She said: "I've heard rumours that you're in Exeter today, me and some friends are going to Kaspa's for desserts at 8pm, you are more than welcome to join us to complete your Exeter experience. "It was an amazing (and inspiring) experience to see such an incredible man talk about his problems he battled with 30 years ago."Īfter hearing the actor was in Exeter, Amy Bond invited the actor via Twitter to join her and some friends for desserts at Kaspa's. "McKellen also told us that he had indeed been turned down from acting roles because he was gay and he received death threats in the post after he came out, (with also the mention as to why he never came to our screens as Dumbledore). In 1989, the actor would go onto found the LGBT charity Stonewall, named after the 1969 riots. Catharine’s College, Cambridge, where as a student actor he was often directed by John Barton, later of the Royal Shakespeare Company. Born in 1939, it wasn’t until the actor was 28-years-old that homosexuality was finally decriminalised in the United Kingdom. Ian McKellen, in full Sir Ian Murray McKellen, (born May 25, 1939, Burnley, Lancashire, England), British actor of great versatility, noted for his work with the Royal Shakespeare Company and for his eclectic filmography. "He told us when he first came out to his friends and family, when the news broke on television about his sexuality and also told us his outrage when a law came in to not talk positively about LGBT. British actor Sir Ian McKellen was born in a world where it was illegal to be gay. Peters C of E Aided School) has been focusing on LGBT rights, and to give us a talk, we had Ian McKellen come to our school to tell us about his experience of being a gay man who was in the fame spotlight. Pupil Dan Rouse, 14, told Devon Live: "Recently our school (St. Lee died on Sunday morning at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital in London, the. Knowing McKellens body of work, it makes perfect sense why the studio would go after him for the part of Dumbledore. Sir Christopher Lee passed away on Sunday at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital in London, after being hospitalised for respiratory problems and heart failure. His visit followed a focus by the school on LBGT - lesbian, bi-sexual, gay and transsexual - rights. T he Lord of Rings actor Christopher Lee has died in London, it emerged on Thursday. However, the Independent reports that fans have taken to Twitter to mourn the loss of Gandalf who was played by the very-much- alive actor Sir Ian McKellen. Word spread quickly that he was in the area on Wednesday, leading to a series of tweets with ideas on how he could make the most of his stay in Exeter. He was in the city to give a talk to pupils at St Peter's Church of England Aided School about his experiences of being a gay man. The actor and gay rights activist Ian McKellen was seen around Exeter city centre and received a series of invitations for coffee, desserts and a theatre visit.
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