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Caption: John Gielgud and Claude Rains
About Arthur John Gielgud
Actor, Director, Writer
Born: April 14, 1904
Star sign: Aries
Height: 5' 11" (1.8 m)
Known for: Gandhi (1982), The Elephant Man (1980), Elizabeth (1998), Arthur (1981)
Source: IMDB
Born in London, England, John Gielgud trained at Lady Benson's Acting School and RADA, London. Best known for his Shakespearean roles in the theater, he first played Hamlet at the age of 26. He worked under the tutelage of Lilian Bayliss with friend and fellow performer Laurence Olivier and other contemporaries of the National Theatre at the "Old ...
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