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	In a long and varied career, which began with an advert for Mackeson Stout and a bit part in ''Dad's Army'', his most famous roles were as Sir Humphrey Appleby, the Permanent Secretary of the fictional Department of Administrative Affairs in the television series ''Yes Minister'' (and Cabinet Secretary in its sequel, ''Yes, Prime Minister''), for which he won four BAFTA awards during the 1980s, and as King George III in [[Alan Bennett]]'s stage play ''The Madness of George III'' (for which he won a Best Actor Olivier Award) and the film version entitled ''The Madness of King George'', for which he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor and won the BAFTA Film Award for Best Actor. He won a sixth BAFTA for the 1996 TV mini-series ''The Fragile Heart''		In a long and varied career, which began with an advert for Mackeson Stout and a bit part in ''Dad's Army'', his most famous roles were as Sir Humphrey Appleby, the Permanent Secretary of the fictional Department of Administrative Affairs in the television series ''Yes Minister'' (and Cabinet Secretary in its sequel, ''Yes, Prime Minister''), for which he won four BAFTA awards during the 1980s, and as King George III in [[Alan Bennett]]'s stage play ''The Madness of George III'' (for which he won a Best Actor Olivier Award) and the film version entitled ''The Madness of King George'', for which he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor and won the BAFTA Film Award for Best Actor. He won a sixth BAFTA for the 1996 TV mini-series ''The Fragile Heart''

	He gave a memorable performance as Georgie in the TV series ''[[Mapp and Lucia]]'', based on the books by [[E F Benson]].		He gave a memorable performance as Georgie in the TV series ''[[Mapp and Lucia]]'', based on the books by [[E F Benson]]:
	:"Enter Lucia's confidante and companion in piano duets, the fey and bizarrely dressed Georgie Pillson – portrayed with undisguised relish by Nigel Hawthorne, straight off the back of his Sir Humphrey Appleby in Yes, Minister. Perhaps the intensely private Hawthorne, before he was involuntarily "outed" around the time of the 1995 Oscars, felt liberated in playing a gay man – although with Mapp and Lucia being set in 1930, the question of Georgie's sexuality is never directly addressed."<ref>http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/mapp-and-lucia-how-to-best--the-ultimate-social-snobs-9242221.html Gerard Gilbert, "Mapp and Lucia: How to best the ultimate social snobs", ''Independent on Sunday'', 6 April 2014</ref>		:"Enter Lucia's confidante and companion in piano duets, the fey and bizarrely dressed Georgie Pillson – portrayed with undisguised relish by Nigel Hawthorne, straight off the back of his Sir Humphrey Appleby in Yes, Minister. Perhaps the intensely private Hawthorne, before he was involuntarily "outed" around the time of the 1995 Oscars, felt liberated in playing a gay man – although with Mapp and Lucia being set in 1930, the question of Georgie's sexuality is never directly addressed."<ref>http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/mapp-and-lucia-how-to-best--the-ultimate-social-snobs-9242221.html Gerard Gilbert, "Mapp and Lucia: How to best the ultimate social snobs", ''Independent on Sunday'', 6 April 2014</ref>

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	In a long and varied career, which began with an advert for Mackeson Stout and a bit part in ''Dad's Army'', his most famous roles were as Sir Humphrey Appleby, the Permanent Secretary of the fictional Department of Administrative Affairs in the television series ''Yes Minister'' (and Cabinet Secretary in its sequel, ''Yes, Prime Minister''), for which he won four BAFTA awards during the 1980s, and as King George III in [[Alan Bennett]]'s stage play ''The Madness of George III'' (for which he won a Best Actor Olivier Award) and the film version entitled ''The Madness of King George'', for which he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor and won the BAFTA Film Award for Best Actor. He won a sixth BAFTA for the 1996 TV mini-series ''The Fragile Heart''		In a long and varied career, which began with an advert for Mackeson Stout and a bit part in ''Dad's Army'', his most famous roles were as Sir Humphrey Appleby, the Permanent Secretary of the fictional Department of Administrative Affairs in the television series ''Yes Minister'' (and Cabinet Secretary in its sequel, ''Yes, Prime Minister''), for which he won four BAFTA awards during the 1980s, and as King George III in [[Alan Bennett]]'s stage play ''The Madness of George III'' (for which he won a Best Actor Olivier Award) and the film version entitled ''The Madness of King George'', for which he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor and won the BAFTA Film Award for Best Actor. He won a sixth BAFTA for the 1996 TV mini-series ''The Fragile Heart''

	He gave a memorable performance as Georgie in the ~~1985–86 Channel 4~~ TV series ''[[Mapp and Lucia]]'', based on the books by [[E F Benson]]:		He gave a memorable performance as Georgie in the TV series ''[[Mapp and Lucia]]'', based on the books by [[E F Benson]].
	:"Enter Lucia's confidante and companion in piano duets, the fey and bizarrely dressed Georgie Pillson – portrayed with undisguised relish by Nigel Hawthorne, straight off the back of his Sir Humphrey Appleby in ''Yes, Minister''. Perhaps the intensely private Hawthorne, before he was involuntarily "outed" around the time of the 1995 Oscars, felt liberated in playing a gay man – although with ''Mapp and Lucia'' being set in 1930, the question of Georgie's sexuality is never directly addressed."<ref>http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/mapp-and-lucia-how-to-best--the-ultimate-social-snobs-9242221.html Gerard Gilbert, "Mapp and Lucia: How to best the ultimate social snobs", ''Independent on Sunday'', 6 April 2014</ref>		:"Enter Lucia's confidante and companion in piano duets, the fey and bizarrely dressed Georgie Pillson – portrayed with undisguised relish by Nigel Hawthorne, straight off the back of his Sir Humphrey Appleby in Yes, Minister. Perhaps the intensely private Hawthorne, before he was involuntarily "outed" around the time of the 1995 Oscars, felt liberated in playing a gay man – although with Mapp and Lucia being set in 1930, the question of Georgie's sexuality is never directly addressed."<ref>http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/mapp-and-lucia-how-to-best--the-ultimate-social-snobs-9242221.html Gerard Gilbert, "Mapp and Lucia: How to best the ultimate social snobs", ''Independent on Sunday'', 6 April 2014</ref>

	On hearing of Hawthorne's death, [[Alan Bennett]] described him in his diary:		On hearing of Hawthorne's death, [[Alan Bennett]] described him in his diary:

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	He gave a memorable performance as Georgie in the 1985–86 Channel 4 TV series ''[[Mapp and Lucia]]'', based on the books by [[E F Benson]]:		He gave a memorable performance as Georgie in the 1985–86 Channel 4 TV series ''[[Mapp and Lucia]]'', based on the books by [[E F Benson]]:
	:"Enter Lucia's confidante and companion in piano duets, the fey and bizarrely dressed Georgie Pillson – portrayed with undisguised relish by Nigel Hawthorne, straight off the back of his Sir Humphrey Appleby in Yes, Minister. Perhaps the intensely private Hawthorne, before he was involuntarily "outed" around the time of the 1995 Oscars, felt liberated in playing a gay man – although with Mapp and Lucia being set in 1930, the question of Georgie's sexuality is never directly addressed."<ref>http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/mapp-and-lucia-how-to-best--the-ultimate-social-snobs-9242221.html Gerard Gilbert, "Mapp and Lucia: How to best the ultimate social snobs", ''Independent on Sunday'', 6 April 2014</ref>		:"Enter Lucia's confidante and companion in piano duets, the fey and bizarrely dressed Georgie Pillson – portrayed with undisguised relish by Nigel Hawthorne, straight off the back of his Sir Humphrey Appleby in ''Yes, Minister''. Perhaps the intensely private Hawthorne, before he was involuntarily "outed" around the time of the 1995 Oscars, felt liberated in playing a gay man – although with ''Mapp and Lucia'' being set in 1930, the question of Georgie's sexuality is never directly addressed."<ref>http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/mapp-and-lucia-how-to-best--the-ultimate-social-snobs-9242221.html Gerard Gilbert, "Mapp and Lucia: How to best the ultimate social snobs", ''Independent on Sunday'', 6 April 2014</ref>

	On hearing of Hawthorne's death, [[Alan Bennett]] described him in his diary:		On hearing of Hawthorne's death, [[Alan Bennett]] described him in his diary:

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	In a long and varied career, which began with an advert for Mackeson Stout and a bit part in ''Dad's Army'', his most famous roles were as Sir Humphrey Appleby, the Permanent Secretary of the fictional Department of Administrative Affairs in the television series ''Yes Minister'' (and Cabinet Secretary in its sequel, ''Yes, Prime Minister''), for which he won four BAFTA awards during the 1980s, and as King George III in [[Alan Bennett]]'s stage play ''The Madness of George III'' (for which he won a Best Actor Olivier Award) and the film version entitled ''The Madness of King George'', for which he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor and won the BAFTA Film Award for Best Actor. He won a sixth BAFTA for the 1996 TV mini-series ''The Fragile Heart''		In a long and varied career, which began with an advert for Mackeson Stout and a bit part in ''Dad's Army'', his most famous roles were as Sir Humphrey Appleby, the Permanent Secretary of the fictional Department of Administrative Affairs in the television series ''Yes Minister'' (and Cabinet Secretary in its sequel, ''Yes, Prime Minister''), for which he won four BAFTA awards during the 1980s, and as King George III in [[Alan Bennett]]'s stage play ''The Madness of George III'' (for which he won a Best Actor Olivier Award) and the film version entitled ''The Madness of King George'', for which he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor and won the BAFTA Film Award for Best Actor. He won a sixth BAFTA for the 1996 TV mini-series ''The Fragile Heart''

	He gave a memorable performance as Georgie in the 1985–86 Channel 4 TV series ''[[Mapp and Lucia]]'', based on the books by [[E F Benson]].		He gave a memorable performance as Georgie in the 1985–86 Channel 4 TV series ''[[Mapp and Lucia]]'', based on the books by [[E F Benson]]:
	:"Enter Lucia's confidante and companion in piano duets, the fey and bizarrely dressed Georgie Pillson – portrayed with undisguised relish by Nigel Hawthorne, straight off the back of his Sir Humphrey Appleby in Yes, Minister. Perhaps the intensely private Hawthorne, before he was involuntarily "outed" around the time of the 1995 Oscars, felt liberated in playing a gay man – although with Mapp and Lucia being set in 1930, the question of Georgie's sexuality is never directly addressed."<ref>http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/mapp-and-lucia-how-to-best--the-ultimate-social-snobs-9242221.html Gerard Gilbert, "Mapp and Lucia: How to best the ultimate social snobs", ''Independent on Sunday'', 6 April 2014</ref>		:"Enter Lucia's confidante and companion in piano duets, the fey and bizarrely dressed Georgie Pillson – portrayed with undisguised relish by Nigel Hawthorne, straight off the back of his Sir Humphrey Appleby in Yes, Minister. Perhaps the intensely private Hawthorne, before he was involuntarily "outed" around the time of the 1995 Oscars, felt liberated in playing a gay man – although with Mapp and Lucia being set in 1930, the question of Georgie's sexuality is never directly addressed."<ref>http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/mapp-and-lucia-how-to-best--the-ultimate-social-snobs-9242221.html Gerard Gilbert, "Mapp and Lucia: How to best the ultimate social snobs", ''Independent on Sunday'', 6 April 2014</ref>

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	In a long and varied career, which began with an advert for Mackeson Stout and a bit part in ''Dad's Army'', his most famous roles were as Sir Humphrey Appleby, the Permanent Secretary of the fictional Department of Administrative Affairs in the television series ''Yes Minister'' (and Cabinet Secretary in its sequel, ''Yes, Prime Minister''), for which he won four BAFTA awards during the 1980s, and as King George III in [[Alan Bennett]]'s stage play ''The Madness of George III'' (for which he won a Best Actor Olivier Award) and the film version entitled ''The Madness of King George'', for which he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor and won the BAFTA Film Award for Best Actor. He won a sixth BAFTA for the 1996 TV mini-series ''The Fragile Heart''		In a long and varied career, which began with an advert for Mackeson Stout and a bit part in ''Dad's Army'', his most famous roles were as Sir Humphrey Appleby, the Permanent Secretary of the fictional Department of Administrative Affairs in the television series ''Yes Minister'' (and Cabinet Secretary in its sequel, ''Yes, Prime Minister''), for which he won four BAFTA awards during the 1980s, and as King George III in [[Alan Bennett]]'s stage play ''The Madness of George III'' (for which he won a Best Actor Olivier Award) and the film version entitled ''The Madness of King George'', for which he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor and won the BAFTA Film Award for Best Actor. He won a sixth BAFTA for the 1996 TV mini-series ''The Fragile Heart''

	He gave a memorable performance as Georgie in the TV series ''[[Mapp and Lucia]]'', based on the books by [[E F Benson]].		He gave a memorable performance as Georgie in the 1985–86 Channel 4 TV series ''[[Mapp and Lucia]]'', based on the books by [[E F Benson]].
			:"Enter Lucia's confidante and companion in piano duets, the fey and bizarrely dressed Georgie Pillson – portrayed with undisguised relish by Nigel Hawthorne, straight off the back of his Sir Humphrey Appleby in Yes, Minister. Perhaps the intensely private Hawthorne, before he was involuntarily "outed" around the time of the 1995 Oscars, felt liberated in playing a gay man – although with Mapp and Lucia being set in 1930, the question of Georgie's sexuality is never directly addressed."<ref>http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/mapp-and-lucia-how-to-best--the-ultimate-social-snobs-9242221.html Gerard Gilbert, "Mapp and Lucia: How to best the ultimate social snobs", ''Independent on Sunday'', 6 April 2014</ref>

	On hearing of Hawthorne's death, [[Alan Bennett]] described him in his diary:		On hearing of Hawthorne's death, [[Alan Bennett]] described him in his diary:

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	In a long and varied career, which began with an advert for Mackeson Stout and a bit part in ''Dad's Army'', his most famous roles were as Sir Humphrey Appleby, the Permanent Secretary of the fictional Department of Administrative Affairs in the television series ''Yes Minister'' (and Cabinet Secretary in its sequel, ''Yes, Prime Minister''), for which he won four BAFTA awards during the 1980s, and as King George III in [[Alan Bennett]]'s stage play ''The Madness of George III'' (for which he won a Best Actor Olivier Award) and the film version entitled ''The Madness of King George'', for which he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor and won the BAFTA Film Award for Best Actor. He won a sixth BAFTA for the 1996 TV mini-series ''The Fragile Heart''		In a long and varied career, which began with an advert for Mackeson Stout and a bit part in ''Dad's Army'', his most famous roles were as Sir Humphrey Appleby, the Permanent Secretary of the fictional Department of Administrative Affairs in the television series ''Yes Minister'' (and Cabinet Secretary in its sequel, ''Yes, Prime Minister''), for which he won four BAFTA awards during the 1980s, and as King George III in [[Alan Bennett]]'s stage play ''The Madness of George III'' (for which he won a Best Actor Olivier Award) and the film version entitled ''The Madness of King George'', for which he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor and won the BAFTA Film Award for Best Actor. He won a sixth BAFTA for the 1996 TV mini-series ''The Fragile Heart''

	He gave a memorable performance as Georgie in the TV series ''Mapp and Lucia'', based on the books by [[E F Benson]].		He gave a memorable performance as Georgie in the TV series ''[[Mapp and Lucia]]'', based on the books by [[E F Benson]].

	On hearing of Hawthorne's death, [[Alan Bennett]] described him in his diary:		On hearing of Hawthorne's death, [[Alan Bennett]] described him in his diary:

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	'''Sir Nigel Hawthorne''' (Nigel Bernard Hawthorne 1929–2001) was an actor.		[[File:Sir Nigel Hawthorne.jpg\|thumb\|Sir Nigel Hawthorne]]'''Sir Nigel Hawthorne''' (Nigel Bernard Hawthorne, 1929–2001) was an actor.

	He was born in [[Coventry]] and brought up in South Africa. He enrolled at the University of Cape Town but withdrew and returned to the United Kingdom in the 1950s to pursue a career in acting.<ref name="TCM">http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/participant.jsp?spid=83138&apid=0 "Biography for Nigel Hawthorne" ''TCM.com'' (Retrieved: 18 August 2009)</ref>		He was born in [[Coventry]] and brought up in South Africa. He enrolled at the University of Cape Town but withdrew and returned to the United Kingdom in the 1950s to pursue a career in acting.<ref name="TCM">http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/participant.jsp?spid=83138&apid=0 "Biography for Nigel Hawthorne" ''TCM.com'' (Retrieved: 18 August 2009)</ref>
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