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#OnThisDay 1982: Alec Guinness reprised the role of master spy George Smiley, in the sequel to Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Smiley's People.
John Bingham, 7th Baron Clanmorris. Oldfield himself believed that, although Green probably inspired le Carré, the character of Smiley was primarily based on John Bingham, 7th Baron Clanmorris, who had been le Carré's boss when he originally joined MI5 prior to his career in MI6.);})();(function(){window.jsl.dh(ibLFZtuzG4iHwPAPquuA2Ac__169,
George Smiley | Cold War, MI6, Spy | Britannica.
Here's how Le Carré introduces Smiley to his readers: Short, fat, and of a quiet disposition, he appeared to spend a lot of money on really bad clothes, which hung about his squat frame like skin on a shrunken toad.
Guinness won an Academy Award, a BAFTA, a Golden Globe and a Tony Award. In 1959 he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for services to the arts. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960, the Academy Honorary Award for lifetime achievement in 1980 and the BAFTA Academy Fellowship Award in 1989.