John Gielgud: An Actor's Life

by Gyles Brandreth

Overview

A celebration of the life of John Gielgud through interviews and personal accounts

This book is a celebration of the life and work of a unique actor, film star, director and raconteur. The author draws on his own conversations with Gielgud over 30 years (written with Gielgud's blessing), plus previously unpublished contributions from a host of friends and colleagues.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781803995540
Publisher:	The History Press
Publication date:	09/10/2024
Edition description:	New edition
Pages:	304
Product dimensions:	5.08(w) x 7.80(h) x 0.70(d)

Table of Contents

	Preface	vii
	Acknowledgements	xi
1.	'Wonderful actor, wonderful friend', 1904-2000	1
2.	Arthur John Gielgud, 1904-1929	14
3.	'I'm a star!', 1929-1933	32
4.	"The world's best Hamlet', 1933-1946	47
5.	"The finest flower of the contemporary stage', 1934-1948	63
6.	Honour--and humiliation, 1949-1958	85
7.	'You've already shown me that--now show me something else', 1958-1968	106
8.	'New notes from an old cello', 1968-1994	122
9.	'The end of an era', 1994-2000	141
	The Gielgud--Terry Family Tree	163
	Stage Chronology: Gielgud as actor and director	165
	Film and Television Chronology	181
	Bibliography	187
	Index	190