A collection of biographical information about Ian McKellen Sir Ian McKellen, CH KBE Photo by Alasdair McLellan 2004 Pre-website Biography (to 1998) Acting Career Timeline Awards and Honours Activism Writings 1939-1951: Wigan 1958: School-leaver's Notebook 1947-1986 Acting Shakespeare 1951-1980: Bolton to Broadway 1960-2008 Ian McKellen and Trevor Nunn 1965-1998: Ian McKellen and The Royal National Theatre 1967-2013: Ian McKellen in New York 1974: The Actors' Company