Birth of Alec Guinness2 April 1914
Alec Guinness is born as Alec Guinness de Cuffe
Historical person
Alec Guinness Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Alec Guinness, based on 22 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.
22 records1914–200022 events1 places
Chronological biography
1914
1946
Great Expectations1946
Starts in "Great Expectations"
1948
Oliver Twist1948
Starts in "Oliver Twist", Fagin
1949
Kind Hearts and Coronets1949
Starts in "Kind Hearts and Coronets", The Duke, The Banker, The Parson, The General, The Admiral, Young Ascoyne, Young Henry, Lady Agatha. Starts in "A Run for Your Money"
1951
The Man in the White Suit1951
Starts in "The Man in the White Suit". Starts in "The Lavender Hill Mob"
1953
Malta Story1953
Starts in "Malta Story"
1955
CBE1955
Appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
The Ladykillers1955
Starts in "The Ladykillers"
1957
The Bridge on the River Kwai1957
Starts in "The Bridge on the River Kwai"
1958
Academy Award1958
Winner of the best male actor for "The Bridge On The River Kwai"
1960
Tunes of Glory1960
Starts in "Tunes of Glory"
1962
Lawrence of Arabia1962
Starts in "Lawrence of Arabia"
1965
Doctor Zhivago1965
Starts in "Doctor Zhivago"
1970
Scrooge1970
Starts in "Scrooge". Starts in "Cromwell"
1973
Hitler: The Last Ten Days1973
Starts in "Hitler: The Last Ten Days"
1977
Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope1977
Starts in "Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope"
1980
Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back1980
Starts in "Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back"
1983
Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi1983
Starts in "Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi"
1984
A Passage to India1984
Starts in "A Passage to India"
1988
A Handful of Dust1988
Starts in "A Handful of Dust"
1999
Companion of Honour1999
Made a Companion of Honour
2000
Death of Alec Guinness5 August 2000
Death of Alec Guinness
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.