Alec Guinness Diaries Go Public

Friday 24th May

Posted at 8:14AM Friday 08 Feb 2013

Sir Alec Guinness's personal letters and diaries will be available to the public for the first time next year.

The British Library has acquired the personal archive of the Oscar-winning actor, best known for his roles in Star Wars and the Ealing comedies.

The archive includes more than 100 volumes of diaries and letters recording his career as an actor from the late 1930s to his death in 2000.

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