Gielgud - Softcover

Croall

4.4

15 ratings by Goodreads

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0826414036 ISBN 13: 9780826414038

Publisher: Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd., 2001

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Based on interviews with over 100 friends and colleagues who worked with Gielgud, this biography covers Gielgud's childhood amongst his famous Terry relations, his early struggles as a young actor, his triumphs in Shakespeare at the Old Vic and his late flowering as an Oscar-winning film star.

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Review:

"Not so much an actor, as the actor."--Kenneth Tynan "He was a radical in his time, and remained one."--Richard Eyre "The best company of any actor I've ever met."--John Mortimer "His name and his gifts have become a legend to anyone connected with the arts anywhere in the world." Paul Scofield "John Gielgud did more to liberate the English theatre from the fustian attittudes of the twenties and early thirties than any other man, and paved the way for what is best in London today." Alec Guinness "The experience of working with him has been amongst my most special and my greatest joys." Peter Brook "His voice created incredible magic, you were completely stopped in your tracks." Judi Dench "He was a radical in his time, and remained one." Richard Eyre "He made Shakespeare vivid, passionate, and real for millions of people." Kenneth Branagh "Few public figures can be less concerned with the presentation of self, and less calculating of the effect produced." Alan Bennett "The best company of any actor I've ever met." John Mortimer "Not so much an actor, as the actor." Kenneth Tynan

About the Author:

Jonathan Croall is the author of twelve books, and has directed and written plays for the London fringe. Since 1991, he has been editor of the National Theatre's magazine StageWrite. He is currently working on a book about the National Theatre's production of Hamlet. He lives in London.

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