Editing Dirk Bogarde (section)

==Early years and education==
Bogarde was the eldest of three children born to Ulric van den Bogaerde (1892–1972) and Margaret Niven (1898–1980). Ulric was born in [[Perry Barr]], [[Birmingham]], of [[Flemish people|Flemish]] ancestry, and was art editor of ''[[The Times]]''. Margaret Niven, a former actress, was [[Scottish people|Scottish]], from [[Glasgow]]. Dirk Bogarde was born in a nursing home at 12 Hemstal Road,<ref name=coldstream>Coldstream 2004, p. 24.</ref> [[West Hampstead]], London, and was baptised on 30 October 1921, at St. Mary's Church, [[Kilburn, London|Kilburn]].<ref name=coldstream/> He had a younger sister, Elizabeth (born 1924), and a brother, Gareth Ulric Van Den Bogaerde, an advertising film producer, born in July 1933 in [[Hendon]].<ref name="telegraph.co.uk">Moir, Jon. [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/3623221/Dirk-could-be-cruel-but-I-know-why.html "Dirk could be cruel – but I know why."] ''The Daily Telegraph'' (London), 2 September 2004. Retrieved: 29 March 2015.</ref>

Conditions in the family home in north London became cramped, so Bogarde was moved to [[Glasgow]] to stay with relatives of his mother. He stayed there for more than three years, returning at the end of 1937.<ref name="telegraph.co.uk"/> He attended [[University College School]] and the former [[Allan Glen's School|Allan Glen's High School of Science]] in Glasgow, a time he described in his autobiography as an unhappy one. Having secured a scholarship at Chelsea College of Art, Bogarde completed his two year course, and landed "a back-stage job as tea-boy at seven shillings and sixpence per week".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Film Review – 1962-63 |url=https://dirkbogarde.co.uk/magazine/film-review-1962-63/ |access-date=13 October 2022 |website=DirkBogarde.co.uk}}</ref> A chance to act as a stand-in convinced Bogarde that "he needed some additional basic training, and he joined a provincial [[repertory]] group". His first on-screen appearance was as an uncredited extra in the [[George Formby]] comedy, ''[[Come On George!]]'' (1939).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dirkbogarde.co.uk/bio/biography/|title=Dirk Bogarde: Biography|website=dirkbogarde.co.uk}}</ref>