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Prince of Wales: [pointing to medal] What's that one?
Duke of York: Oh, I found out the other day that I'm Bishop of Osnabruck.
[pause]
Duke of York: Amazing what one is, really.
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[Margaret Nicholson has attempted unsuccessfully to kill the King]
Margaret Nicholson: I have a property due to me from the Crown of England!
George III: The poor creature's mad. No, do not hurt her, she has not hurt me.
Margaret Nicholson: Give me my property or the country will be drenched in blood!
George III: Will it indeed, madam?
[He picks up her extremely small knife]
George III: Well, not with this. It's a fruit knife, wouldn't cut a cabbage.
Nigel Hawthorne
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.
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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 .
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