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gptkbp:instanceOf
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actor
theatre director
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gptkbp:activeYears
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1921-2000
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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gptkb:Old_Vic_Theatre
gptkb:National_Theatre
gptkb:Royal_Shakespeare_Company
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Tony_Award_for_Best_Actor_in_a_Play
gptkb:Emmy_Award
gptkb:BAFTA_Award_for_Best_Actor_in_a_Leading_Role
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
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gptkbp:birthDate
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1904-04-14
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gptkbp:birthPlace
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gptkb:South_Kensington,_London,_England
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gptkbp:children
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nan
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gptkbp:deathDate
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2000-05-21
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:Royal_Academy_of_Dramatic_Art
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gptkbp:famousQuote
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“I think the best way to do it is to do it.”
“I have never been able to understand why people want to be actors.”
“Acting is the most minor of gifts.”
“The only thing I can do is to act.”
“To be an actor is to be a servant.”
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gptkbp:filmography
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1930
The Green Goddess
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Sir John Gielgud
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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gptkb:John_Barrymore
gptkb:Ellen_Terry
gptkb:Laurence_Olivier
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gptkbp:knownFor
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Shakespearean roles
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gptkbp:legacy
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Influence on modern acting
Pioneering performances in film and theatre
Cultural_icon_in_British_theatre
Recognition_as_a_master_of_Shakespearean_roles
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gptkbp:nationality
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British
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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gptkb:Richard_II
gptkb:Julius_Caesar
Prospero
King Lear
The Ghost in Hamlet
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gptkbp:notableWork
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Hamlet
The Importance of Being Earnest
King Lear
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gptkbp:placeOfDeath
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Wormwood_Scrubs,_London,_England
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gptkbp:produces
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gptkb:The_Last_of_the_Blonde_Bombshells
2000
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gptkbp:restingPlace
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Golders Green Crematorium
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Dorothy_Gielgud
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