Nigel Hawthorne (1929–2001)
Autor(a) de Straight Face
About the Author
Sir Nigel Barnard Hawthorne was born on April 5, 1929 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England. He was raised in South Africa and returned to England in the 1950s to act. He was awarded the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 1992 (1991 season) for Best Actor for his performance in "The Madness of King mostrar mais George III" at the Royal National Theatre. His performance in "Shadowlands" on Broadway won him the 1991 Tony and New York Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Actor. In 1999 he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II. In 2001 he battled a recurrence of pancreatic cancer which was thought to be in remission after surgical therapy. On December 26, 2001 he died of a heart attack in Hertfordshire, England. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos
Image credit: wikimedia.org
Obras de Nigel Hawthorne
Animal Stories - Awesome Attitudes 1 exemplar(es)
The Clandestine Marriage 1 exemplar(es)
Associated Works
Murder in the Mews and Other Stories (1937) — Narrador, algumas edições; Narrador, algumas edições — 2,456 cópias
Yes, Minister: Series One [1980 TV] 44 cópias
Yes, Minister: Series Two [1981 TV ] 37 cópias
Yes, Minister: Series Three [1982 TV] 27 cópias
The Clandestine Marriage [1999 film] — Actor — 3 cópias
Yes, Prime Minister: The Grand Design [1991 TV] 1 exemplar(es)
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Nome padrão
- Hawthorne, Nigel
- Nome de batismo
- Hawthorne, Nigel Barnard
- Data de nascimento
- 1929-04-05
- Data de falecimento
- 2001-12-26
- Local de enterro
- Parish Church of Thundridge, Ware, Hertford
- Sexo
- male
- Nacionalidade
- UK
- Locais de residência
- Coventry, Warwickshire, England, UK
Cape Town, South Africa
Radwell, Hertfordshire, England, UK - Educação
- St George's Grammar School, Cape Town
University of Cape Town - Ocupação
- actor
- Relacionamentos
- Bentham, Trevor (partner)
- Premiações
- Order of the British Empire (Commander, 1987)
Knight Bachelor (1999)
Membros
Resenhas
You May Also Like
Associated Authors
Estatísticas
- Obras
- 7
- Also by
- 38
- Membros
- 103
- Popularidade
- #185,855
- Avaliação
- 4.1
- Resenhas
- 3
- ISBNs
- 7
He spends much too much time. for my liking, decrying his family, and lovers and not nearly enough upon his career. He patronizes the black Africans in his life quite outrageously and makes Sir Humphrey seem to be a man of the people by comparison.
I find it difficult to assess the quality of the book but, I suppose it is a well written autobiography of the man - just not my cup of tea.… (mais)