Ian McKellen av Garry O'Connor

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<p><b>The definitive biography of Sir Ian McKellen from an acclaimed biographer </b><br><br>In 2001, Ian McKellen put on the robe and pointed hat of a wizard named Gandalf and won a place in the hearts of Tolkien fans worldwide. Though his role in the film adaptation of Lord of the Rings introduced him to a new audience, McKellen had a thriving career a lifetime before his visit to Middle Earth. He made his West End acting debut in 1964 in James Saunders¿s <i>A Scent of Flowers</i>, but it was in 1980 that he took Broadway by storm when he played Antonio Salieri in Peter Shaffer¿s Tony-Award-winning play <i>Amadeus</i>.<br><br>He has starred in over four hundred plays and films and he is that rare character: a celebrity whose distinguished political and social service has transcended his international fame to reach beyond the stage and screen. The breadth of his career¿professional, personal and political¿has been truly staggering: Macbeth (opposite Judi Dench), Iago, King Lear, Chekho