Sir alec guinness biography of christopher columbus

The archive contains material relating to the life and work of Sir Alec Guinness including diaries, corrrespondence, scripts performed by Alec Guinness, manuscripts for plays, memoirs, stories and articles he wrote, awards and certificates, programmes, press cuttings and ephemera. There is also some material relating to his family, including two diaries written by Merula Guinness, his wife.

Significant correspondents include figures from the theatre, film and literary worlds such as Laurence Olivier, Ralph Richardson, Alan Bennett and David Cornwell le Carre. Access to the archive was provided to Piers Paul Read who wrote the authorised biography of Alec Guinness.

Given full co-operation by the Guinness family and free access to Sir Alec's papers, including his private and unpublished diaries, Read has written an enjoyable, yet penetrating .

Therefore the archive, to some extent, has been arranged and information has been collected and added by Read. The impact of his use of the archive is most noticeable in the correspondence files, where he numbered the letters and sometimes provided partial transcripts. Acquired from Matthew Guinness, through Sothebys' with the help of funding raised from the Friends of the British Library.

Sir Alec Guinness Archive. Guinness, Sir, Alec, , Knight, actor.

Sir Alec Guinness was one of the greatest actors of the twentieth century.

Scope and Content The archive contains material relating to the life and work of Sir Alec Guinness including diaries, corrrespondence, scripts performed by Alec Guinness, manuscripts for plays, memoirs, stories and articles he wrote, awards and certificates, programmes, press cuttings and ephemera. Access Information Available for research unless otherwise stated.

Appraisal Information The archive has been appraised in line with library procedures. Archive Record Table of contents. Table of contents Expanded.