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Sir Nigel Hawthorne, CBE (5 April 192926 December 2001) was a renowned English actor. This work is copyrighted. ... Commanders Badge of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority, these are... April 5 is the 95th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (96th in leap years). ... 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... December 26 is the 360th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, 361st in leap years. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the United Kingdom (light green), with the Republic of Ireland (blue) to its west Languages English Capital London Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – 60,609... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...


He was born in Coventry, Warwickshire, England, although he grew up in South Africa, where he was educated by the Christian Brothers. He returned to the United Kingdom in the 1950s to pursue acting. The Precinct in Coventry city centre. ... Warwickshire (pronounced either /ˈwɔːɹɪkˌʃə/ or /ˈwɔːɹɪkˌʃɪə/) is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in central England. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the United Kingdom (light green), with the Republic of Ireland (blue) to its west Languages English Capital London Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – 60,609... Note: This page needs to be cleaned up to be brought into conformance with the Manual of Style. ...


In a long and varied career, which began with an advert for Mackeson stout and a bit part in Dad's Army, his most famous roles were as Sir Humphrey Appleby in the TV series, Yes, Minister (and its sequel Yes, Prime Minister), for which he won four BAFTA awards, and as King George III in Alan Bennett's stage play The Madness of George III (Olivier Award) and its film adaptation, for which he was nominated for an Oscar. Dad’s Army was a British sitcom about the Home Guard in the Second World War, written by Jimmy Perry and David Croft and broadcast on BBC television between 1968 and 1977. ... Sir Humphrey Appleby, on the left, giving directions to the Minister as usual Sir Humphrey Appleby is one of the three main characters of the 1980s British sitcom Yes, Minister and its sequel Yes, Prime Minister. ... A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ... Yes, Minister, and its sequel, Yes, Prime Minister, are British sitcoms that were transmitted by the BBC between 1980 and 1988. ... George III (George William Frederick) (4 June 1738 – 29 January 1820) was King of Great Britain and King of Ireland from 25 October 1760 until 1 January 1801, and thereafter King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland until his death. ... Published by Faber/Profile Books in 2005 Alan Bennett (born May 9, 1934) is an English author and actor famous for his work, schoolboy-like appearance and his sonorous Yorkshire accent. ... The Laurence Olivier Awards, previously known as The Society of West End Theatre Awards, were renamed in honour of British actor Laurence Olivier, Baron Olivier in 1984, having first been established in 1976. ... The Madness of King George is a 1994 film which tells the story of King George III of the United Kingdoms deteriorating mental health, and the equally declining relationship between him and his son, the Prince of Wales. ... Academy Award The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent film awards in the United States and most watched awards ceremony in the world. ...


He was appointed a CBE in 1987, and was knighted in 1999. Commanders Badge of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority, these are... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The silver Anglia knight, commissioned as a trophy in 1850, intended to represent the Black Prince. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...


An intensely private individual, he was deeply saddened when he was involuntarily "outed" as a homosexual in the run-up to the Oscars. // While outing often refers to an outdoor excursion, in the late twentieth century, the term acquired an additional meaning, taking someone out of the closet, that is, publicising that someone is secretly homosexual. ... Since its coinage, the word homosexuality has acquired multiple meanings. ... Academy Award The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent film awards in the United States and most watched awards ceremony in the world. ...


He had several surgeries for pancreatic cancer, although his immediate cause of death was from a heart attack, aged 72. Pancreatic cancer (also called cancer of the pancreas) is represented by the growth of a malignant tumour within the small pancreas organ. ... A myocardial infarction occurs when an atherosclerotic plaque slowly builds up in the inner lining of a coronary artery and then suddenly ruptures, totally occluding the artery and preventing blood flow downstream. ...


He wrote a candid autobiography, Straight Face, which was published posthumously.


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Guardian Unlimited | Obituaries | Obituary: Sir Nigel Hawthorne (1077 words)
Sir Nigel Hawthorne, who has died aged 72 from a heart attack following a course of chemotherapy for cancer, was a sensitive and bleakly intelligent actor whose work was insufficiently appreciated until it was rescued by one crucial part in a popular television series.
Nigel Hawthorne's family background may have explained the plain, self-torturing young man that he was before age and success soothed some of the hesitancies and agonies.
Nigel Hawthorne was appointed CBE in 1987 and knighted in 1999.
CNN.com - Actor Sir Nigel Hawthorne dies - December 26, 2001 (774 words)
Hawthorne, who was diagnosed as suffering from cancer of the pancreas last year, suffered a heart attack at his home on Wednesday, his agent said.
Nigel Barnard Hawthorne was born in Coventry on April 5, 1929, into a family which emigrated to South Africa when he was barely two-years-old.
Hawthorne, a vegetarian, was "outed" as a homosexual by American newspapers in the run-up to his 1995 Oscars' appearance.
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