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[edit] Filmography

shouldn't the list be ordered from earliest to latest, like the theatre section is? The article needs to be consistent. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 211.27.113.153 (talk) 11:14, 20 September 2007 (UTC)

Done. rkmlai (talk) 05:24, 8 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Sexual Orientation

Is there any point to the comment about Gambon's sexual orientation not being much debated? By pointing this out, isn't it suggesting that salacious discussion of other people's sexuality is acceptable? Unless there is something substantive to say on the matter, I think this reference should be deleted. Wikipedia is not the place for tabloid sensation, however mildly put. Comments please? Peeper 09:04, 1 September 2005 (UTC)

No responses - comment removed.Peeper 18:22, 4 September 2005 (UTC)
Perhaps a comment could be made about Gambon's appearance with Paul Merton on Room 101, where he came across as a rebarbative, cranky individual until presented with a watchmaker's lathe, showing rather more humanity as a result

[edit] Lathes

His collection of lathes has come up before, also with Merton, when Gambon appeared on Have I Got News For You, when he claimed to have something like 16 lathes. It's difficult to know whether he was joking or not though, especially as he added that this collection was "bigger than Tom Cruise's". --Thoughtcat 07:55, 10 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Nationality

Michael Gambon is a British actor born in Ireland, same as Stan Laurel was an American actor born in England. Gambon has been a British citizen long before he took to the stage, and if the passionate users reverting this page to state that he is Irish wish to keep it that way, could they please remove the Sir and OBE. You can't have both. --ThwartedEfforts 13:17, 24 June 2006 (UTC)

Both the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland allow dual citizenship. JAJ 23:24, 1 January 2007 (UTC)
I dare say, but Gambon is British and as is the custom round here his nationality should be presented in the opening paragraph. I have no clue as to why it is constantly meddled with, when Irish-born British is exactly how it is. It is completely not wrong. The last user to make the edit referred to the inclusion of the word British as 'vandalism'. I mean, what the? ThwartedEfforts 17:21, 30 March 2007 (UTC)
His parents where Irish, he was born in Ireland. Last time I checked, that makes him Irish-British, or the other way round. Billtheking 21:12, 1 May 2007 (UTC)
Irish-British is actually how the article started out. Irish-born British was a compromise, but even that was vandalised. I'll try again with a note to refer to this talkpage. Of course we shouldn't forget that Irish ancestry is one of Wikipedia's running jokes, so doubtless I'll be doing the same edits over and over ThwartedEfforts 07:22, 15 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Mickey Gambon, Early Years

Michael Gambon’s Early Years

I met Mickey Gambon early in 1957 when we both signed on as part of a group of fifty apprentices age 16 and up at Vickers Armstrong’s Crayford Works in Kent for a 5 year apprenticeship, he as a Toolmaker me a Fitter & Turner. We became mates partly because we shared the same cycle route daily to and from work. At that time I lived in Belvidere, Kent. To us ragtag apprentices the "b" in his surname was silent hence he was Mickey Gamon to us.Mick was an accomplish yarn spinner, thus during our tea breaks you would find Mick at the centre of a group of apprentices spewing forth tales and jokes whilst puffing on our favourite fags “Players Weights” bought in packets of 5 from our 12/6d weekly wages. Mick would have known me then as “Yokel” a nickname assigned because of my very broad ‘ampshire accent. I also have faint recall that he won an award in recognition of his craftsmanship in the tool room he was certainly highly regarded in that respect. Frequently on our way home after work Mick would stop off at Erith Playhouse for rehearsals where he was active in the Amateur Dramatic Society. Mickey never discussed his drama interests with his fellow apprentices so it was a shocking surprise when he announced in 1960 he was quitting his apprenticeship to attend drama school. I among others tried to dissuade him and urged him to finish his near completed apprenticeship before doing so, but without avail. I have read many accounts of Sir Michael’s youth none have so far got it quite right in detail, so I decided to put on record my recollections. Mick has earned a reputation for telling porkies, being sparing with the truth to suit his purpose, misleading the gulable , particularly the media. Well I can tell you this has been his forte all his adult life and why he is such an accomplished actor. He was always most adept and able at merging fact and fiction in a most convincing and effortless manner so that nobody knew which was which, maybe not even Michael . Since then finished my apprenticeship and I immigrated to Canada in ’67. and I never heard of Micky again until I saw him in the film TheTurtle Diary and recognized my old mate. On telling my wife “I know him that’s my mate from Vickers!” she just rolled her eyes and laughed. Since then I have attempted to contact Mick to meet up when back in UK but so far without success.

Tom Thornton Parksville BC Canad a e-mail : tta@telus.net

206.116.133.44 21:37, 22 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Topgear

- The last corner on the Topgear test track is named "Gambon". This is due to the fact that Gambon narrowly avoided a horriffic crash when he went round it.

[edit] Honours and Awards

Gambon has been created a Knight Bachelor and a Companion of the British Empire (CBE). To date he has not been created a Knight of the British Empire (KBE). As a Knight Bachelor, he is entitled to be styled 'Sir'. Unlike other British knighthoods, Knights Bachelor do not have a postnominal entitlement, so Gambon's correct full style is 'Sir Michael John Gambon, CBE'. The reference reflecting his creation as a Knight Bachelor is a primary source - ie the Gazette entry in which his award was promulgated. AusTerrapin 09:28, 26 August 2007 (UTC)