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Sir Michael John Gambon CBE ( / ˈɡæmbɒn /; 19 October 1940 – 27 September 2023) was an Irish-English actor. [1] [2] Gambon started his acting career with Laurence Olivier as one of the original members of the Royal National Theatre. Over his six-decade-long career, he received three Olivier Awards and four BAFTA TV Awards.
Michael Gambon. Actor: Gosford Park. Sir Michael Gambon was born in Cabra, Dublin, Ireland, to Mary (Hoare), a seamstress, and Edward Gambon, an engineer. After joining the National Theatre, under the Artistic Directorship of Sir Laurence Olivier, Gambon went on to appear in a number of leading roles in plays written by Alan Ayckbourn.
- Actor, Music Department, Soundtrack
- October 19, 1940
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- September 27, 2023
Michael Gambon. Actor: Gosford Park. Sir Michael Gambon was born in Cabra, Dublin, Ireland, to Mary (Hoare), a seamstress, and Edward Gambon, an engineer. After joining the National Theatre, under the Artistic Directorship of Sir Laurence Olivier, Gambon went on to appear in a number of leading roles in plays written by Alan Ayckbourn. His career was catapulted in 1980 when he took the lead ...
- October 19, 1940
- September 27, 2023
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Sep 28, 2023 · Published Sept. 28, 2023 Updated Sept. 29, 2023. Michael Gambon, the Irish-born actor who drew acclaim from both audiences and peers for his stage and screen work, and who won even wider renown as ...
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Sep 28, 2023 · Born on Oct. 19, 1940, in Dublin, Michael John Gambon moved to London at age 6 with his family when his father, Edward, an engineering operative during World War II, decided to join the workforce ...
Sep 28, 2023 · His father, Edward Gambon, was an engineering operative during World War II. His mother, Mary Hoare, was a seamstress. His mother, Mary Hoare, was a seamstress. At 6 years old, Michael’s father, Edward, decided to move to London to work and in the process moved the family as well.
Sep 29, 2023 · Sir Michael Gambon was born on October 19, 1940, in Cabra, Dublin, Ireland. He grew up in a working-class family and spent his formative years in Dublin. His father, Edward Gambon, was an engineer, and his mother, Mary Hoare, was a seamstress. Growing up in a devout Catholic household, Gambon attended St. Aloysius Boys’ School in Somers Town.
