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Episode 1: The Purple of the Terrys

The Purple of the Terrys

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John Gielgud tells John Miller about his career, starting with his Old Vic 1921 debut.

4 Extra Debut. Sir John Gielgud tells John Miller about his career starting with his 1921 debut at The Old Vic, saying one line. From October 1978.

"Ellen Terry was my great-aunt. What I remember mostly about her is her movement - she was then an old lady, deaf and rather blind and very vague in mind, but when she came on stage you really believed that she was either walking on the flagstones of Venice or in the fields of Windsor..." 

Sir John Gielgud talks to John Miller about his career - starting with his 1921 very brief debut at The Old Vic. 

Actor and theatre director, Sir John Gielgud (1904-2000) was regarded as one of the greatest thespians of his generation. He played every major Shakespearean role, including King Lear, Hamlet, Richard II and Prospero. His Hollywood supporting role as a butler in 'Arthur' won him his only Oscar in 1982.

Producer: John Powell 

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1978.

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