Ian McKellen
- Born: 25 May, 1939
Long considered one of the finest British stage actors, Ian McKellen has defied conventional wisdom which posits that being openly homosexual would either pigeonhole you or destroy your career. In fact, since his 1988 decision to "come out" during a BBC radio broadcast, he not only has been knighted for his services to the theater (in 1991) but found himself an unlikely movie star.
FAMILY & COMPANIONS
- grandfathers : both were preachers
- father Denis Murray McKellen: died in a car crash in 1964, a week after seeing McKellen in his West End debut
- mother Margery Lois McKellen: died c. 1951
- sister Jean McKellen: older; born c. 1934
- Brian Taylor: taught history at Bolton School; together from c. 1964 to c. 1972
- Sean Mathias: together c. 1981 until c. 1990
- Nick Cuthell: born c. 1977
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