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Monday, 22 May, 2000, 17:27 GMT 18:27 UK
A life in pictures: Sir John Gielgud
Sir John Gielgud, one of the UK's finest actors, has died aged 96.
![]() Theatrical export: As Hamlet on the New York stage in 1936
![]() After receiving his knighthood from the Queen at Buckingham Palace in 1953, with his mother and sister
![]() Posing with fellow actors Sir Lewis Casson, Dame Sybil Thorndike and Diana Wynard (right) in 1954
![]() With co-star Doreen Aris, Sir John watches a cake being cut to mark the opening of The Tempest in the West End in 1958
![]() With Sir John Mills (right) during a performance of Veterans at the Royal Court Theatre in 1972
![]() With Ralph Richardson (left) and Laurence Olivier filming the TV drama Wagner in 1982
![]() 80 years young: Birthday celebrations at the Old Vic, London, in 1984
![]() Picking up a Bafta fellowship award in 1992
![]() Covered in coloured string during his 90th birthday celebrations
![]() Attending the unveiling of a plaque for the playwright Oscar Wilde in 1995
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