Gielgud: A Theatrical Life 1904-2000

Jonathan Croall

Continuum International Publishing Group, Limited, 2002 - Biography & Autobiography - 580 pages

Based on interviews with over 100 friends and colleagues who worked with Gielgud, this biography covers Gielgud's childhood amongst his famous Terry relations, his early struggles as a young actor, his triumphs in Shakespeare at the Old Vic and his late flowering as an Oscar-winning film star.

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Three-quarters of the way through this elegant, finely researched biography it comes as something of a shock to discover that its subject, one of the greatest actors of the last century, had a ...

About the author

Jonathan Croall is the author of twelve books, and has directed and written plays for the London fringe. Since 1991, he has been editor of the National Theatre's magazine StageWrite. He is currently working on a book about the National Theatre's production of Hamlet. He lives in London.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Gielgud: A Theatrical Life 1904-2000
• Author: Jonathan Croall
• Publisher: Continuum International Publishing Group, Limited, 2002
• ISBN: 0826414036, 9780826414038
• Length: 580 pages
• Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / Entertainment & Performing Arts