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Name: Alec Guinness
Birth Date: April 2, 1914
Death Date: August 5, 2000
Place of Death: London, England
Nationality: English
Gender: Male
Occupations: actor

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Biography of Alec Guinness
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The British actor Sir Alec Guinness (1914-2000) was noted for his versatility and disguise. In his career, which spanned more than half a century, he performed in a wide range of roles on stage, in films, and for television. The birth certificate...


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Alec Guinness ( 1914-04-02 – 2000-08-05 ) British actor and diarist, most famous for his appearances in Ealing comedies and the original Star Wars trilogy. Sourced There seems to be no end to the senseless wickedness done on this little planet in a...


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Sir Alec Guinness CH, CBE (2 April 1914 – 5 August 2000) was an Academy Award and Tony Award-winning English...


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The New York Observer
An Artist of Repression, Pictured Here Without the Art
7/24/2005: 951 words, approx. 3 pages
Alec Guinness: The Authorized Biography, by Piers Paul Read. Simon & Schuster, 632 pages, $35. Most actors ramp up an exhibitionistic façade as a means of compensating for displeasure with their own core personality, but Alec Guinness was one of those rare actors...
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The New York Observer
An Artist of Repression, Pictured Here Without the Art
7/24/2005: 950 words, approx. 3 pages
Alec Guinness: The Authorized Biography, by Piers Paul Read. Simon & Schuster, 632 pages, $35.Most actors ramp up an exhibitionistic façade as a means of compensating for displeasure with their own core personality, but Alec Guinness was one of those rare actors who seemed not...
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Obi-Wan's brown cloak sells for $104,000
3/6/2007: 391 words, approx. 1 pages
The brown hooded cloak worn by Obi-Wan Kenobi in the "Star Wars" films _ and then forgotten for years in a warehouse _ sold for $104,000 to an anonymous telephone bidder Tuesday at an auction of movie and TV memorabilia.Audience members raised their paddles in...
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Today in history - Aug. 5
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Today is Sunday, Aug. 5, the 217th day of 2007. There are 148 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:Fifty years ago, on Aug. 5, 1957, the teenage dance show "American Bandstand," hosted by Dick Clark, made its network debut on ABC-TV.On this date:In...
 


 

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