Dirk Bogarde

' With shaking hands I reached for my small pouch to load my revolver. And that it is the only sensible thing to do". He was honoured by Queen Elizabeth II as a Knight Bachelor in the United Kingdom in 1992 the Commandeur dans l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French government an honorary Doctorate of Literature on 4 July 1985 by St.

In a second career Bogarde wrote seven best-selling volumes of memoirs six novels and a volume of collected journalism mainly from his articles in The Daily Telegraph. Initially a matinée idol in such films as Doctor in the House (1954) and other Rank Organisation pictures Bogarde later acted in art-house films such as Death in Venice (1971).