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Sir Dirk Bogarde (born Derek Jules Gaspard Ulric Niven van den Bogaerde; 28 March 1921 – 8 May 1999) was an English actor, novelist and screenwriter. Initially a matinée idol in films such as Doctor in the House (1954) for the Rank Organisation , he later acted in art house films, evolving from "heartthrob to icon of edginess".
In 1942, Forwood married actress Glynis Johns, but they divorced in 1948.Their only child was actor Gareth Forwood (1945–2007). [10]Forwood later lived with his long-term partner, [11] actor Dirk Bogarde, in Amersham, England, and then in France before the couple returned to England shortly before Forwood died in London in 1988.
King and Country is a 1964 British war film directed by Joseph Losey, shot in black and white, and starring Dirk Bogarde and Tom Courtenay. [5] The film was adapted for the screen by British screenwriter Evan Jones based on the play Hamp by John Wilson [6] and a 1955 novel by James Lansdale Hodson.
is the title story of a collection Graham Greene termed "comedies of the sexual life." The narrative, a comedy of manners, scrutinizes the lifestyles of a particular class of English society. The protagonist, William Harris (played by Dirk Bogarde), serves as both a detached observer and reluctant participant in the unfolding drama. [2]
In it, Johns plays Mimi Warburton, the private secretary and love interest of Charles Prohack, played by Dirk Bogarde. [34] [35] That same year, Bogarde began a relationship with Johns' ex-husband Anthony Forwood. [36] The cast included "a winning gallery of femmes fatales". About Johns playing a character very unlike herself, author John Reid ...
Daddy Nostalgie, released as These Foolish Things in the UK and Daddy Nostalgia in the USA, is a 1990 French drama film directed by Bertrand Tavernier.It was entered into the 1990 Cannes Film Festival [2] and is Dirk Bogarde's last film.
Chaos erupted at Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s final press conference Thursday after an announced Israel-Hamas cease-fire and hostage deal, with State Department employees forcibly ...
The film failed at the box office, but has since developed a cult following due to its camp homosexual context and over-the-top performance by Bogarde in black leather trousers. [7] Even though the story takes place in Mexico, the film was actually made in Alhaurín de la Torre , in Andalusia , Spain.