Remembering John Gielgud - Page 2© Hunter Peters
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Jun 2, 2000
Julius Caesar (1970), Les Miserables (1978), Richard II (1978), Oedipus the King
(1984), Buddenbrooks (1984) and Gulliver's Travels (1996). He also left his mark
in a number of classic mini-series both at home and in the US including
The Pallisers (1974), QB VII (1974), Edward VII (1975), Marco Polo (1982),
War
and Remembrance (1989), Summer's Lease (1989) and A Dance to the Music of Time
(1997). Gielgud's greatest television triumph though came in the now classic
1982 min-series Brideshead Revisited where he literally stole the show from the
likes of Jeremy Irons and Anthony Andrews with his turn as Edward Ryder.
Throughout his astonishingly long and varied career Sir John Gielgud showed
an amazing range and sense of dramatic purpose, never afraid to take risks
(witness his participation in Prospero's Books and the controversial Caligula)
or to act merely for the sake of acting (Arthur II: On the Rocks, Quest
for Camelot). His dedication and mastery of his craft has helped elevate
modern drama and left an indelible mark on the history of the theater and to a
lesser extent television and film. At 96, his passing leaves one both saddened at
the lost and grateful for the decades of greatness we were privileged to witness
in his work.
Sir John Gielgud is remembered by those whose lives he touched through his
work and through his friendship at this BBC
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