 He was the subject of one of the most repeated stories involving the gaffe-prone actor John Gielgud, which, pressed by Emlyn Williams, Gielgud confessed was true.While Knoblock and Gielgud were dining one day at The Ivy a man passed their table, and Gielgud said, "Thank God he didn't stop, he's a bigger bore than Eddie Knoblock – oh, not you, Eddie!