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Welcome to the Dirk Bogarde UK Site!
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01/10/04 Today has been one of the most exciting days of my life! I went along to the National Theatre to hear John Coldstream talk about his latest autobiog on Dirk and trotted along afterrwards to get him to sign my book. He is a true gent and even signed it 'webmistress' for me. I also got to shake hands with Dirk's brother Gareth, which was a true honour and he seemed very interested in my site so maybe we'll get him popping in and taking a look himself!
This page is dedicated to Dirk Bogarde and his varied career. This is one of the only UK sites to be dedicated to Dirk's life work and as he was English, it seems a great pity to forget him. This site gives you a comprehensive list of all his films including photos and the script of my favourite scene in each film that I've watched. We also have a guest book for those of you that wish to sell items or just talk to fellow Dirk fans. Take a look and if you wish to comment on anything just email me at [email protected]. Enjoy the site!
View My Guestbook
Sign My Guestbook
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BIOGRAPHY
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Dirk was born Derek Jules Gaspard Ulric Niven van den Bogaerde at 3.20am on the 28th March 1921 in a nursing home in Hampstead, London.
Dirk was 5ft 10 and his father, Ulric (seen here) was Art Editor of the Times and his mother Margaret was an actress. He had a younger brother Gareth and a sister Elizabeth.
Sadly, he died on the 8th May 1999 after a heart attack at his Chelsea home in London. The day before his death, he had spent it in the company of his old friend, Lauren Bacall.
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List of Biographies available (click on title for review)
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Dirk Bogarde: The Authorised Biography by John Coldstream
Published by Weidenfield & Nicolson. Latest ed. 2004. Price �20
Dirk Bogarde:Rank Outsider by Sheridan Morley
Published by Bloomsbury (Paperback). Latest ed. 1999. Price �12.99
Dirk Bogarde:The Complete Career Illustrated by Robert Tanitch
Latest ed. 1988.
The Cinema of Dirk Bogarde by Margaret Hinkman and Susan d'Arcy
Latest ed. 1974.
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