Birth of Alec Guinness
Alec Guinness is born as Alec Guinness de Cuffe
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Alec Guinness Biography and Timeline
Follow Alec Guinness through 22 dated historical records for Great Britain.
Alec Guinness, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
22Distinct records
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1914–2000Years on this page
1914
1946
Great Expectations
Starts in "Great Expectations"
1948
Oliver Twist
Starts in "Oliver Twist", Fagin
1949
Kind Hearts and Coronets
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 Suit
Starts in "The Man in the White Suit". Starts in "The Lavender Hill Mob"
1953
Malta Story
Starts in "Malta Story"
1955
CBE
Appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
The Ladykillers
Starts in "The Ladykillers"
1957
The Bridge on the River Kwai
Starts in "The Bridge on the River Kwai"
1958
Academy Award
Winner of the best male actor for "The Bridge On The River Kwai"
1960
Tunes of Glory
Starts in "Tunes of Glory"
1962
Lawrence of Arabia
Starts in "Lawrence of Arabia"
1965
Doctor Zhivago
Starts in "Doctor Zhivago"
1970
Scrooge
Starts in "Scrooge". Starts in "Cromwell"
1973
Hitler: The Last Ten Days
Starts in "Hitler: The Last Ten Days"
1977
Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
Starts in "Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope"
1980
Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
Starts in "Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back"
1983
Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
Starts in "Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi"
1984
A Passage to India
Starts in "A Passage to India"
1988
A Handful of Dust
Starts in "A Handful of Dust"
1999
Companion of Honour
Made a Companion of Honour
2000
Death of Alec Guinness
Death of Alec Guinness
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.