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Standard Name: Gielgud, Sir John
Connections
| Connections Sort ascending | Author name | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Friends, Associates | Enid Bagnold | During the Second World War EB
became friendly with photographer Cecil Beaton
(with whom she exchanged plays), Lady Diana Cooper
, and actress Dame Edith Evans
. Later she also became a friend of MGM |
| Family and Intimate relationships | Naomi Royde-Smith | Milton had his first big London success in 1922, and before Royde-Smith married him she had praised his magnetic performance as Hamlet. |
| Family and Intimate relationships | Edith Craig | The actor John Gielgud
was EC
's second cousin. On occasion he performed at her Barn Theatre
in Kent. Cockin, Katharine. Edith Craig (1869-1947): Dramatic Lives. Cassell. 13 Glendinning, Victoria. Vita. Penguin. 251 |
| death | Enid Bagnold | She was cremated and her ashes interred at Rottingdean. At a memorial service held in November, John Gielgud
read the lesson and Vita Sackville-West
's son Nigel Nicolson
gave the address. EB
's papers... |
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