John Gielgud

Sir Arthur John Gielgud was an English actor, director, and producer. A descendant of the renowned Terry acting family, he achieved early international acclaim for his youthful, emotionally expressive Hamlet which broke box office records on Broadway in 1937. He was known for his beautiful speaking of verse and particularly for his warm and expressive voice, which his colleague Sir Alec Guinness likened to "a silver trumpet muffled in silk. Gielgud is one of the few entertainers who have won an Oscar, Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Award. He has narrated Books 1 to 8 of the Railway Series for The Noel Edmunds Show on BBC Radio 1, they were also used for Nicholas Jones's Thomas the Tank Engine Man Documentry playing over the artwork.

He died on 21 May 2000 - aged 96

Books

 * The Three Railway Engines
 * Thomas the Tank Engine
 * James the Red Engine
 * Tank Engine Thomas Again
 * Troublesome Engines
 * Henry the Green Engine
 * Toby the Tram Engine
 * Gordon the Big Engine