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Creator
Gielgud, John, 1904-2000
Call number
*T-Vim 2003-010
Physical description
20 drawings in 2 portfolios, b & w, 29 x 36 cm; 20 drawings in 2 portfolios, b & w, 29 x 36 cm
Preferred Citation
John Gielgud drawings, Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library
Repository
Billy Rose Theatre Division
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John Gielgud, illustrious English actor of stage and screen, who was knighted in 1957 and died in 2000, was also a producer and director. Named Arthur John Gielgud at birth, he made his theatrical debut in 1921. Consists of twenty sketches in pencil of unidentified theatrical characters by Gielgud at ca. age 16. Two are signed "AJG" and dated 1920 and one of those is titled A Carnival Domino. The rest are unsigned and undated.

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Source of acquisition

Drawings: gift, Mr. & Mrs. David Dufour, 04/16/2003

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Billy Rose Theatre Division
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
40 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023-7498
Third Floor