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Sir Alec Guinness
Sir Alec Guinness , 1914-2000, English actor, b. London. After his stage debut in 1934, Guinness performed with John Gielgud 's company and at the Old Vic . An actor of enormous versatility and range on stage and in film, he was especially noted for his minimalist approach and his finely tuned int... Read more
Star Wars
Star Wars Star Wars: A New Hope premiered in the spring of 1977, followed by its two sequels:The Empire Strikes Back in 1981 and Return of the Jedi in 1983.* It quickly became apparent that this was a science fiction trilogy unlike any previous movies of this genre, a fact emphasized by the way th... Read more
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Encyclopedia entries related to "Alec Guinness"

Alec Guinness
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Alec Guinness The British actor Sir Alec Guinness (born 1914) was noted for his versatility and disguise...films, and for television. The birth certificate registers Alec Guinness de Cuffe as born on April 2, 1914. Speculation as to Guinness...
Sir Alec Guinness
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Sir Alec Guinness , 1914-2000, English actor, b. London. After his stage debut in 1934, Guinness performed with John Gielgud 's company...his modern-dress Hamlet (1938). Guinness's gifts for mimicry and characterization...
Guinness, Sir Alec
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre Guinness, Sir Alec (1914–2000 ), English actor, first seen on the stage in 1934, whose earliest appearances, notably...
Haymarket Theatre
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre ...Robert Bolt's Flowering Cherry (1957); and Rattigan's Ross (1960) with Alec Guinness as T. E. Lawrence. All-star revivals held the stage until in 1971 Guinness returned in John Mortimer's A Voyage round My Father . A year later Royce...
Bennett, Alan
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre ...a farce, Habeas Corpus (1973; NY, 1975), with Alec Guinness in London and Donald Sinden in New York; and The Old Country (1977), again with Guinness as a British traitor in exile in Soviet Russia. Among...
Hutt, William
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...In 1953 he won the supporting role of Sir Robert Brackenbury in Shakespeare's Richard III, playing opposite Alec Guinness in the lead role. It was the first of more than 100 Stratford productions in which Hutt would appear over the next...
Rupert Davies
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...best seller about a disenchanted undercover agent. Davies played George Smiley, the career spy later essayed by Sir Alec Guinness in the TV production of Le Carre's Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. Davies' other mainstream features during this...
Winter Garden Theatre
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre ...Prosecution (1953) gave the theatre another long run. Among later productions were Feydeau's Hotel Paradiso with Alec Guinness , Shaw's The Devil's Disciple (both 1956), and O'Neill's The Iceman Cometh (1958). After a Christmas...
Plymouth Theatre
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre ...from Man and Superman , Giraudoux's Tiger at the Gates (1955), and Wesker's Chips with Everything (1963). Alec Guinness played Dylan Thomas in Sidney Michaels's Dylan (1964), and Neil Simon's The Star-Spangled Girl (1966) and...
Queen's Theatre
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre ...Ayckbourn's Just between Ourselves had a comparatively short run, but Alan Bennett's The Old Country , starring Alec Guinness , was more successful. Tom Courtenay gave a brilliant performance in 1980 in the title-role of Ronald Harwood...

Dictionary entries related to "Alec Guinness"

Guinness, (Sir) Alec
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers GUINNESS, (Sir) Alec Nationality: British. Born: London, England, 2 April 1914. Education: Attended Pembroke Lodge, Southbourne; Roborough...
The Lavender Hill Mob
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...music: Georges Auric. Cast: Alec Guinness (Holland ); Stanley Holloway...1952. Books: Tynan, Kenneth, Alec Guinness, New York, 1955. Michael Balcon...London, 1981. Hunter, Allan, Alec Guinness on Screen, London, 1982. Kadish...
Kind Hearts and Coronets
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Valerie Hobson (Edith ); Alec Guinness (Ascoyne d'Ascoyne/Henry...1984. Books: Tynan, Kenneth, Alec Guinness, New York, 1955. Balcon, Michael...London, 1981. Hunter, Allan, Alec Guinness on Screen, London, 1982. Kurdish...
Great Expectations
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Finlay Currie (Magwitch ); Alec Guinness (Herbert Pocket ); John Forrest...Publications Books: Tynan, Kenneth, Alec Guinness, New York, 1954. Durgnat...York, 1981. Hunter, Allan, Alec Guinness on Screen, London, 1982. Anderegg...
The Star Wars Saga
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Fisher (Princess Leia Ograna ); Alec Guinness (Ben "Obiwan" Kenobi ); Peter...York, 1979. Hunter, Allan, Alec Guinness on Screen, London, 1982. Short...1985. Von Gunden, Kenneth, Alec Guinness: The Films, Jefferson, North...
Lawrence of Arabia
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Sharif (Sherif Ali ); Anthony Quinn (Auda Abu Tayi ); Alec Guinness (Prince Feisal ); Jack Hawkins (General Allenby...Like the vast, arid landscape that, in the words of Alec Guinness's Prince Feisel, proves such a mystical allure for...
Johnson, Celia
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...possessed a notable talent for sophisticated comedy, often displayed on stage but all too rarely on screen. As one of Alec Guinness's bigamous wives in The Captain's Paradise, she made the material seem better than it deserved; but her finest...
Greenwood, Joan
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...the latter a delectable subtlety of inflexion when attempting, half-reluctantly and half-willingly, to seduce Alec Guinness. Near-mandatory casting for Gwendolen in The Importance of Being Earnest, she almost rivaled Edith Evans for Wildean...
Clarke, T. E. B.
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...endangered. Of all the Clarke comedies, The Lavender Hill Mob comes closest to shattering these self-prescribed limits. Alec Guinness's downtrodden, patronized bank clerk does get away with his stolen bullion, does enjoy the high life in South America...
Bratby, John
Book article from: A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art ...used in the film The Horse's Mouth (1959), in which the main character is an artist, Gulley Jimson, played by Alec Guinness. Later Bratby's style became lighter and more exuberant, his work including some colourful flower pieces. In the...

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Sir Alec was secret son of beer tycoon; Mighty Guinness family divided as truth comes to light after almost 90 years
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Herald; 8/20/2000; ; 700+ words ; SIR Alec Guinness, for years believed to be a member...feeling of pride among the family in what Alec Guinness achieved," Patrick said. Despite...million from the film. Like Walter Guinness, Sir Alec was one of the century's greatest...
Profile: Sir Alec Guinness, one of the last surviving members of Britain's greatest generation of actors, has died at the age of 86
Transcript from: NPR Morning Edition; 8/7/2000; ; 700+ words ; 00-00-0000 Profile: Sir Alec Guinness, one of the last surviving members...quot;Star Wars") Sir ALEC GUINNESS (As Obi-Wan Kenobi): Well...HOWARD BERKES, host: Actor Alec Guinness, best known to Americans as Obi...
Profile: Life and career of Sir Alec Guinness
Transcript from: NPR All Things Considered; 8/7/2000; ; 700+ words ; ...Profile: Life and career of Sir Alec Guinness Host: LINDA WERTHEIMER Time...LINDA WERTHEIMER, host: When Sir Alec Guinness died on Saturday, he was the...man used to the limelight, Sir Alec Guinness studiously avoided public scrutiny...
Sorry Alec, I couldn't let you off the hook He charmed the 'nasty' Alec Guinness, and then dissected him in a biography that outraged critics. How could the gentleman author Piers Paul Read do such a thing?
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Telegraph London; 10/5/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...official biographer of Sir Alec Guinness, whose seven-decade...that the depiction of Guinness as an abusive husband...complex relationship. "Alec was a nasty man trying...I was told to take Alec Guinness out to lunch," says...
Biography of Alec Guinness delivers only half the story of the legend whose career was overshadowed by `Star Wars'.
Newspaper article from: The Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, Fla.) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service); 8/24/2005; 700+ words ; Byline: Roger Moore ``Alec Guinness: The Authorized Biography...35) ___ Here's what Sir Alec Guinness wrote in a letter to a friend...Paul Read. The author of ``Alec Guinness'' was handpicked by Guinness...
ALEC GUINNESS'S GENIUS ENLIVENED MANY A MOVIE
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 8/9/2000; ; 700+ words ; ...the only star in "Star Wars," Alec Guinness got what most actors dream of...to "Little Dorrit" - that Alec Guinness was a genius. I once heard him...in 1960. It is quintessential Alec Guinness because he plays against type...
Sir Alec Guinness.(Brief Article)(Obituary)
Magazine article from: The Economist (US); 8/12/2000; 700+ words ; Sir Alec Guinness, a chameleonic actor, died on...the stage from the screen, Sir Alec Guinness liked to say how nice it was to...side, came to believe that young Alec was a scion of that Guinness family when he gave him his break...
Alec Guinness was a vicious bully who tormented his wife and son. Was the actor's gay past to blame? A new book reveals the dark side of one of our greatest film stars.
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 9/9/2003; 700+ words ; ...the outside world, Sir Alec Guinness and his wife of 62 years...perfect marriage. While Sir Alec enjoyed international...many years - said Sir Alec did not want his wife...insisted she stay at home'. GUINNESS also poured scorn on his...
Actor Sir Alec Guinness dies at 86
Newspaper article from: Charleston Gazette; 8/7/2000; ; 700+ words ; ...England - Actor Sir Alec Guinness, whose roles in a 66...newspapers reported that Guinness died from liver cancer...the cause of death. Sir Alec was one of the last surviving...played himself, it was Alec Guinness. "I had countless first...
FAITH AFFECTED ALEC GUINNESS' LIFE, WORK
Newspaper article from: Herald-News (Joliet, IL); 8/11/2000; 700+ words ; When Sir Alec Guinness began pouring himself into a new character...All that we really know about Sir Alec Guinness -- right down the line -- is that...It would be wrong to try to see Alec Guinness in isolation," said Pearce, whose...