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An actor in Elizabethan costume in conversation with two actresses. Photographic postcard by J.W. Debenham, 193-.

John Gielgud. Photographic postcard by D. Wilding, 193-.

Dear Friend, I have the privilege of inviting you to an important theatrical event and I'm sure you won't want to miss it ...  / Sir John Gielgud, Patron of the Terrence Higgins Trust.

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Dear Friend, I have the privilege of inviting you to an important theatrical event and I'm sure you won't want to miss it ... / Sir John Gielgud, Patron of the Terrence Higgins Trust.