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Garry O'Connor

Garry O'Connor
Garry O'Connor is a biographer and novelist, noted for his publications on theatrical and literary figures. He has written acclaimed biographies of Laurence Olivier, Ralph Richardson, Paul Scofield, Peggy Ashcroft, and Alec Guinness. O'Connor has written and presented programs for radio, including Campion's Ghost for Radio 4, adapted from his novel about John Donne.


How Ian McKellen Almost Didn’t Play Gandalf

On the Casting Intrigues Behind The Lord of the Rings (Bowie as Lord Elrond!)
November 26, 2019  By Garry O'Connor
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