Sir John Gielgud
Born Arthur John Gielgud
(1904-04-14 ) 14 April 1904Died 21 May 2000(2000-05-21) (aged 96) Occupations Actor director producer singer Years active 1924–2000 Partner Martin Hensler (ca. 1963–1998)
Sir Arthur John Gielgud ,OM , CH /ˈ ɡ iː l ɡ ʊ d [ 1] South Kensington ,London and attendedWestminster School . He acted intheatre , onradio ,television and inmovies .
Gielgud won many awards, including anAcademy Award , twoEmmy Awards , threeTony Awards , aGrammy Award and twoGolden Globe Awards .[ 2] BAFTA Academy Fellowship Award , a lifetime achievement award. The Globe Theatre in London was renamed theGielgud Theatre in 1994 in his honour.
In 1991, Gielgud became anEGOT winner . At aged 87, he is the oldest person to became an EGOT winner and the first LGBT person to do so.[ 3]
Gielgud wasgay .[ 1] relationship until hispartner died in 1998. Gielgud died inWootton Underwood ,Buckinghamshire .
Gielgud in a 1930s publicity photograph 1948: Winner for Outstanding Foreign Company,The Importance of Being Earnest 1959: Winner, Special Award, for contribution to theatre for his extraordinary insight into the writings of Shakespeare as demonstrated in his one-man show,Ages of Man 1961: Winner for Best Director (Dramatic), forBig Fish, Little Fish Hugh Wheeler 1963: Nominated for Best Director (Dramatic), forThe School for Scandal 1965: Nominated forBest Actor (Dramatic) , forTiny Alice 1971: Nominated for Best Actor (Dramatic), forHome 1959: Nominated for Best Documentary or Spoken Word Recording, forAges of Man 1964: Nominated for Best Documentary or Spoken Word Recording, forHamlet Richard Burton ,Hume Cronyn ,Alfred Drake ,George Voskovec ,Eileen Herlie ,William Redfield andGeorge Rose 1964: Nominated for Best Documentary or Spoken Word Recording, forAges of Man, Volume 2 (One Man in His Time) Part Two - Shakespeare 1979: Winner for Best Spoken Word, Documentary or Drama Recording, forAges of Man - Recordings from Shakespeare 1982: Nominated for Best Spoken Word, Documentary or Drama Recording, forNo Man's Land Ralph Richardson 1983: Nominated for Best Spoken Word or Non-Musical Recording, forOld Possum's Book of Practical Cats Irene Worth 1986: Nominated for Best Spoken Word or Non-Musical Recording, forGulliver 1988: Nominated for Best Spoken Word or Non-Musical Recording, forA Christmas Carol 1989: Nominated for Best Spoken Word or Non-Musical Recording, forSir John Gielgud Reads Alice in Wonderland 1991: Nominated for Best Album for Children, forThe Emperor's New Clothes Mark Isham 1981: Best Supporting Actor, forArthur 1985: Best Supporting Actor, forPlenty 1981: Winner for Best Supporting Actor, forArthur 1988: Winner for Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Mini-series or Motion Picture Made for Television, forWar and Remembrance 1989: Nominated for Best Actor in a Mini-series or Motion Picture Made for Television, forWar and Remembrance ↑1.0 1.1 Guardian obituary ↑ Nicole Lyn Pesce; Joe Dziemianowicz and Margaret Eby (3 March 2014)."Oscars 2014: Bobby Lopez becomes youngest person to get an EGOT with Best Original Song win for 'Let It Go' . New York Daily News. Retrieved6 March 2014 . ↑ "Every EGOT Winner & What They Won For" . Billboard. Retrieved16 September 2024 .
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