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Jonathan Croall

Author of Gielgud: A Theatrical Life, 1904-2000

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Jonathan Croall is a theatre historian and biographer, and author of Performing King Lear: Gielgud to Russell Beale (The Arden Shakespeare, 2015).

Works by Jonathan Croall

Gielgud: A Theatrical Life, 1904-2000 (2000) 71 copies

Don't You Know There's a War On?: Voices from the Home Front (1989) 29 copies

Neill of Summerhill: The Permanent Rebel (1983) 26 copies

Gielgoodies!: The Wit and Wisdom of John Gielgud (2012) 17 copies

John Gielgud: Matinee Idol to Movie Star (Biography and Autobiography) (2011) 16 copies

Hamlet Observed (The National Theatre at Work) (2001) 12 copies

Performing King Lear: Gielgud to Russell Beale (2015) 12 copies

All the Best, Neill: Letters from Summerhill (1984) 12 copies

Sybil Thorndike: A Star Of Life (2008) 11 copies

The Coming of Godot: A Short History of a Masterpiece (2006) 10 copies

Performing Hamlet: Actors in the Modern Age (2018) 9 copies

Buzz Buzz! Playwrights, Actors and Directors at the National Theatre (Plays and Playwrights) (2008) 6 copies

Lets Act Locally (Gulbenkian Foundation Report) (1997) 5 copies

Inside the molly house: The National Theatre at work (2001) 5 copies

This once was us : the life and death of Penguin Education (2018) 3 copies

In Search of Gielgud: A Biographer's Tale (2014) 3 copies

Preserve or Destroy: Tourism and the Environment (1995) 3 copies

Peter Hall's 'Bacchai': The National Theatre at Work (Oberon Classics) (2009) 3 copies

Dig for History: Active Learning Across the Curriculum (1992) 3 copies

The Coming of Godot 1 copy

All is Fortune: And Other Theatre Stories 1 copy

Sent Away (1992) 1 copy

Associated Works

The history boys : 2004 [theatre programme] (2004) — Contributor — 2 copies

The Motive and the Cue : Spring 2023 [theatre programme] (2023) — Contributor — 1 copy

Stuff happens : 2004 [theatre programme] (2004) — Contributor — 1 copy

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Birthdate: 1941-08-19
Gender: male
Occupations: author
journalist
Nationality: UK
Associated Place (for map): UK

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George Freedley Memorial Award

John Gielgud: Matinee Idol to Movie Star (Biography and Autobiography) (Finalist – 2012)

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Works: 22
Also by: 3
Members: 259
Popularity: #88,670
Rating: 3.8

ISBNs: 61

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