Great pretender Michael Gambon made up stories that he had been a ballet dancer and once worked with a future pope – but his real-life ascent from humble Irish son of a seamstress to global fame as Professor Dumbledore was better than fiction
He was the son of a seamstress who went on to weave magic on the big screen – and spun stories off it. Sir Michael Gambon, who has died aged 82, enjoyed a 60-year film career that millions of young fans would argue peaked when he played Albus Dumbledore in the Harry Potter series. But … Read more
