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'A glorious compendium of John's scintillating irreverences and fabulous faux pas... He was one of the greatest of all theatrical personalities, and these utterly characteristic throwaway squibs bring him vividly back to life.' Simon Callow
This delicious feast of "Gielgoodies", compiled by Gielgud's biographer, reveals a less well-known side to this celebrated man of the theatre: his lightning wit, his love of scandal and gossip, his wicked delight in putting down his fellow-artists, his relish of bawdy humour. Full of startling new material, drawn from many unpublished letters and Jonathan Croall's extensive interviews, the book also celebrates the man who dropped a thousand bricks. Gielgud's excruciating gaffes were legendary, and here are both the famous and the unknown, collected in all their glory. Whether committed backstage, in the wings or in rehearsals, on film sets or in television studios, they bring this merry and much-loved man vividly to life.
Contents
Sources and Acknowledgements vii Introduction 1 Prologue by Simon Callow 5 Gielgoodies: Actors and Playwrights 9 1 The Butterfly Mind 17 2 Designers and Audiences 27 3 Portraits of the Artists 33 Gielgoodies: The Man from Stratford 47 4 The Play's the Thing 55 5 Words, Words, Words 63 Gielgoodies: Rehearsals and Auditions 77 6 Gay Times 87 7 In Front of the Camera 95 8 A Very Naughty Boy 103 Gielgoodies: A Mixed Bag 111 9 A World of His Own 125 10 Senior Moments 133 Index 138
