Paul Scofield’s graceful decline of Knighthood
A great, under-sung (at least in the US) favorite actor of mine Paul Scofield died yesterday. No reason to call it out here, except that he had one of the more elegant handlings of British knighthood:
Scofield reportedly had been offered a knighthood, but declined.
‘’It is just not an aspect of life that I would want,'’ he once said. ‘’If you want a title, what’s wrong with Mr.?'’