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Derek George Jacobi was born on 22 October 1938 in Leytonstone, Essex, England, the only child of Daisy Gertrude (née Masters; 1910–1980), a secretary who worked in a drapery store in Leyton High Road, and Alfred George Jacobi (1910–1993), who ran a sweet shop [2] and was a tobacconist in Chingford. [7] His patrilineal great-grandfather ...
Derek Jacobi. Actor: Gosford Park. Preeminent British classical actor of the first post-Olivier generation, Derek Jacobi was knighted in 1994 for his services to the theatre, and, in fact, is only the second to enjoy the honor of holding TWO knighthoods, Danish and English (Olivier was the other).
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Jun 20, 2024 · Derek Jacobi (born October 22, 1938, Leytonstone, East London, England) is an English actor whose shy, self-effacing private demeanour belied his forceful, commanding stage presence. Born into a nontheatrical family—his father was a London department store manager, his mother a secretary—Jacobi first developed a taste for performing while ...
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Derek Jacobi. Actor: Gosford Park. Preeminent British classical actor of the first post-Olivier generation, Derek Jacobi was knighted in 1994 for his services to the theatre, and, in fact, is only the second to enjoy the honor of holding TWO knighthoods, Danish and English (Olivier was the other). Modest and unassuming in nature, Jacobi's firm place in theatre history centers around his ...
- October 22, 1938
Derek Jacobi in the ground-breaking 1976 BBC production of I, Claudius (Allstar/Alamy)Nor is he tempted by the prospect of an Oscar. “Awards are lovely, and they go in the cabinet with the glass ...
- Ed Cumming
Last Tango in Halifax: Created by Sally Wainwright. With Anne Reid, Derek Jacobi, Sarah Lancashire, Nicola Walker. After half a century apart, Celia (Anne Reid) and Alan (Derek Jacobi) are reunited and decide to marry.
Feb 20, 2011 · Derek Jacobi is one of Great Britain's leading actors, with decades of work for film, TV and the stage. ... And when you're young and you are so inclined, you go through what's called the Hamlet ...
