One of the 20th century's most distinguished actors, Sir John Gielgud (1904-2000) was noted for his Shakespearean roles for the stage, especially Hamlet, and appeared in numerous theatrical and televi...
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Vanity Fair’s James Wolcott summed it up best when he wrote, “It's time to thread that sewing machine, flex those tattoos, and give Tim Gunn something to murmur about before he tidies ...
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Background Info
Helen
Mirren
was born
Ilynea Lydia
Mironoff
on July 26 1945. Her rather striking name is explained by the fact that her father was a Russian aristocrat who had been visiting Bri...
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Background Info
Peter
Sallis
was born in Middlesex on 1 February 1921. Although his talent as a performer was apparent at school, he didn't start to make a name for himself until after World War ...
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Question 1 of 10:Born to a working class family in
Salford
,
Albert
climbed the acting ladder until he was taken under whose wing?
Richard
Burton
's
Laurence
Olivier
's
Ralph
Richardson
's
...
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The bard, or not the bard, that is the question.Some of Britain's most distinguished Shakespearean actors have reopened the debate over whether William Shakespeare, a 16th century commoner raised i...
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Michael EvansLOS ANGELES (AP) _ British-born actor Michael Evans, who wooed Audrey Hepburn on Broadway in "Gigi" and appeared on the soap opera "The Young and the Restless," has died. He was 87.Eva...
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Part pooh-bah, part pontiff, for some 50 years Leo Lerman ruled Manhattan’s cultural roost from a host of journalistic redoubts, including Mademoiselle, Vogue and Vanity Fair, ending his care...
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Alan Bennett’s The History Boys is all the good things you’ve surely heard about it. I’ve seen Nicholas Hytner’s acclaimed National Theatre production twice now and doubled ...
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Alan Bennett’s The History Boys is all the good things you’ve surely heard about it. I’ve seen Nicholas Hytner’s acclaimed National Theatre production twice now and doubled ...
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