Actors: An Unpublic Life

When he was young and easy and prince of the apple towns, Dirk Bogarde was Britain's No. 1 box office star. Always being mobbed, he was attended by mounted policemen wher ever he went. His roles ran to parts like the romantic Sydney Carton in A Tale of Two Cities and the young Doctor in the House. But he was really miserable because none of the right people took him seriously. People like Director David Lean would not even consider him for a serious part. "I think Dirk's great," Lean once said, "but...

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