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BBC NewsSir Ian McKellen to star in James Bond in Radio 4 play
BBC News
Sir Ian McKellen is to play the title role in a BBC Radio 4 adaptation of Ian Fleming's Goldfinger. The James Bond drama will also star Rosamund Pike as ...
Sir Ian McKellen to star in Radio Four's BondATV News (blog)
Ian McKellen to Play Goldfinger! (On the Radio!)Cinematical (blog)
McKellen to play 'Bond' villain on radioDigital Spy Metro -PR-inside.com (press release) all 12 news articles » 
BBC NewsSir Ian McKellen says vetting scheme limits child roles
BBC News
A new vetting scheme is dissuading amateur theatre companies from casting child actors, Lord of the Rings star Sir Ian McKellen has said. ...
McKellen hits out at vetting schemeThe Press Association
McKellen criticises Govt's anti-paedophile lawsFirst Post
Sir Ian McKellen slams government's theatre vetting schemeThis is London all 73 news articles » 
BBC NewsSir Ian McKellen on playing Gandalf again
BBC News
Sir Ian McKellen is one of Britain's greatest actors, acclaimed for his King Lear and MacBeth on stage and for his film portrayal of Gandalf in the Lord of ...
Pink PaperBBC TV presenter Kristian Digby found dead
Pink Paper
Just two weeks ago, Pinkpaper.com was with a buoyant Digby alongside Sir Ian McKellen at a fundraiser for the Albert Kennedy Trust, for whom they were both ...and more » 
Times OnlineJourno calls Zuma a 'sex-obsessed bigot'
The South African Star
Robinson is particularly nervous about what star of theatre and film Sir Ian McKellen would think of Zuma, who he says "has described same-sex marriage as ...
Jacob Zuma is a sex-obsessed bigot - why is Britain fawning over him?Daily Mail all 133 news articles » 
BBC NewsFive Minutes With: Sir Ian McKellen
BBC News
This week, actor Sir Ian McKellen talks to Matt about the appeal of Shakespeare, the difference between working in theatre and film, the importance of ...- McKellen 'drawn' to Corrie return
The Press Association
Sir Ian McKellen likes the idea of returning to Coronation Street - this time as a permanent character. The Lord Of The Rings star played novelist Mel ...and more » - Charting the rises and falls of Exeter Northcott
Express & Echo
Almost 30000 people signed petitions condemning the original decision and it was criticised by, among others, Sir Roger Moore and Sir Ian McKellen. ...and more » 
Washington PostJude Law Lends British Teen Filmmakers a Hand
Tonic
And what's certainly helped is the involvement of Law, Fry, Sir Ian McKellen and Rowan Atkinson. How'd the three teenagers get help from these actors? ...
Jude Law backs teen effort to fund filmThe Associated Press
Jude Law backing budding filmmakersThe Press Association all 117 news articles » 
Brisbane TimesPower shift plays up Lear's excellent foppery
Brisbane Times
THE Royal Shakespeare Company's leading performer, Ian McKellen, had his introduction to Melbourne disrupted by yesterday's shock resignation of Victorian ...
A royal family feudGresham Outlook all 3 news articles »
Ian McKellen Twitter Updates
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New Blog Post: Ian Mckellen In 'Richard III'--"Now Is The Winter Of Our.." http://ian-mckellen.info/?p=286
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Wow! An #interactive conversation with Sir Ian McKellen about #Shakespeare's Richard III. http://bit.ly/15sxm9 #acting #theatre #theater
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Leigh Teabing (Ian McKellen): You will not succeed. Only the worthy can unlock the stone. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0382625/maindetails
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[Blog] X-Men Trilogy: Actors : Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry, Ian McKellen, Anna Paquin, Directors :... http://ping.fm/dRy6Q
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@Elbie88 So does Lafayette! :O Most badass gay man ever?! Excluding Ian McKellen's Magneto anyway haha
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X2 (2003) ? Hindi Dubbed Movie Watch Online: Starring ? Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen, Halle Berry, http://url4.eu/1m5uy
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X2 (2003) ? Hindi Dubbed Movie Watch Online: Starring ? Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen, Halle Berry, ... http://bit.ly/9qRUuY
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RT @cizer: Sir Ian McKellen, On Acting http://youtu.be/nyoWmkhRyp8
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RT @cizer: Sir Ian McKellen, On Acting http://youtu.be/nyoWmkhRyp8
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Sir Ian McKellen, On Acting http://youtu.be/nyoWmkhRyp8
Ian McKellen Profile
| Full Name: | Ian McKellen |
| Birth Name: | Ian Murray McKellen |
| Famous As: | Actor |
| Date of Birth: | May 25, 1939 |
| Place of Birth: | Burnley, Lancashire, England |
| Height: | 5' 11 |
| Nationality: | British |
| Eye Color: | Blue |
| Relationships: | Brian Taylor (schoolteacher, 1964-1972), Sean Mathias (1978-1988), Greg Nickels (2003) |
| Father: | Denis Murray McKellen |
| Mother: | Margery Lois McKellen |
| Sister(s): | Jean McKellen (older) |
| Education: | Attended Wigan Grammar School for Boys in Wigan, England Attended Bolton School Boys' Division in Bolton, England Graduated from St. Catharine's College, Cambridge University in 1961 with a BA degree in English Drama |
| Claim to Fame: | As James Whale in Gods and Monsters (1998) |






















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