Val Henry Gielgud
(1900-1981), PlaywrightSitter in 5 portraits
Val Gielgud was a novelist, playwright and head of radio drama at the BBC. He wrote twenty novels, seven volumes of autobiography and eighteen plays and screenplays. From 1929, Gielgud was Director of Productions for BBC radio, and during his thirty-four years in office, he shaped the largest radio drama department in the world. He was the older brother of the actor Sir John.
by William Flower, for Elliott & Fry
sepia-toned bromide print on card mount, 1930s
NPG x13940
by Mark Gerson
bromide print, September 1953
NPG x13760
Related People
- Sir John Gielgud (brother)
- Maina Gielgud (niece)
- Rita Vale (Rita Gielgud, née Weill) (wife)
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