Sir alec guinness biography of martin

A spokeswoman said afterwards: "Sir Alec's funeral was a very low key and private affair, for family and very close friends only, and at his request there will be no memorial service. The screen legend was buried at an undisclosed location after the service on Friday. He left a wife of 62 years,playwright Merula Salaman, and son Matthew. The spokeswoman said the family were touched by the public's sympathy but had asked that their privacy be respected.

April 2, , London, Eng. British actor famous for the variety and excellence of his stage and screen characterizations. Throughout his school days Guinness amused his classmates by acting out stories he had invented at the age of seven while ill. He was first a copywriter for an advertising agency, then, after studying acting, made his stage debut in as an extra at the King's Theatre, Hammersmith, London.

Sir alec guinness biography of martin: Alec Guinness (born April 2, ,

He produced Twelfth Night for the Old Vic company in Guinness' initial screen role was as Pip's friend Herbert Pocket in Great Expectations , which was adapted to the screen from the novel by Charles Dickens. Next came Oliver Twist and then a series of Ealing studio comedies that included the internationally popular Kind Hearts and Coronets , in which Guinness played the eight heirs to a dukedom; The Lavender Hill Mob , with Guinness as the mousy clerk turned bank robber; The Man in the White Suit , with Guinness as the chemist who invents a fabric that will never wear out; and The Captain's Paradise , in which he played a lovable bigamist.

In he won a special Academy Award for memorable film performances.