Sir Ian McKellen Biography
Sep 14, 2006,
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By Wendy Shepherd at Movie Vine .com

Birth Name - Ian Murray McKellen
Birth Date - May 25, 1939
Birth Place - Burnley, Lancashire, England, UK
Sex - Male
Height - 5' 11"
Family - Currently resides in England
Mother: Margery Lois (nee Sutcliffe)
Father: Denis Murray
Siblings: Jean McKellen
Education/Passions/Causes - Sir Ian has often held establishment appointments: Head Boy of Bolton School (1957-58); President of the Marlowe Society (1960-61); elected to Council of British Actors' Equity (1971); served on Drama and Dance Panel advising the British Council; Development Council raising funds for the Royal National Theatre (1991-96); Cameron Mackintosh Profesor of Contemporary Theatre at Oxford (1990); currently patron of English Touring Theatre. As well as his score of awards for acting, Sir Ian has honours from Nottingham and Aberdeen Universities, gay organisations in UK, USA and South Africa. He was named "Commander of the British Empire" in 1979, followed by his Knighthood of the British Empire for services to the performing arts in the Queen's New Year Honours of 1990. He is one of the very few openly-gay knights.
Profession - Actor, Writer
Bio Story - coming soon
Correspondence - Ian has an ePost on his website where you can write him.. » Click Here
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