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Sir John Gielgud, one of the UK's finest actors, has died aged 96.

Sir John Gielgud, 1936

Theatrical export: As Hamlet on the New York stage in 1936

Sir John Gielgud

After receiving his knighthood from the Queen at Buckingham Palace in 1953, with his mother and sister

Sir Lewis Casson, Dame Sybil Thorndike, Sir John Gielgud and Diana Wynard in 1954

Posing with fellow actors Sir Lewis Casson, Dame Sybil Thorndike and Diana Wynard (right) in 1954

Sir John Gielgud

With co-star Doreen Aris, Sir John watches a cake being cut to mark the opening of The Tempest in the West End in 1958

Sir John Gielgud (left) with Sir John Mills

With Sir John Mills (right) during a performance of Veterans at the Royal Court Theatre in 1972

Ralph Richardson, Laurence Olivier and John Gielgud

With Ralph Richardson (left) and Laurence Olivier filming the TV drama Wagner in 1982

Sir John Gielgud

80 years young: Birthday celebrations at the Old Vic, London, in 1984

Sir John Gielgud

Picking up a Bafta fellowship award in 1992

Sir John Gielgud at 90

Covered in coloured string during his 90th birthday celebrations

Sir John Gielgud

Attending the unveiling of a plaque for the playwright Oscar Wilde in 1995