Books, Articles, Forewords and Introductions by Ian McKellen

Queers in History by Keith Stern, 2009

Gods and Monsters: The Shooting Script
by Bill Condon, 2004

THE ROSE THEATRE - AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL DISCOVERY by Julian Bowsher. ISBN-0-904818-75-6. Museum of London. Foreword by Sir Ian McKellen. A straightforward but excellent account of the discoveries made during the excavation, written by the Site Director. Clearly written, beautifully illustrated and jargon-free.

William Shakespeare's Richard III: a screenplay written by Ian McKellen and Richard Loncraine, annotated and introduced by Ian McKellen: published by Doubleday, a division of Transworld Publishers Ltd: 1996

FAMILY OUTING: a guide for parents of gays, lesbians and bisexuals: foreword by Ian McKellen: published by Peter Owen: 1995

Gay Letters: selected & edited by James Jolly and Estelle Kohler: foreword by Ian McKellen, published by Marginalia Press: 1995

STONEWALL 25: The Making of the Lesbian and Gay Community in Britain: contributors - Pam St.Clement, Angela Mason, Ian McKellen, Chris Smith M.P., Simon Watney, Elizabeth Wilson and others: edited by Emma Healy and Angela Mason: published Virago Press: 1994

The Right to Speak: Working With the Voice
by Patsy Rodenburg, 1993

For Ian Charleson: a Tribute, 1990

Dedications

Melvyn Bragg's illustrated biography of Laurence Olivier based on wide-ranging conversations is dedicated "For Ian McKellen": published by Hutchinson & Co. Ltd: 1984. 

Armistead Maupin's novel SURE OF YOU, the sixth in his Tales of the City series, is dedicated"For Ian McKellen": published by Harper and Row: 1989.