (1974) * Edward Asner/Tim Conway (1975) * Edward Asner (1976) * Norman Fell (1978) * Danny DeVito/Vic Tayback (1979) * Pat Harrington, Jr./Vic Tayback (1980) * John Hillerman (1981) * Lionel Stander (1982) * Richard Kiley (1983) * Paul Le Mat (1984) * Edward James Olmos (1985) * Jan Niklas (1986) * Rutger Hauer (1987) * Barry Bostwick/John Gielgud (1988) * Dean Stockwell (1989) ---- Complete List * (1970-1989) * (1990 �2009)

Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play

Elia Kazan (1947) * Joshua Logan (1948) * Elia Kazan (1949) * José Ferrer (1952) * Joshua Logan (1953) * Alfred Lunt (1954) * Robert Montgomery (1955) * Tyrone Guthrie (1956) * Vincent J. Donehue (1958) * Elia Kazan (1959) * Arthur Penn (1960) * John Gielgud (1961) * Noel Willman (1962) * Alan Schneider (1963) * Mike Nichols (1964) * Mike Nichols (1965) * Peter Brook (1966) * Peter Hall (1967) * Mike Nichols (1968) * Peter Dews (1969) * Joseph Hardy (1970) * Peter Brook (1971) * Mike Nichols (1972) * A. J. Antoon (1973) * José Quintero (1974) * John Dexter (1975)



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