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Sir Dirk Bogarde was an English actor and writer. Initially a matinée idol in films such as Doctor in the House (1954) for the Rank Organisation, he later acted in art-house films. In a second career, he wrote seven best-selling volumes of memoirs, six novels and a volume of collected journalism, mainly from articles in The Daily Telegraph.
Birth Name
Derek Jules Gaspard Ulric Niven van den Bogaerde
Born
Monday, 28 March 1921
Died
Saturday, 08 May 1999