Alecs is the nickname of Alec Guinness and Evelyn Waugh, two famous British authors. Guinness was an actor and a writer, best known for his role as Obi-Wan Kenobi in the original Star Wars trilogy. Waugh was a novelist, essayist, and short story writer, whose works include Brideshead Revisited and A Handful of Dust. Both Guinness and Waugh were highly acclaimed in their respective fields and are remembered for their contributions to literature and film.