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Personal Details
Other Works:
Stage:
Appeared (as "Boyet") in "Love's Labour's Lost", Old Vic Theatre Company, Old Vic Theatre London
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Publicity Listings:
13 Print Biographies
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1 Interview
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18 Articles
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1 Pictorial
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17 Magazine Cover Photos
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Alternate Names:
Alec Guiness | Mr. Alec Guinness | Sir Alec Guinness | Mystery Guest Star
Height:
5' 10" (1.78 m)
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Personal Quote:
We live in an age of apologies. Apologies, false or true, are expected from the descendants of empire builders, slave owners, persecutors of heretics and from men who, in our eyes, just got it all wrong. So with the age of 85 coming up shortly, I want to make an apology. It appears I must apologize for being male, white and European.
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Trivia:
Upon notification that he was to achieve a lifetime achievement Oscar, he was not keen but expressed thanks. He informed the Academy that there was no way he would even consider flying to California to pick up this award. Academy President Fay Kanin, asked Dustin Hoffman who was doing promotional work from Kramer vs. Kramer in London, to meet with Guinness and persuade him to attend. As both men ...
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