John Gielgud
Subtitle: the authorized biography
By: Sheridan Morley
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: 2002
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 528
ISBN-13: 9780743222426
Subjects: Toneelvoorstellingen; Actors; Biographie; Toneelspelers; Biography
Description: As dramatic and captivating as one of Sir John's many performances, this authorized biography is an intimate and fully rounded portrait of an unforgettable actor and a remarkable man.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 502-506) and index.
Table of contents: title: An Edwardian Youth (1904-1921) --; title: Waterloo Road to Gower Street (1921-1923) --; title: An Abandoned Museum on the Woodstock Road (1923-1925) --; title: Noel and the Nymph (1925-1929) --; title: To the Vic (1929-1930) --; title: The Importance of Being Richard (1930-1932) --; title: Vintage Bordeaux (1933-1934) --; title: The Readiness Is All (1934-1935) --; title: Hamlet Goes to Broadway (1935-1937) --; title: Gielgud and Company (1937-1938) --; title: The West End at War (1938-1940) --; title: War Weary (1940-1948) --; title: The Unkindness of Strangers (1948-1949) --; title: Shakespeare at Stratford (1950-1951) --; title: Cassius and California (1952) --; title: Annus Horribilis (1953) --; title: King Lear Goes to Japan (1954-1955) --; title: Back on the Avenue (1956-1957) --; title: The Ages of Man (1958-1960) --; title: Othello's Occupation Gone (1961-1964) --; title: All's Welles (1964-1967) --; title: Into the Valley of Death (1967-1969) --; title: Home, Sweet Home (1970-1973) --; title: Bleak House (1974-1977) --; title: Gored by Vidal (1977-1984) --; title: The Best of Friends (1984-1994) --; title: Goodnight, Sweet Prince (1995-2000).