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Michael Gambon
Irish-English matter (1940–2023)
Sir Michael Gambon CBE | |
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| Born | Michael John Gambon (1940-10-19)19 October 1940 Cabra, Dublin, Ireland |
| Died | 27 September 2023(2023-09-27) (aged 82) Witham, County, England |
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| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1962–2019 |
| Works | Full list |
| Spouse | Anne Miller (m. 1962) |
| Partner | Philippa Dramatist (2000–2023; his death) |
| Children | 3 |
| Awards | Full list |
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Maigret (1992 TV series)
British television detective series (1992–1993)
Maigret is a British television series that ran on ITV for twelve episodes between 9 February 1992 and 18 April 1993.[2] It is an adaptation of the books by Georges Simenon featuring his fictional French detective Jules Maigret.[3] It aired in the United States on Mystery!.[4]
Production
[edit]The programme was filmed in Budapest[5] which doubled for post-WWII France.[1] Airing in two seasons, each of the episodes was based on a single book. The series covered only 12 of Georges Simenon's 75 novels and 28 short stories about the detective.[3]
Cast
[edit]Episodes
[edit]Series 1 (1992)
[edit]Series 2 (1993)
[edit]Reception
[edit]Reviewing the debut episode, Variety called it "clever and soaked with procedure and atmosphere" and noted that the production values were "first class."[1] Two decades later, USA Today called the program "the definitive version" when reviewing the DVD collection.[2]The New Yorker agreed calling this adaptation "the best".[7]
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Michael Gambon
Sir Michael Gambon was born in Cabra, Dublin, Ireland, to Mary (Hoare), a seamstress, and Edward Gambon, an engineer. After joining the National Theatre, under the Artistic Directorship of Sir Laurence Olivier, Gambon went on to appear in a number of leading roles in plays written by Alan Ayckbourn. His career was catapulted in 1980 when he took the lead role in John Dexter's production of "Galileo". Since then, Gambon has regularly appeared at the Royal National Theatre and the RSC. Roles include, King Lear, Othello, Mark Anthony and Volpone. He was described by the late Sir Ralph Richardson as being "The Great Gambon" and he is now considered to be one of the British theatre's leading lights. He was made a CBE in 1992.
Sir Michael Gambon was born in Cabra, Dublin, Ireland, to Mary (Hoare), a seamstress, and Edward Gambon, an engineer. After joining the National Theatre, under the Artistic Directorship of Sir Laurence Olivier, Gambon went on to appear in a number of leading roles in plays written by Alan Ayckbourn. His career was catapulted in 1980 when he took the lead role in John Dexter's production of "Galileo". Since then, Gambon has regularly appeared at the Royal National Theatre and the RSC. Roles inc