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Article: A knight to remember.(actor Sir John Gielgud is remembered)(Brief Article)
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- The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)
- Article date:
- July 4, 2000
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One of his generation's most acclaimed actors, Sir John Gielgud also achieved a long and happy gay life
As an actor and as a gay man, Sir John Gielgud--who died on May 21 at age 96--was defined by his elegant voice. Throughout his 70-odd-year career, the great British actor reeled in audiences with his silky tones and superb diction, whether he was performing Shakespeare on the stage of London's Old Vic or hilariously upbraiding Dudley Moore in the hit comedy film Arthur (for which Gielgud's witheringly witty performance netted him a 1981 Best Supporting Actor Academy Award).
Compared to other public figures of his generation, he was relatively direct ...