Washington Post, May 23, 2000: obit. (Sir John Gielgud, 96, died 21 May 2000 at home in Buckinghamshire; born Arthur John Gielgud, April 14, 1904 in London; father, Frank Gielgud, stockbroker; mother, Kate Terry-Lewis of a theatrical family; professional theatre debut 1921; actor, director of stage and movies, classical, Shakespeare, and contemporary material; gardener; knighted in 1957; Order of Merit 1996)