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John Gielgud: Matinee Idol to Movie Star by Jonathan Croall

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November 2011, no. 336

John Gielgud: Matinee Idol to Movie Star by Jonathan Croall

Methuen Drama, $75 hb, 688 pp

John Gielgud: Matinee Idol to Movie Star by Jonathan Croall

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November 2011, no. 336

As the dust settles on twentieth-century acting giants, and reputations are appraised, it is at least arguable that John Gielgud emerges as the greatest. Certainly his was the longest and most varied career, spanning nearly eighty years, only death itself, when he was ninety-six, causing him to slow down. Since then his pre-eminence has seemed confirmed as one reads about him and his distinguished contemporaries.

Brian McFarlane reviews 'John Gielgud: Matinee Idol to Movie Star' by Jonathan Croall

John Gielgud: Matinee Idol to Movie Star

by Jonathan Croall

Methuen Drama, $75 hb, 688 pp

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