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	In the same biography, Keith Baxter remarks on Gielgud's private life: "...the theatre was always much more important to John G than any private relationship..."		In the same biography, Keith Baxter remarks on Gielgud's private life: "...the theatre was always much more important to John G than any private relationship..."
	Longtime partner [[Martin Hensler]] died in December 1998, 16 months before Gielgud's own death in 2000.<ref>Sheridan Morley: ''John Gielgud: The Authorized Biography'' (London, 2002), p.23</ref> He publicly acknowledged Hensler as his lover only in 1988, in the programme notes for 'The Best of Friends', which was his final stage performance.		Longtime partner [[Martin Hensler]] died in December 1998, 16 months before Gielgud's own death in 2000.<ref>Sheridan Morley: ''John Gielgud: The Authorized Biography'' (London, 2002), p.23</ref> He publicly acknowledged Hensler as his lover only in 1988, in the programme notes for 'The Best of Friends', which was his final stage performance.

			In Henry 'Chips' Channon 1943-57 diaries Gielgud is mentioned as having a collection of pornography at his house in Cowley Street <ref> page 450 Henry 'Chips' Channon The Diaries 1943-57 </ref>.

	Sir John gave the opening address at the Queen Mother's 90th Birthday Celebration Gala at the [[London Palladium]] in 1990, referring to a glittering array of stars and personalities assembled saying that because of the love and affection in which she was held they were laying at her feet, this rather large Birthday present, which provoked tremendous approval. He also read from [[Alan Bennett]]'s ''40 Years On'', in which he had appeared in earlier years.<ref>''[[Gay Times]]'' Issue 114, March 1988 "Gielgud, 83, comes out </ref>		Sir John gave the opening address at the Queen Mother's 90th Birthday Celebration Gala at the [[London Palladium]] in 1990, referring to a glittering array of stars and personalities assembled saying that because of the love and affection in which she was held they were laying at her feet, this rather large Birthday present, which provoked tremendous approval. He also read from [[Alan Bennett]]'s ''40 Years On'', in which he had appeared in earlier years.<ref>''[[Gay Times]]'' Issue 114, March 1988 "Gielgud, 83, comes out </ref>

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	John Gielgud's maternal grandmother was the actress Kate Terry, sister of other actors including Ellen Terry. His father was of Polish Cathoic descent.		John Gielgud's maternal grandmother was the actress Kate Terry, sister of other actors including Ellen Terry. His father was of Polish Cathoic descent.

	Gielgud lived and worked in an era when there was a conspiracy of silence around homosexuality outside of theatrical circles. Shortly after he was knighted, Gielgud endured a horrific humiliation. In 1953, he was convicted of "persistently importuning for immoral purposes" (cottaging) in a [[Chelsea]] mews, having been arrested for trying to pick up a man in a public lavatory.<ref>''The Times'', 22 October 1953 "Fine for 'Persistently Importuning'"</ref><ref>http://books.google.com/?id=-IrgcXteIMgC Michael Munn \| first=Michael ''Lord Larry: the secret life of Laurence Olivier : a personal and intimate portrait'' Anova Books, ISBN:978-1-86105-977-2 page=165</ref> Gielgud avoided Hollywood for over a decade for fear of being denied entry because of the arrest. There was much discussion behind closed doors about whether his career could endure the ignominy, but he continued to rehearse the play in which he was scheduled to direct and act. Instead of being rejected by the public, he received a standing ovation at the play's initial opening in [[Liverpool]], in part because of his co-star Sybil Thorndike; Thorndike seized him as he stood in the wings unable to bring himself to make his first entrance and brought him onstage, whispering "Come on, John darling, they won't boo me." Biographer Sheridan Morley writes that while Gielgud never denied being homosexual, he always tried to be discreet about it and felt humiliated by the ordeal. Some speculate that it helped to bring to public attention a crusade to decriminalise homosexuality in England and Wales.<ref>http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/features/john-gielgud-when-england-hounded-a-hero-788459.html Rhoda Koenig "John Gielgud: When England hounded a hero" ''The Independent'', 28 February 2008 "The fuss contributed to the Wolfenden Commission, set up the following year to study prostitution, taking on homosexuality as well. Its recommendations eventually led to decriminalisation."</ref><ref>http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-540192/How-moment-madness-Britains-greatest-actor-drove-brink-suicide--forever-changed-attitudes-sex.html Glenys Roberts "How a moment of madness by Britain's greatest actor drove him to the brink of suicide - and forever changed attitudes to sex" ''Daily Mail'' 20 March 2008. "Yet, ironically, the publicity surrounding Gielgud's arrest was one of the impetuses behind changes in the law over homosexuality. The Wolfenden Commission, set up to study prostitution, broadened its scope to include homosexuality."</ref>		Gielgud lived and worked in an era when there was a conspiracy of silence around homosexuality outside of theatrical circles. Shortly after he was knighted, Gielgud endured a horrific humiliation. In 1953, he was convicted of "persistently importuning for immoral purposes" (cottaging) in a [[Chelsea]] mews, having been arrested for trying to pick up a man in a public lavatory.<ref>''The Times'', 22 October 1953 "Fine for 'Persistently Importuning'"</ref><ref>http://books.google.com/?id=-IrgcXteIMgC Michael Munn \| first=Michael ''Lord Larry: the secret life of Laurence Olivier : a personal and intimate portrait'' Anova Books, ISBN:978-1-86105-977-2 page=165</ref> Gielgud avoided Hollywood for over a decade for fear of being denied entry because of the arrest.<ref> Paul Anstee,his 25 year old lover at the time, destroyed Gielgud's letters out of fear following this incident. 'Our Heroes: John Gielgud' Julie Kavanagh pp 6-7 The Daily Telegraph Review 16 May 2020 </ref> There was much discussion behind closed doors about whether his career could endure the ignominy, but he continued to rehearse the play in which he was scheduled to direct and act. Instead of being rejected by the public, he received a standing ovation at the play's initial opening in [[Liverpool]], in part because of his co-star Sybil Thorndike; Thorndike seized him as he stood in the wings unable to bring himself to make his first entrance and brought him onstage, whispering "Come on, John darling, they won't boo me." Biographer Sheridan Morley writes that while Gielgud never denied being homosexual, he always tried to be discreet about it and felt humiliated by the ordeal. Some speculate that it helped to bring to public attention a crusade to decriminalise homosexuality in England and Wales.<ref>http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/features/john-gielgud-when-england-hounded-a-hero-788459.html Rhoda Koenig "John Gielgud: When England hounded a hero" ''The Independent'', 28 February 2008 "The fuss contributed to the Wolfenden Commission, set up the following year to study prostitution, taking on homosexuality as well. Its recommendations eventually led to decriminalisation."</ref><ref>http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-540192/How-moment-madness-Britains-greatest-actor-drove-brink-suicide--forever-changed-attitudes-sex.html Glenys Roberts "How a moment of madness by Britain's greatest actor drove him to the brink of suicide - and forever changed attitudes to sex" ''Daily Mail'' 20 March 2008. "Yet, ironically, the publicity surrounding Gielgud's arrest was one of the impetuses behind changes in the law over homosexuality. The Wolfenden Commission, set up to study prostitution, broadened its scope to include homosexuality."</ref>

	The "Gielgud case" of 1953 was dramatised by critic turned playwright [[Nicholas de Jongh]] in the play ''[[Plague Over England]]'' and performed at the Finborough, a small London theatre, in 2008, with Jasper Britton as Gielgud. In 2009 the play was presented for a limited run at the Duchess Theatre, in London's [[West End]], with Michael Feast (who had worked with Gielgud) in the main role.		The "Gielgud case" of 1953 was dramatised by critic turned playwright [[Nicholas de Jongh]] in the play ''[[Plague Over England]]'' and performed at the Finborough, a small London theatre, in 2008, with Jasper Britton as Gielgud. In 2009 the play was presented for a limited run at the Duchess Theatre, in London's [[West End]], with Michael Feast (who had worked with Gielgud) in the main role.

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	[[File:John Gielgud Allan Warren cropped.jpg\|thumb\|Gielgud in 1973, by Allan Warren]]'''Sir Arthur John Gielgud''', OM, CH (14 April 1904 – 21 May 2000) was an English actor, director, and producer. He achieved early international acclaim for his youthful, emotionally expressive Hamlet which broke box office records on Broadway in 1937. He was known for his beautiful speaking of verse and particularly for his warm and expressive voice, which his colleague Sir Alec Guinness likened to "a silver trumpet muffled in silk". Gielgud is one of the few entertainers who have won an Oscar, Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Award.		[[File:John Gielgud Allan Warren cropped.jpg\|thumb\|Gielgud in 1973, photographed by [[Allan Warren]]]]'''Sir Arthur John Gielgud''', OM, CH (14 April 1904 – 21 May 2000) was an English actor, director, and producer. He achieved early international acclaim for his youthful, emotionally expressive Hamlet which broke box office records on Broadway in 1937. He was known for his beautiful speaking of verse and particularly for his warm and expressive voice, which his colleague Sir Alec Guinness likened to "a silver trumpet muffled in silk". Gielgud is one of the few entertainers who have won an Oscar, Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Award.

	John Gielgud's maternal grandmother was the actress Kate Terry, sister of other actors including Ellen Terry. His father was of Polish Cathoic descent.		John Gielgud's maternal grandmother was the actress Kate Terry, sister of other actors including Ellen Terry. His father was of Polish Cathoic descent.

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	John Gielgud's maternal grandmother was the actress Kate Terry, sister of other actors including Ellen Terry. His father was of Polish Cathoic descent.		John Gielgud's maternal grandmother was the actress Kate Terry, sister of other actors including Ellen Terry. His father was of Polish Cathoic descent.

	Gielgud lived and worked in an era when there was a conspiracy of silence around homosexuality outside of theatrical circles. Shortly after he was knighted, Gielgud endured a horrific humiliation. In 1953, he was convicted of "persistently importuning for immoral purposes" (cottaging) in a Chelsea mews, having been arrested for trying to pick up a man in a public lavatory.<ref>''The Times'', 22 October 1953 "Fine for 'Persistently Importuning'"</ref><ref>http://books.google.com/?id=-IrgcXteIMgC Michael Munn \| first=Michael ''Lord Larry: the secret life of Laurence Olivier : a personal and intimate portrait'' Anova Books, ISBN:978-1-86105-977-2 page=165</ref> Gielgud avoided Hollywood for over a decade for fear of being denied entry because of the arrest. There was much discussion behind closed doors about whether his career could endure the ignominy, but he continued to rehearse the play in which he was scheduled to direct and act. Instead of being rejected by the public, he received a standing ovation at the play's initial opening in Liverpool, in part because of his co-star Sybil Thorndike; Thorndike seized him as he stood in the wings unable to bring himself to make his first entrance and brought him onstage, whispering "Come on, John darling, they won't boo me." Biographer Sheridan Morley writes that while Gielgud never denied being homosexual, he always tried to be discreet about it and felt humiliated by the ordeal. Some speculate that it helped to bring to public attention a crusade to decriminalise homosexuality in England and Wales.<ref>http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/features/john-gielgud-when-england-hounded-a-hero-788459.html Rhoda Koenig "John Gielgud: When England hounded a hero" ''The Independent'', 28 February 2008 "The fuss contributed to the Wolfenden Commission, set up the following year to study prostitution, taking on homosexuality as well. Its recommendations eventually led to decriminalisation."</ref><ref>http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-540192/How-moment-madness-Britains-greatest-actor-drove-brink-suicide--forever-changed-attitudes-sex.html Glenys Roberts "How a moment of madness by Britain's greatest actor drove him to the brink of suicide - and forever changed attitudes to sex" ''Daily Mail'' 20 March 2008. "Yet, ironically, the publicity surrounding Gielgud's arrest was one of the impetuses behind changes in the law over homosexuality. The Wolfenden Commission, set up to study prostitution, broadened its scope to include homosexuality."</ref>		Gielgud lived and worked in an era when there was a conspiracy of silence around homosexuality outside of theatrical circles. Shortly after he was knighted, Gielgud endured a horrific humiliation. In 1953, he was convicted of "persistently importuning for immoral purposes" (cottaging) in a [[Chelsea]] mews, having been arrested for trying to pick up a man in a public lavatory.<ref>''The Times'', 22 October 1953 "Fine for 'Persistently Importuning'"</ref><ref>http://books.google.com/?id=-IrgcXteIMgC Michael Munn \| first=Michael ''Lord Larry: the secret life of Laurence Olivier : a personal and intimate portrait'' Anova Books, ISBN:978-1-86105-977-2 page=165</ref> Gielgud avoided Hollywood for over a decade for fear of being denied entry because of the arrest. There was much discussion behind closed doors about whether his career could endure the ignominy, but he continued to rehearse the play in which he was scheduled to direct and act. Instead of being rejected by the public, he received a standing ovation at the play's initial opening in [[Liverpool]], in part because of his co-star Sybil Thorndike; Thorndike seized him as he stood in the wings unable to bring himself to make his first entrance and brought him onstage, whispering "Come on, John darling, they won't boo me." Biographer Sheridan Morley writes that while Gielgud never denied being homosexual, he always tried to be discreet about it and felt humiliated by the ordeal. Some speculate that it helped to bring to public attention a crusade to decriminalise homosexuality in England and Wales.<ref>http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/features/john-gielgud-when-england-hounded-a-hero-788459.html Rhoda Koenig "John Gielgud: When England hounded a hero" ''The Independent'', 28 February 2008 "The fuss contributed to the Wolfenden Commission, set up the following year to study prostitution, taking on homosexuality as well. Its recommendations eventually led to decriminalisation."</ref><ref>http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-540192/How-moment-madness-Britains-greatest-actor-drove-brink-suicide--forever-changed-attitudes-sex.html Glenys Roberts "How a moment of madness by Britain's greatest actor drove him to the brink of suicide - and forever changed attitudes to sex" ''Daily Mail'' 20 March 2008. "Yet, ironically, the publicity surrounding Gielgud's arrest was one of the impetuses behind changes in the law over homosexuality. The Wolfenden Commission, set up to study prostitution, broadened its scope to include homosexuality."</ref>

	The "Gielgud case" of 1953 was dramatised by critic turned playwright [[Nicholas de Jongh]] in the play ''[[Plague Over England]]'' and performed at the Finborough, a small London theatre, in 2008, with Jasper Britton as Gielgud. In 2009 the play was presented for a limited run at the Duchess Theatre, in London's [[West End]], with Michael Feast (who had worked with Gielgud) in the main role.		The "Gielgud case" of 1953 was dramatised by critic turned playwright [[Nicholas de Jongh]] in the play ''[[Plague Over England]]'' and performed at the Finborough, a small London theatre, in 2008, with Jasper Britton as Gielgud. In 2009 the play was presented for a limited run at the Duchess Theatre, in London's [[West End]], with Michael Feast (who had worked with Gielgud) in the main role.

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	[[File:John Gielgud Allan Warren cropped.jpg\|thumb\|Gielgud in 1973, by Allan Warren]]'''Sir Arthur John Gielgud''', OM, CH (14 April 1904 – 21 May 2000) was an English actor, director, and producer. He achieved early international acclaim for his youthful, emotionally expressive Hamlet which broke box office records on Broadway in 1937. He was known for his beautiful speaking of verse and particularly for his warm and expressive voice, which his colleague Sir Alec Guinness likened to "a silver trumpet muffled in silk". Gielgud is one of the few entertainers who have won an Oscar, Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Award.		[[File:John Gielgud Allan Warren cropped.jpg\|thumb\|Gielgud in 1973, by Allan Warren]]'''Sir Arthur John Gielgud''', OM, CH (14 April 1904 – 21 May 2000) was an English actor, director, and producer. He achieved early international acclaim for his youthful, emotionally expressive Hamlet which broke box office records on Broadway in 1937. He was known for his beautiful speaking of verse and particularly for his warm and expressive voice, which his colleague Sir Alec Guinness likened to "a silver trumpet muffled in silk". Gielgud is one of the few entertainers who have won an Oscar, Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Award.

	John Gielgud's ~~maeternal~~ grandmother was the actress Kate Terry, sister other actors including Ellen Terry. His father was of Polish Cathoic descent.		John Gielgud's maternal grandmother was the actress Kate Terry, sister of other actors including Ellen Terry. His father was of Polish Cathoic descent.

	Gielgud lived and worked in an era when there was a conspiracy of silence around homosexuality outside of theatrical circles. Shortly after he was knighted, Gielgud endured a horrific humiliation. In 1953, he was convicted of "persistently importuning for immoral purposes" (cottaging) in a Chelsea mews, having been arrested for trying to pick up a man in a public lavatory.<ref>''The Times'', 22 October 1953 "Fine for 'Persistently Importuning'"</ref><ref>http://books.google.com/?id=-IrgcXteIMgC Michael Munn \| first=Michael ''Lord Larry: the secret life of Laurence Olivier : a personal and intimate portrait'' Anova Books, ISBN:978-1-86105-977-2 page=165</ref> Gielgud avoided Hollywood for over a decade for fear of being denied entry because of the arrest. There was much discussion behind closed doors about whether his career could endure the ignominy, but he continued to rehearse the play in which he was scheduled to direct and act. Instead of being rejected by the public, he received a standing ovation at the play's initial opening in Liverpool, in part because of his co-star Sybil Thorndike; Thorndike seized him as he stood in the wings unable to bring himself to make his first entrance and brought him onstage, whispering "Come on, John darling, they won't boo me." Biographer Sheridan Morley writes that while Gielgud never denied being homosexual, he always tried to be discreet about it and felt humiliated by the ordeal. Some speculate that it helped to bring to public attention a crusade to decriminalise homosexuality in England and Wales.<ref>http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/features/john-gielgud-when-england-hounded-a-hero-788459.html Rhoda Koenig "John Gielgud: When England hounded a hero" ''The Independent'', 28 February 2008 "The fuss contributed to the Wolfenden Commission, set up the following year to study prostitution, taking on homosexuality as well. Its recommendations eventually led to decriminalisation."</ref><ref>http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-540192/How-moment-madness-Britains-greatest-actor-drove-brink-suicide--forever-changed-attitudes-sex.html Glenys Roberts "How a moment of madness by Britain's greatest actor drove him to the brink of suicide - and forever changed attitudes to sex" ''Daily Mail'' 20 March 2008. "Yet, ironically, the publicity surrounding Gielgud's arrest was one of the impetuses behind changes in the law over homosexuality. The Wolfenden Commission, set up to study prostitution, broadened its scope to include homosexuality."</ref>		Gielgud lived and worked in an era when there was a conspiracy of silence around homosexuality outside of theatrical circles. Shortly after he was knighted, Gielgud endured a horrific humiliation. In 1953, he was convicted of "persistently importuning for immoral purposes" (cottaging) in a Chelsea mews, having been arrested for trying to pick up a man in a public lavatory.<ref>''The Times'', 22 October 1953 "Fine for 'Persistently Importuning'"</ref><ref>http://books.google.com/?id=-IrgcXteIMgC Michael Munn \| first=Michael ''Lord Larry: the secret life of Laurence Olivier : a personal and intimate portrait'' Anova Books, ISBN:978-1-86105-977-2 page=165</ref> Gielgud avoided Hollywood for over a decade for fear of being denied entry because of the arrest. There was much discussion behind closed doors about whether his career could endure the ignominy, but he continued to rehearse the play in which he was scheduled to direct and act. Instead of being rejected by the public, he received a standing ovation at the play's initial opening in Liverpool, in part because of his co-star Sybil Thorndike; Thorndike seized him as he stood in the wings unable to bring himself to make his first entrance and brought him onstage, whispering "Come on, John darling, they won't boo me." Biographer Sheridan Morley writes that while Gielgud never denied being homosexual, he always tried to be discreet about it and felt humiliated by the ordeal. Some speculate that it helped to bring to public attention a crusade to decriminalise homosexuality in England and Wales.<ref>http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/features/john-gielgud-when-england-hounded-a-hero-788459.html Rhoda Koenig "John Gielgud: When England hounded a hero" ''The Independent'', 28 February 2008 "The fuss contributed to the Wolfenden Commission, set up the following year to study prostitution, taking on homosexuality as well. Its recommendations eventually led to decriminalisation."</ref><ref>http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-540192/How-moment-madness-Britains-greatest-actor-drove-brink-suicide--forever-changed-attitudes-sex.html Glenys Roberts "How a moment of madness by Britain's greatest actor drove him to the brink of suicide - and forever changed attitudes to sex" ''Daily Mail'' 20 March 2008. "Yet, ironically, the publicity surrounding Gielgud's arrest was one of the impetuses behind changes in the law over homosexuality. The Wolfenden Commission, set up to study prostitution, broadened its scope to include homosexuality."</ref>