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How did John Gielgud's distinctive speaking voice lead to his success?
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Gielgud's distinctive speaking voice led to his success. He was chosen by Noël Coward as his understudy in his play "The Vortex". For the last month of the West End run Gielgud took over Coward's role of Nicky Lancaster, the drug-addicted son of a nymphomaniac mother.