Biographies: Dirk Bogarde - Actor

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A British actor, born in Hampstead, London, England, United Kingdom, as Derek Jules Gaspard Ulric Niven Van den Bogaerde. He was nominated and won many awards in the United States and Britain. Dirk did not marry, but he lived for a long time with his life partner, theater director Anthony Forwood. His credits include The Servant (1963), for which he won the BAFTA Award, Darling (1965), and A Bridge Too Far (1977). He had a sister and a brother. His father, who edited the art section of The Times newspaper, was of Finnish origins, and his mother was Finnish. He studied at Allen Glen School in Glasgow, then he studied at the University of London, then he studied commerce in Chelsea. He stood for the first time on the stage of a small theater in London in 1939, but World War II broke out. He served in the British Air Force until he reached the rank of major. After his discharge from the army, he returned to theatrical acting, then signed a contract with the Wessex Film Company, and his first film was Sin of Esther Waters (1948). Bogarde became the most famous British star in the mid-fifties. He met the American expatriate director Joseph Losey, and their cooperation in five films was a turning point in the life of Bogarde. In 1960, Bogarde headed to Hollywood and participated in two high-budget films, but they failed, so he made the decision to abandon commercial films. He died on May 8, 1999, in Chelsea, London, England, United Kingdom, due to a seizure.

• 6 December 2023
• Toqa Hesham