Nigel Hawthorne

Nigel Hawthorne

  • Born: 1929-4-5
  • Birthplace: Coventry, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
  • Height: 5' 11½" (1.82 m)
  • Profession: actor
  • Nationality: U.K
  • Graduate School: St. George's Grammar School and Christian Brothers College
  • Representative Works: The Madness of King George, Yes, Prime Minister, Yes, Minister, Carve Her Name with Pride
  • Nigel Hawthorne (Nigel Hawthorne, 1929.4.5-2001.12.26, also translated as Nigel Howard Horne), British actor, was born in Coventry, Warwickshire, England. In 1987, he was awarded the British Empire Commander Medal ( Commander ), and in 1999 he was awarded the Knight Commander Medal. He died of a heart attack on December 26, 2001, at the age of 72. The main works include " The Madness of King George ", " Yes, Minister ", " Yes, Prime Minister ", " Carve Her Name with Pride " and so on. [1] 

    Early Experience

    Nigel Hawthorne was born in Coventry , England in 1929. His mother is Agnes Rosemary, and his father is Charles Barnard Hawthorne, a doctor. He grew up in The Republic of South Africa and attended St. George's Grammar School in Cape Town and the Christian Brothers College there. He was admitted to Cape Town University but dropped out and returned to England in the 1950s to start his acting career.

    Performing Experience

    Nigel Hawthorne's work in the 50s and 80s was to star in stage plays. He starred in the BBC TV series " Yes, Minister " (Yes Minister) and " Yes, Prime Minister " in Sir Humphrey Appleby (Sir Humphrey Appleby) in the 1980s . This role won him international fame. . Then he starred in the film " The Madness of King George " (The Madness of King George) adapted from a stage play , which earned him an Oscar nomination for best actor.

    Personal Life

    Nigel Hawthorne did not want to talk too much about his private life. When he attended the Oscars in 1995, he was dissatisfied with the public's concern about his public homosexuality in 1992. However, he attended the ceremony with his long-term partner Trevor Bentham and talked about it in an interview with the media, and his autobiography " Stringent Face " was also recorded after his death .
    Extended Reading
    • Tyrel 2022-03-16 08:01:02

      King George's Madness, King George's Sorrow

      "Mad King George" tells the story of the "Regency Crisis" in England in 1788. The cause of the "Regency Crisis" was that King George III went mad, and someone in Parliament called for the establishment of the Prince of Wales as regent. Although the King of England in 1788 was no different from a...

    • Chase 2022-03-16 08:01:02

      When the man is old

      Although it has been very worrying, but in the end I still feel that I do not understand. The film looks sane and crazy, cold and tender, playful and realistic. What does it want to say? Did it just want to tell the story of an old king who went mad and recovered, or something more? Looks like I'll...

    • Heloise 2022-03-16 09:01:09

      It feels like the United States is still fighting with that unfortunate son. Really George III doesn't seem to be healed? Also, those of you who have seen Yes(P)M must be sad to see Sir Nigel's grievance.

    • Rasheed 2022-03-18 09:01:10

      A comical passage in history was chosen to make the theme of the script positive. In the final analysis, the theme is the eternal war between man and destiny, and the tragic comedy is mixed in the humorous mood to produce a huge tension. However, you must know that a few years later, George III fell ill again, and Prince of Wales became the regent in 1810... The movie is just a piece of history that makes people look happy...

    The Madness of King George quotes

    • George III: [Signs document] Married yet, Mr. Pitt, what what?

      Pitt: No, sir.

      George III: [Blows excess pounce off document] Got your eye on anybody then, hey?

      Pitt: No, sir.

      George III: [Holds out document, which Pitt retrieves while handing the king another one] A man should marry - yes, yes.

      [Looks at new document]

      George III: Best thing I ever did. And children, you see, children. Great comfort, of course.

      [Indicates paper]

      George III: This fellow we're putting in as professor at Oxford - was his father Canon of Westminster?

      Pitt: I've no idea, sir.

      George III: Yes! Yes. Phillips. That's the father, this is the son. And the daughter married the organist at Norwich Cathedral. Sharpe. Yes, and their son is the painter. And the other son is a master at Eton. And he married somebody's niece.

      Pitt: Your Majesty's knowledge of even the lowliest of your appointments never ceases to astonish me.

      [the king laughs as he signs the document]

    • George III: No life is without its regrets yet none is without its consolations.