{"product_id":"john-gielgud","title":"John Gielgud","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e‘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.’\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e – \u003cem\u003eThe Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e‘A delightful memoir which tells you all you need to know and collects all the anecdotes.’\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e – \u003cem\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn Gielgud was born in April 1904. When he died in May 2000, he was honoured as ‘the giant of twentieth-century theatre’.\u003c\/strong\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith wonderful anecdotes, and contributions from Kenneth Branagh, Alec Guinness, Paul Scofield, Donald Sinden, Judi Dench and Peter Hall, \u003cem\u003eJohn Gielgud: An Actor’s Life\u003c\/em\u003e is a compelling, humorous and moving account of a remarkable man.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57291470930302,"sku":"NW9781803995540","price":15.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781803995540.jpg?v=1778527006","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-eu\/products\/john-gielgud","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}