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Derek George Jacobi was born on 22 October 1938 in Leytonstone, Essex, England, the only child of Daisy Gertrude (née Masters; 1910–1980), a secretary who worked in a drapery store in Leyton High Road, and Alfred George Jacobi (1910–1993), who ran a sweet shop [2] and was a tobacconist in Chingford. [7] His patrilineal great-grandfather ...
Derek Jacobi. Actor: Gosford Park. Preeminent British classical actor of the first post-Olivier generation, Derek Jacobi was knighted in 1994 for his services to the theatre, and, in fact, is only the second to enjoy the honor of holding TWO knighthoods, Danish and English (Olivier was the other).
Derek Jacobi. Actor: Gosford Park. Preeminent British classical actor of the first post-Olivier generation, Derek Jacobi was knighted in 1994 for his services to the theatre, and, in fact, is only the second to enjoy the honor of holding TWO knighthoods, Danish and English (Olivier was the other). Modest and unassuming in nature, Jacobi's firm place in theatre history centers around his fearless display of his characters' more unappealing aspects,...
Jun 20, 2024 · Derek Jacobi (born October 22, 1938, Leytonstone, East London, England) is an English actor whose shy, self-effacing private demeanour belied his forceful, commanding stage presence. Born into a nontheatrical family—his father was a London department store manager, his mother a secretary—Jacobi first developed a taste for performing while attending the all-male Leyton County High School.
Derek Jacobi on screen and stage at IMDb. Derek Jacobi on screen and stage at the BFI 's Screenonline. "Jacobi, Sir Derek (George)", Who's Who 2008, A & C Black, 2008; online edition, Oxford University Press, December 2007. Retrieved 22 October 2008.
Sep 22, 2020 · Derek Jacobi on 60 Years of Loving Acting: "There Are Very Few Things I Turned Down". The fourth season of the British drama series Last Tango in Halifax, currently airing on PBS, continues the ...
Derek Jacobi in the ground-breaking 1976 BBC production of I, Claudius (Allstar/Alamy) Nor is he tempted by the prospect of an Oscar. “Awards are lovely, and they go in the cabinet with the ...
