LIMEHOUSE, LONDON: Actor Ian McKellen has reflected on a private conversation he once had with late actor Alec Guinness, revealing that he urged him not to publicly support gay rights activism.

Long before Star Wars turned Sir Alec Guinness into a global icon for a new generation of movie fans, the legendary British actor privately urged Ian McKellen to step away from public LGBTQ+ activism.

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Sir Ian McKellen is recalling a meeting he once had with the late British actor Alec Guinness in which he said Guinness asked him not to publicly campaign for LGBTQ+ rights. McKellen, 86, conducted an ...

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Years before his starring roles in The Lord of the Rings and X-Men, Ian McKellen met with Star Wars' original Obi-Wan actor Alec Guinness, who advised him to drop support for a gay rights charity.

Production photos have been released for Two Halves of Guinness, the solo play celebrating the life and career of Sir Alec Guinness, starring Zeb Soanes. The production is currently touring the UK ...

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Starring Alec Guinness, Joan Greenwood, Cecil Parker, Michael Gough, Ernest Thesiger, Vida Hope, Howard Marion-Crawford, & Henry Mollison. The new 4K re-release this year is only going to Blu-ray, not ...