Sir John Gielgud

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Actor
gptkb:Film_Director
gptkb:theater_productions
gptkbp:active_years 1921-2000
gptkbp:active_years_end gptkb:1999
gptkb:2000
gptkbp:active_years_start gptkb:1921
gptkbp:associated_act gptkb:The_Royal_Shakespeare_Company
gptkb:The_Old_Vic
gptkb:The_National_Theatre_of_Great_Britain
gptkb:Royal_Shakespeare_Company
gptkb:theater
gptkb:Old_Vic
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:London_Theatre
gptkb:Old_Vic_Theatre
gptkb:Royal_Shakespeare_Company
gptkb:theater
gptkb:Old_Vic
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Tony_Award_for_Best_Actor_in_a_Play
gptkb:Academy_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actor
gptkb:Tony_Award
gptkb:Tony_Award_for_Best_Featured_Actor_in_a_Play
gptkb:BAFTA_Award_for_Best_Actor_in_a_Leading_Role
gptkb:Emmy_Awards
gptkb:Academy_Awards
gptkb:BAFTA_Awards
gptkbp:birth_date 1904-04-14
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:South_Kensington,_London,_England
gptkbp:born_in gptkb:London
gptkbp:born_on April 14, 1904
gptkbp:children gptkb:None
gptkbp:death_date 2000-05-21
gptkbp:death_place Wotton Underwood, Buckinghamshire, England
Wormwood Scrubs, London, England
gptkbp:died_on May 21, 2000
gptkbp:education gptkb:Royal_Academy_of_Dramatic_Art
gptkb:University_of_London
gptkbp:famous_for gptkb:voice_acting
Film acting
Television acting
Stage acting
Shakespearean roles
gptkbp:famous_quote The play's the thing.
I have never been able to find out what the public wants.
The best actors are the ones who can make you believe.
Acting is the most minor of gifts.
The actor's job is to make the audience feel.
The only thing that matters is the work.
The theatre is a place where you can be yourself.
You must be prepared to be rejected.
I think the greatest thing is to be able to be yourself.
To be a great actor, you must be a great human being.
“ Acting is the most minor of gifts. After all, Shirley Temple could do it when she was four.”
“ I have a great deal of respect for the theatre.”
“ The theatre is a place where you can be yourself.”
“ I think the best way to do it is to do it.”
“ Acting is the most minor of gifts.”
“ The play's the thing.”
“ The actor is a magician who is not allowed to forget the magic.”
“ To be a great actor, you have to be a great person.”
“ To be a great actor, you must be a great listener.”
“ Acting is a question of being.”
“ I love the theatre.”
“ I think the theatre is a wonderful place.”
“ The actor must be a poet.”
“ The actor's job is to be a mirror.”
“ The theatre is a place of magic.”
“ The best actors are the ones who can listen.”
gptkbp:film gptkb:The_Last_of_the_Blonde_Bombshells
gptkbp:has_child gptkb:None
gptkb:John_Gielgud_Jr.
gptkbp:has_role gptkb:The_King_of_France
gptkb:Duke_of_Somerset
gptkb:The_King_of_Sicily
gptkb:Sir_Toby_Belch
gptkb:Richard_II
gptkb:The_King_of_Spain
gptkb:The_Ghost
gptkb:The_King
gptkb:The_Narrator
gptkb:The_King_of_Norway
gptkb:Timon_of_Athens
gptkb:Julius_Caesar
gptkb:The_Duke_of_Milan
gptkb:The_King_of_Naples
gptkb:Hamlet
gptkb:The_Player
gptkb:The_Duke_of_Venice
gptkb:Feste
gptkb:King_Lear
gptkb:Prospero
gptkb:The_King_of_Denmark
gptkb:The_King_of_England
gptkb:The_King_of_Sweden
gptkb:The_Fool
gptkb:The_King_of_Navarre
gptkb:The_Duke_of_York
gptkb:The_Ghost_of_Hamlet's_Father
The King of Scotland
The King of Portugal
The King of Ireland
gptkbp:has_sibling gptkb:Robert_Gielgud
gptkb:Valerie_Gielgud
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sir John Gielgud
gptkbp:image https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/ John_ Gielgud_1973.jpg/800px-John_ Gielgud_1973.jpg
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Judi_Dench
gptkb:Patrick_Stewart
gptkb:Derek_Jacobi
gptkb:Ian_Mc_Kellen
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Shakespeare
gptkb:John_Barrymore
gptkb:Ellen_Terry
gptkb:David_Garrick
gptkb:Laurence_Olivier
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:voice_acting
Film and television roles
Shakespearean roles
Film roles
Television roles
film acting
stage acting
gptkbp:last_appearance gptkb:The_Old_Curiosity_Shop
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Gielgud_Award_for_Excellence_in_the_Dramatic_Arts
gptkb:Gielgud_Theatre
gptkb:cultural_icon
Influence on modern theatre
Influence on modern acting
Pioneer of acting techniques
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:British
gptkbp:notable_character gptkb:Richard_II
gptkb:Julius_Caesar
gptkb:King_Lear
gptkb:Prospero
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:Arthur
gptkb:Richard_III
gptkb:Hamlet
gptkb:The_Importance_of_Being_Earnest
gptkb:The_Good_Companions
gptkb:King_Lear
gptkb:The_Last_of_the_Summer_Wine
gptkbp:number_of_stages gptkb:King_Lear
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Director
gptkb:playwright
gptkbp:place_of_death Wormwood Scrubs, London, England
gptkbp:portrayed_in gptkb:Shakespeare_in_Love
gptkb:The_Last_of_the_Blonde_Bombshells
gptkb:The_Gielgud_Theatre
The Gielgud Award Ceremony
gptkbp:residence gptkb:London
gptkb:London,_England
gptkb:New_York_City
gptkb:Wotton_Underwood
gptkbp:resting_place gptkb:Golders_Green_Crematorium
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Dorothy_Tutin
gptkb:Dorothy_Gielgud
gptkbp:was_a gptkb:Director
gptkb:Actor
gptkb:playwright
gptkbp:website http://www.johngielgud.com
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ John_ Gielgud
gptkbp:won_award gptkb:Tony_Award
gptkb:Emmy_Awards
gptkb:Academy_Awards
gptkb:BAFTA_Awards
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Golders_Green_Crematorium
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3