Caine was an acting outcast

Michael Caine was shunned by his working class community when he became an actor.

Caine was an acting outcast

Michael Caine was shunned by his working class community when he became an actor.

The Oscar winner's theatrical ambitions caused conflict in his native Bermondsey in south London, because everyone presumed he was pretentious or gay.

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