{"product_id":"9781803995540","title":"John Gielgud : An Actor's Life by Gyles Brandreth","description":"`A sense of delight permeates Gyles Brandreth's John Gielgud: An Actor's Life . Brandreth combines neat reportage, deft evocation and lovely tales about a man he knew and relished.' - The Times`A delightful memoir which tells you all you need to know and collects all the anecdotes.' - Daily MailJohn Gielgud was born in April 1904. When he died in May 2000, he was honoured as `the giant of twentieth-century theatre'. In this updated, acclaimed biography, Gyles Brandreth draws from over thirty years of conversations with Gielgud to tell the extraordinary story of a unique actor, film star, director and raconteur.   In 1921 Gielgud made his first appearance at the Old Vic in London and through the next eight decades he dominated his profession - initially as a classical actor, later in plays by Harold Pinter and Alan Bennett. In his twenties he had appeared in silent movies; more than half a century later, he emerged as a Hollywood star, winning his first Oscar at the age of seventy-eight.   With wonderful anecdotes, and contributions from Kenneth Branagh, Alec Guinness, Paul Scofield, Donald Sinden, Judi Dench and Peter Hall, John Gielgud: An Actor's Life is a compelling, humorous and moving account of a remarkable man.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56307272941941,"sku":"9781803995540","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781803995540.jpg?v=1762803372","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781803995540","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}