Alec GuinnessSir Alec Guinness, CH, CBE (April 2, 1914 - August 5, 2000) was a British actor who became one of the most versatile and best loved performers of his generation. Born in London, he first worked in advertising before making his debut at the Old Vic in 1936. He married the artist, playwright, and actress Merula Salaman in 1938, and they had a son, Matthew, in 1940. Alec Guinness served in the Royal Navy throughout World War II, serving first as a seaman in 1941 and being commissioned the following year and commanded a landing craft taking part in the invasion of Sicily and Elba and later ferrying supplies to the Yugoslav partisans. During the War he appeared in Terence Rattigan's West End Play for Bomber Command, Flare Path. He returned to the Old Vic in 1946. He was initially mainly associated with the Ealing comedies, and particularly for playing 12 different characters in Kind Hearts and Coronets. Other films from this period included The Lavender Hill Mob, The Ladykillers, and The Man in the White Suit. In 1952, director Ronald Neame cast Guinness in his first romantic lead role, opposite Petula Clark in The Card. In 1954 during the shooting of the film Father Brown, he converted to Roman Catholicism and became devout, attending church regularly for the rest of his life. Guinness was also a talented dramatic and character actor. His film appearances ranged from Lawrence of Arabia to The Bridge on the River Kwai, for which he won an Academy Award as best actor in 1957. He was nominated again in 1958 for his screenplay adapted from Joyce Cary's novel The Horse's Mouth. He also received an Academy Honorary Award for lifetime achievements in 1980. His part as Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars brought him worldwide recognition by a new generation (and reputedly lots of money), though he was never happy with being identified with the part. He would throw out any fan mail regarding Star Wars without reading it. From the 1970s, Guinness made regular television appearances, including the part of George Smiley in the serialisations of two novels by John le Carré: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy and Smiley's People. One of his last appearances was in the acclaimed BBC drama Eskimo Day. Sir Alec Guinness died of liver cancer on August 5, 2000, at Midhurst in West Sussex, and was interred near Petersfield, Hampshire, England. He was appointed CBE in 1955, was knighted in 1959, and became a Companion of Honour in 1994. He has a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1559 Vine Street. Guinness wrote three volumes of bestselling autobiography, beginning with Blessings in Disguise in 1985, followed by My Name Escapes Me in 1996 and A Positively Final Appearance in 1999. A 2003 biography of Guinness, by the author Piers Paul Read, revealed that the actor was bisexual, who before his marriage had had several homosexual relationships. It also revealed that the actor was arrested in Liverpool in 1948 for cottaging (soliciting for sex in a public toilet). When arrested the actor gave as his name Herbert Pocket, the character he had just played in David Lean's film version of Great Expectations and was prosecuted and fined under that name, but avoided public scandal because the police never realised the true identity of "Pocket" until decades later. NOTE: Other accounts give the date of the Liverpool arrest as 1946. Either date is several years after his 1938 marriage -- http://andrejkoymasky.com/liv/fam/biog2/guin1.html and http://myweb.lsbu.ac.uk/~stafflag/alecguinness.html (The Knitting Circle of South Bank University). The biography also states, on the basis of letters written by his wife, Merula, that Guinness was an emotionally abusive husband who regularly publicly humiliated both his wife and son. Merula planned to write a book about her relationship with Guinness but died before the book was written. Filmography, as actor, includes
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Merula planned to write a book about her relationship with Guinness but died before the book was written. aka The Mighty Ducks Are the Champions (UK: video box title). The biography also states, on the basis of letters written by his wife, Merula, that Guinness was an emotionally abusive husband who regularly publicly humiliated both his wife and son. aka Champions .. Either date is several years after his 1938 marriage -- http://andrejkoymasky.com/liv/fam/biog2/guin1.html and http://myweb.lsbu.ac.uk/~stafflag/alecguinness.html (The Knitting Circle of South Bank University). .. NOTE: Other accounts give the date of the Liverpool arrest as 1946. aka The Mighty Ducks 2. When arrested the actor gave as his name Herbert Pocket, the character he had just played in David Lean's film version of Great Expectations and was prosecuted and fined under that name, but avoided public scandal because the police never realised the true identity of "Pocket" until decades later. .. It also revealed that the actor was arrested in Liverpool in 1948 for cottaging (soliciting for sex in a public toilet). aka Lac magique, Le (Canada: French title: TV title). A 2003 biography of Guinness, by the author Piers Paul Read, revealed that the actor was bisexual, who before his marriage had had several homosexual relationships. aka Glenorky .. Guinness wrote three volumes of bestselling autobiography, beginning with Blessings in Disguise in 1985, followed by My Name Escapes Me in 1996 and A Positively Final Appearance in 1999. .. He has a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1559 Vine Street. aka Ronnie et Julie (Canada: French title). He was appointed CBE in 1955, was knighted in 1959, and became a Companion of Honour in 1994. .. Sir Alec Guinness died of liver cancer on August 5, 2000, at Midhurst in West Sussex, and was interred near Petersfield, Hampshire, England. aka Un élève doué - Été de corruption (France: dubbed version). One of his last appearances was in the acclaimed BBC drama Eskimo Day. aka Élève doué, L' (Canada: French title) .. From the 1970s, Guinness made regular television appearances, including the part of George Smiley in the serialisations of two novels by John le Carré: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy and Smiley's People. .. He would throw out any fan mail regarding Star Wars without reading it. aka Urban Legend (France). His part as Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars brought him worldwide recognition by a new generation (and reputedly lots of money), though he was never happy with being identified with the part. aka Mixed Culture (USA) .. He also received an Academy Honorary Award for lifetime achievements in 1980. .. He was nominated again in 1958 for his screenplay adapted from Joyce Cary's novel The Horse's Mouth. aka Clan des Skulls, Le (Canada: French title). His film appearances ranged from Lawrence of Arabia to The Bridge on the River Kwai, for which he won an Academy Award as best actor in 1957. .. Guinness was also a talented dramatic and character actor. aka Road to Hell (USA). In 1954 during the shooting of the film Father Brown, he converted to Roman Catholicism and became devout, attending church regularly for the rest of his life. aka Coyboys and Idiots (USA: cable TV title) .. In 1952, director Ronald Neame cast Guinness in his first romantic lead role, opposite Petula Clark in The Card. .. Other films from this period included The Lavender Hill Mob, The Ladykillers, and The Man in the White Suit. Joshua Jackson has had involvement in:. He was initially mainly associated with the Ealing comedies, and particularly for playing 12 different characters in Kind Hearts and Coronets. He is rumored to hold dual U.S./Canadian citizenship. He returned to the Old Vic in 1946. Joshua is left-handed and is around 6 feet tall. During the War he appeared in Terence Rattigan's West End Play for Bomber Command, Flare Path. He is best known for the role of Pacey Witter on Dawson's Creek, but he has also appeared in several movies including Cruel Intentions, Apt Pupil, Scream 2, The Laramie Project and The Skulls. Alec Guinness served in the Royal Navy throughout World War II, serving first as a seaman in 1941 and being commissioned the following year and commanded a landing craft taking part in the invasion of Sicily and Elba and later ferrying supplies to the Yugoslav partisans. Soon after he took up acting, landing a role in a commercial for Keebler's Potato Chips. He married the artist, playwright, and actress Merula Salaman in 1938, and they had a son, Matthew, in 1940. Jackson grew up in California until age 4, when his family moved back to Vancouver. Born in London, he first worked in advertising before making his debut at the Old Vic in 1936. He currently divides his time between North Carolina (where his television program Dawson's Creek was filmed) and Vancouver. Sir Alec Guinness, CH, CBE (April 2, 1914 - August 5, 2000) was a British actor who became one of the most versatile and best loved performers of his generation. He was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Great Expectations (1946). Joshua Carter Jackson (born June 11, 1978) is an actor in American television and movies. Oliver Twist (1948). Tom (11 years). Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949). Crooked Hearts (1991) ... A Run for Your Money (1949). Young Mac. Last Holiday (1950). Payoff (1991) (TV) ... The Mudlark (1950). Charlie Conway. The Lavender Hill Mob (1951). The Mighty Ducks (1992) ... The Man in the White Suit (1951). Billy. The Card (1952). Digger (1993) ... The Captain's Paradise (1953). Charlie Conway. The Square Mile (1953) (voice). D2: The Mighty Ducks (1994) ... The Malta Story (1953). Mark Baker. Father Brown (1954). Andre (1994) ... The Stratford Adventure (1954). Joshua Black. To Paris with Love (1955). Magic in the Water (1995) ... The Prisoner (1955). John Prince, Jr. The Ladykillers (1955). Robin of Locksley (1996) (TV) (as Josh Jackson) ... Rowlandson's England (1955). Charlie Conway. The Swan (1956). D3: The Mighty Ducks (1996) ... The Bridge on the River Kwai(1957). Ronnie Monroe. Barnacle Bill (1957). Ronnie & Julie (1997) (TV) ... The Horse's Mouth (1958). Sammy. The Scapegoat (1959). On the Edge of Innocence (1997) (TV) ... Our Man in Havana (1959). Film Class Guy #1. Tunes of Glory (1960). Scream 2 (1997) (as Josh Jackson) ... A Majority of One (1961). Pacey Witter. Defiant (1962). "Dawson's Creek" (1998) TV Series ... H.M.S. Joey. Lawrence of Arabia (1962). Apt Pupil (1998) ... The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964). Damon Brooks. Doctor Zhivago (1965). Urban Legend (1998) ... But Not Serious (1965). The Battery (1998). Situation Hopeless.. Blaine Tuttle. Hotel Paradiso (1966). Cruel Intentions (1999) ... The Quiller Memorandum (1966). Pacey. The Comedians (1967). Muppets From Space (1999) (uncredited) ... Cromwell (1970). Lucas "Luke" McNamara. Scrooge (1970). The Skulls (2000) ... Fratello sole, sorella luna (1972). Beau Edson. Hitler: The Last Ten Days (1973). Gossip (2000/I) ... Murder by Death (1976). Paul Gold. Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (1977). The Safety of Objects (2001) ... Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980). Matt Galloway. Raise the Titanic (1980). The Laramie Project (2002) ... Lovesick (1983). Earl Crest. Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (1983). Lone Star State of Mind (2002) ... A Passage to India (1984). John. A Handful of Dust (1988). I Love Your Work (2003) ... Little Dorrit (1988). Jake. Kafka (1991). Cursed (2004) ... A Foreign Field (1993). Duncan Shorter. Mute Witness (1994). Aurora Borealis (2004) ... Chris McKinley. Americano (2004) ... |