Michael Gambon: the authorised biography review – a brilliant actor, and a master deceiver
From the National Theatre to Harry Potter, Gambon’s shapeshifting life leaves many questions still unansweredMichael Gambon began his acting career with a preposterous bluff. Applying for a job at Dublin’s Gate theatre, the young toolmaker from the south-east London suburbs embellished his CV with entirely fabricated theatrical experience. It was a gamble, but it worked. In 1962 he made his professional…
From the National Theatre to Harry Potter, Gambon’s shapeshifting life leaves many questions still unansweredMichael Gambon began his acting career with a preposterous bluff. Applying for a job at Dublin’s Gate theatre, the young toolmaker from the south-east London suburbs embellished his CV with entirely fabricated theatrical experience. It was a gamble, but it worked. In 1962 he made his professional…
