John Gielgud

John Gielgud

Sir Arthur John Gielgud, OM, CH was an English actor and theatre director. He was one of the trinity of actors who dominated the British stage for much of the 20th century. As the acid-tongued Hobson in Arthur he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.

About John Gielgud in brief

Summary John GielgudSir Arthur John Gielgud, OM, CH was an English actor and theatre director. He was one of the trinity of actors who dominated the British stage for much of the 20th century. As the acid-tongued Hobson in Arthur he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. His film work further earned him a Golden Globe Award and two BAFTAs. He had the rare distinction of winning an Oscar, an Emmy, a Grammy, and a Tony. He broadcast more than a hundred radio and television dramas between 1929 and 1994, and made commercial recordings of many plays, including ten of Shakespeare’s. Among his honours, he was knighted in 1953 and the GielGud Theatre was named after him. His wife, who was on the stage until she married, was the daughter of the actress Kate Terry, and was a member of the stage dynasty that included Marion Mabel Terry-Lewis and Edith Gordon Craig and worked as a stockbroker the City of London. For confidential support call the Samaritans on 08457 90 90 90 or visit a local Samaritans branch, see www.samaritans.org for details. In the U.S. call the National Suicide Prevention Line on 1-800-273-8255 or visit http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/. For confidential.

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