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One Of Our More Promising Young Actors

Gielgud recalls the early influence of Russian director Theodore Komisarjevsky - and praise for his beard. From November 1978.

"It was a very interesting and extraordinary part, but I was very intense in it..."

Sir John Gielgud recalls the early influence of Russian director, Theodore Komisarjevsky - and praise for his goatee beard. With John Miller.

Actor and theatre director, Sir John Gielgud (1904-2000) was regarded as one of the greatest thespians of his generation.

Producer: John Powell

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1978.

28 minutes

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