Actor succeeds in complicated portrayal of LBJ.

Chicago Tribune (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service);  May 14, 2002 ;     700+ words ......When I last interviewed the great English actor Michael Gambon six years ago _ he was in New York starring in the...streak, liberal compassion, political genius and all. Michael Gambon's talent was key, Frankenheimer said. Perhaps the...

No seriously, I'm a bit of a card; The Thursday Interview; Michael Gambon...

The Independent - London;  November 23, 2000 ;     700+ words ...Sir Michael Gambon catches someone's eye through his dressing...Pinter's play The Caretaker, taking the mick. Gambon enjoys mucking about with actors. It is...1950s movie image so inspired the young Gambon that he resolved to become an actor himself...

'Path' leads Gambon to LBJ's Oval Office

Chicago Sun-Times;  May 17, 2002 ;     451 words ......but many people don't really seem to know much about Michael Gambon--like how his name should be pronounced. "They call...of England's National Theater Company. Now he's Sir Michael Gambon, although he's not impressed by the honor, which was...

Gambon gets to bottom of LBJ.(Arts and Lifestyle)

The Boston Herald;  May 16, 2002 ;     421 words ...English actor Sir Michael Gambon doesn't have the jug ears to play Lyndon...as the local duke in `Gosford Park, Gambon uses a toupee, shoe lifts and an adept...Johnson seemed like a social Democrat, Gambon said. He brought in new programs like...

Take a bow Mr Gambon

Scotland on Sunday;  January 9, 2000 ;     700+ words ...MICHAEL Gambon invariably wears the saturnine expression...slumber. Death as the final curtain? Pah, Gambon seems to suggest with a raised eyebrow...bring Simenon's Maigret to the screen, Gambon has demonstrated he can effortlessly transcend...

The Arts: A precision instrument Michael Gambon is a hard man to pin down....

The Sunday Telegraph London;  November 28, 1999 ;     700+ words ...MICHAEL Gambon is a clockmaker. You may know him better...serial, Mrs Gaskell's Wives and Daughters. Gambon is so lacking in actorish veneer that he...and grief-stricken, reduced me to tears. Gambon's face frequently lights up with mischief...

Devil with a child inside; Critic's choice.

The Daily Mail (London, England);  June 4, 2004 ;     700+ words ...Byline: PETER LEWIS GAMBON: A LIFE IN ACTING by Mel Gussow...pounds sterling]25) WHEN Michael Gambon was playing Oscar Wilde for...the episode. 'So,' concludes Gambon telling the story, 'there's...but wild in different ways. Gambon has never been able to resist...

Magnificent acting // Gambon powers fine `Heat'

Chicago Sun-Times;  September 28, 1990 ;     687 words ......STAR) 1/2 Harrison Michael Gambon Stella Patricia Hodge...not the evidence, which Michael Gambon proves Sunday in the...of his affections, and Michael York, the target of his...For months Harrison (Gambon), an iconoclastic British...

Gambon Almost Loses Acting Award

AP Online;  January 31, 2001 ;     204 words ...AP Online 01-31-2001 Gambon Almost Loses Acting Award LONDON (AP) -- Sir Michael Gambon was delighted to be voted...to another actor -- until Gambon complained. ``If I had realized...leaves the award safely in Gambon's hands. Gambon will receive...

Laughter amid the despair as Gambon triumphs.

The Evening Standard (London, England);  March 11, 2004 ;     528 words ......and internal desolation, the great Michael Gambon acts everyone else off the stage...eloquence of his spidery fingers. Gambon's achievement is all the more notable...lachrymose pleas for affection. Gambon's voice is now a roar, now an insidious...

HBO's `Path to War' a collision of LBJ and Vietnam War

Daily Breeze;  April 17, 2002 ;     565 words ......really seem to know much about Michael Gambon -- like how his name should be...Theater Company. Now he's Sir Michael Gambon, although he's not impressed by...twice." Upcoming "Path to War": Michael Gambon portrays President Lyndon Baines...

A baby wizard on the way for Dumbledore and his lover; Dilemma for actor...

The Mail on Sunday (London, England);  February 25, 2007 ;     361 words ...Byline: CLAUDIA JOSEPH SIR Michael Gambon, the award-winning actor, known to...birth to their only son, Fergus, Gambon's girlfriend Philippa Hart, 42, with...dilemma as both Sir Michael and Lady Gambon, a retired mathematician, are Roman...

Made for the Great Gambon ; PREVIEW

Evening Standard - London;  September 29, 2008 ;     320 words ......achieved that stature, the Nobel laureate opined. Who? Michael Gambon, of course an actor whom directors have deemed tailor-ma...6623, www.nml-westend.comSparring partners: Hirst (Michael Gambon) and Spooner (David Bradley)

MUM BLEDORE; EXCLUSIVE Harry Potter wizard Sir Michael Gambon to be a dad...

Sunday Mirror (London, England);  February 25, 2007 ;     504 words ......SUSIE BONIFACE HARRY Potter star Sir Michael Gambon is to become a father at 66 - with...Anne, although they are separated. Gambon and Philippa, who are said by friends...likes to fly his plane at weekends. Gambon is best known for his role as The...

People: Gambon to replace Harris in Potter film

The Independent - London;  February 3, 2003 ;     60 words ...The actor Michael Gambon will play Albus Dumbledore, the headmaster of Hogwarts, in the next Harry Potter film. Gambon, 62, will replace the original Dumbledore, Richard Harris - who died...