The Shakespeare Conference: SHK 11.1083 Tuesday, 23 May 2000.
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Date: Monday, 22 May 2000 18:25:16 -0400
Subj: Gielgud -- Memories
[2] From: Hardy M. Cook <
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Date: Tuesday, May 23, 2000
Subj: John Gielgud Remembered in US Press
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From: Andrew W. White <
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Date: Monday, 22 May 2000 18:25:16 -0400
Subject: Gielgud -- Memories
News has just reached me Sir John Gielgud's passing. I hope we can take
some time out on this list to share some of our favorite anecdotes,
remembrances, etc.-here's mine:
I was one of those wide-eyed young actors dreaming of playing Hamlet one
day, and had been quite taken with Harley Granville Barker's _Preface_.
But I wasn't sure where to turn next, and knowing Gielgud had studied
extensively for the role, I wrote him to ask for advice-further reading,
memories of Hamlets he saw in his youth, etc.
Imagine my surprise when he wrote me back! At first I wasn't sure what
to make of the fact that the letter seemed to taper off at the edges,
written in a sort of teacup-shape. 'He's nearly 90, must be his hand
getting shaky.' Only later did I learn that he not only enjoyed his
correspondence, but he would often write his letters in a teacup shape.
The advice in that letter, and the letter itself of course, remain a
talisman often pulled down from the shelf (sandwiched in a book of his,
for safekeeping). Would that actors on my side of the Atlantic had but
an ounce of his style, let alone his kind consideration for younger
actors.
Andrew White
Arlington, VA
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From: Hardy M. Cook <
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Date: Tuesday, May 23, 2000
Subject: John Gielgud Remembered in US Press
THE WASHINGTON POST
Shakespearean Virtuoso Sir John Gielgud, 96, Dies
By Bart Barnes
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, May 23, 2000 ; B07
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A53867-2000May23.html
A Century at Center Stage
By Lloyd Rose
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday , May 23, 2000 ; C01
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A52481-2000May22.html
THE NEW YORK TIMES
May 23, 2000
John Gielgud, 96, Dies; Beacon of Classical Stage
By MEL GUSSOW
http://www.nytimes.com/library/theater/052300obit-j-gielgud.html
May 22, 2000
Actor Sir John Gielgud Dies at 96
Filed at 7:15 p.m. EDT
By The Associated Press
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/i/AP-Obit-Gielgud.html
THE BALTIMORE SUN
Gielgud, at age 96, takes his final bow
Appreciation: The master Shakespearean may be best remembered
Stateside as Hobson the impish butler.
By J. Wynn Rousuck
Sun Theater Critic
http://www.sunspot.net/content/archive/story?section=archive&pagename=story&storyid=1150340214180
ABCnews.com
Theater giant Sir John Gielgud dies at home
Reuters
http://abcnews.go.com/wire/Entertainment/reuters20000522_2501.html
USA TODAY
Towering presence Gielgud dies at 96
By Elysa Gardner, USA TODAY
http://www.usatoday.com/life/enter/movies/movie461.htm
LA TIMES
Incomparable Voice of John Gielgud
An Appreciation: The range and longevity of the Shakespearean actor's
vocal
instrument are unmatched.
By CHARLES CHAMPLIN, Special To The Times
http://www.calendarlive.com/celebs/obit_gielgudapp.htm
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