Alec Guinness
Sir Alec Guinness (2 April 1914 - 5 August 2000) was an Academy Award winning English actor. He was born in London. He is well known for the role of Obi-Wan Kenobi, a "Jedi master", in the Star Wars movie series (Episodes IV, V, and VI), a role that he was embarrassed with. He won an Academy Award for "Best Actor in a Leading Role". He got this award for acting in the movie The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957). Guinness also received a Golden Globe Award and a BAFTA Award for that movie. He has also received a Tony Award. In 1989 he received a BAFTA Academy Fellowship Award, a lifetime achievement award. Guinness died from liver cancer in Midhurst, West Sussex, in 2000.
Alec Guinness | |
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.jpg) Guinness in 1973 by Allan Warren | |
| Born | Alec Guinness de Cuffe 2 April 1914 |
| Died | 5 August 2000 (aged 86) |
| Burial place | Petersfield Cemetery, Hampshire |
| Occupation | Actor |
Works | On stage and screen |
| Spouse(s) | Merula Salaman (m. 1938) |
| Children | Matthew Guinness |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |  Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1941–1943 |
| Rank | Lieutenant |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Alec Guinness Media
Guinness was born here, which is commemorated with a blue plaque.
Alec Guinness at the Old Vic theatre, London in 1938. Joining the company in 1936, early roles include Boyet in Love's Labour's Lost, Le Beau in As You Like It, and Osric in Hamlet.[1]
Drawing by Nicholas Volpe after Guinness won an Oscar in 1957 for his role in The Bridge on the River Kwai
The graves of Alec and Merula in Petersfield, Hampshire
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