Sir Arthur John Gielgud, OM, CH (/ˈɡiːlɡʊd/; 14 April 1904 – 21 May 2000) was an English actor and theatre director whose career spanned eight decades. With Ralph Richardson and Laurence Olivier, he was one of the trinity of actors who dominated the British stage for much of the 20th century. A member of the Terry family theatrical dynasty, he gained his first paid acting work as a junior member of his cousin Phyllis Neilson-Terry's company in 1922. After studying at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art he worked in repertory theatre and in the West End before establishing himself at the Old Vic as an exponent of Shakespeare in 1929–31. More about John Gielgud
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During the 1930s Gielgud was a stage star in the West End and on Broadway, appearing in new works and classics. He began a parallel career as a director, and set up his own company at the Queen's Theatre, London. He was regarded by many as the finest Hamlet of his era, and was also known for high comedy roles such as John Worthing in The Importance of Being Earnest. In the 1950s Gielgud feared that his career was threatened when he was convicted and fined for a homosexual offence, but his colleagues and the public supported him loyally. When avant-garde plays began to supersede traditional West End productions in the later 1950s he found no new suitable stage roles, and for several years he was best known in the theatre for his one-man Shakespeare show Ages of Man. From the late 1960s he found new plays that suited him, by authors including Alan Bennett, David Storey and Harold Pinter.In total, we tracked 200 items since 01/09/2012. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of John Gielgud ( DUDLEY MOORE LIZA MINNELLI JOHN GIELGUD ARTHUR 1981 Signed Montage AFTAL) was sold in July 2016 for £255.00 while the cheapest item (Sir John Gielgud Authentic Signed Photograph 1988 Rare Original Actor Stage) found a new owner for £0.99 in September 2019. The month with the most items sold (8) was November 2020 with an average selling price of £9.24 for an autographed item of John Gielgud. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in July 2016 with £255.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.99 was August 2014. In average, an autographed item from John Gielgud is worth £8.00.
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DUDLEY MOORE AND JOHN GIELGUD SIGNED. | £39.00 | ||
John Gielgud - Becket - Arthur - Original Hand Signed Autograph - 1934 | £9.95 | ||
John Gielgud Actor 1950s Signed Album Page Autographed | £4.00 | ||
JOHN GIELGUD autograph | £2.99 | ||
John Gielgud English actor and theatre Signed Vintage Postcard Autographed | £5.00 | ||
RARE SIR JOHN GIELGUD OM CH SIGNED LETTER 9 X 7 INCHES CHARIOTS OF FIRE | £4.00 | ||
SIR JOHN GIELGUD 3 SIGNED AUTOGRAPHED CHRISTMAS CARDS SENT TO HIS UROLOGIST | £4.99 | ||
Sir John Gielgud Autographed Photo | £7.50 | ||
SIR JOHN GIELGUD SIGNED AUTOGRAPH CHRISTMAS CARD | £9.99 | ||
Sir John Gielgud vintage signed page AFTAL#145 | £4.99 |
John Gielgud wrote gay porn film, producer says (11/26/14): Shakespeare actor penned screenplay called Trouser Bar for the late film-maker Peter de Rome and film could go into production He is known as one of the greatest-ever interpreters of Shakespeare, was awarded an Oscar and made a knight, but John Gielgud could gain fresh fame for something rather more
John Gielgud-scripted gay porn movie Trouser Bar to enter production (11/26/14): BFI to support film against the wishes of the John Gielgud estate, according to producer David McGillivray • Remembering Peter de Rome: the maker of gay erotica loved by Warhol, Gielgud and the BFI He is known as one of the greatest ever interpreters of Shakespeare, who was anointed by the Royal Aca
Sir John Gielgud's dinner date with Lauren Bacall (08/14/14): “Find me a man who’s interesting enough to have dinner with,” Lauren Bacall once drawled, “and I’ll be happy.” So which gentleman made the grade? Online oracle and former glossy magazine journalist Madame Arcati recalls Bacall once arriving 10 minutes late