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Author
Publisher
Sidgwick & Jackson
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
Peter O'Toole was supremely talented, a unique leading man and one of the most charismatic and unpredictable actors of his generation. Described by Richard Burton as 'the most original actor to come out of Britain since the war', O'Toole regularly seemed to veer towards self-destruction. With the help of exclusive interviews with colleagues and close friends, this book paints a complete picture of this much loved man and reveals what drove him to...
Author
Publisher
Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
In this follow-up to her critically acclaimed memoir 'Home', the enchanting Julie Andrews picks up her story with her arrival in Hollywood, sharing the career highlights, personal experiences and reflections behind her astonishing career, including such classics as 'Mary Poppins', 'The Sound of Music', 'Victor/Victoria', and many others. In 'Home Work', Julie describes her years in Hollywood - from the incredible highs to the challenging lows. Not...
Author
Publisher
Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
Julie Walters has been described as the nation's most popular actress and comedienne. She has been delighting us on screen and on stage for over 25 years and we have taken her to our hearts. Now she tells us her own story, in her own words.
Author
Publisher
Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Sir Ian McKellen is that rarest of characters: a celebrity whose distinguished political and social service has transcended his enormous fame and international stardom to reach far beyond the stage and screen.The breadth of his endeavour - professional, personal and political - has been truly staggering. Of some 400 stage and film roles, there are only 3, in his own estimation, of which he has not been proud. Iconic roles have not been in short supply:...
Author
Publisher
Sidgwick & Jackson
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
There is no one quite like Brian Blessed. He's an actor, film star, trained undertaker, unlikely diplomat, secret romantic, martial artist, and mountaineer. He's also a brilliant storyteller who will - and you must brace yourself - simply leap out of the pages at you. Ready? Then open this book and you'll be taken on a riotous journey from his childhood, growing up the son of a miner in Goldthorpe, to finding fame in Z-Cars. You'll see Brian falling...
Author
Publisher
Aurum
Pub. Date
2008
Edition
New pbk. ed.
Language
English
Description
For over 30 years Hattie Jacques was a familiar presence on radio, television and film. This biography reveals the secrets of the sometimes strange and often sad private life that was concealed behind the matronly facade.
Author
Publisher
Constable
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
Having lived many lives when most of us only live one, the stories of Joan Collins' adventures on film sets around the world, the friendships she made, the triumphs and the near disasters could fill many books. Here, the screen icon reveals details of her life with her fourth (and final) husband Percy, her travels around the world, fun with family and friends, and shares more revealing anecdotes about the fascinating people she has met during her...
Author
Publisher
Bolinda audio
Pub. Date
2025
Edition
Unabridged ed.
Language
English
Description
Packed with her wit, wisdom and unfiltered stories, The Little Book of Miriam is a memory palace of Margolyes's extraordinary life's standout moments, opinions and conclusions. Never forget that this is a woman who knocked back Warren Beatty, played to an audience of two thousand naked lesbians, injected sex into the Cadbury's caramel bunny and was Vogue's cover star aged 83. Margolyes is always full of surprises, and this audiobook is too. Deliciously...
Author
Publisher
Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
No one does glamour, severity, girlish charm or tight-lipped witticism better than Dame Maggie Smith, one of Britain's best-loved actors. This biography shines the stage-lights on the life and work of a truly remarkable performer, one whose career spans six decades.
Author
Publisher
HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
Known for her glamorous beauty, soap-opera personal life and magnetic screen presence, Elizabeth Taylor was the twentieth century's most famous film star. Including unseen photographs and unread private reflections, this authorised biography is a fascinating and complete portrait worthy of the legend and her legacy. Elizabeth Taylor captures this intelligent, empathetic, tenacious, volatile and complex woman as never before, from her rise to massive...
13) So, anyway
Author
Publisher
Rh Books
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
Honest, frank and brilliantly funny, this is the story of how a tall, shy youth from Weston-super-Mare went on to become a comedy giant.
Author
Publisher
Gallery Books UK
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
Born in Swaziland in 1957, Richard E. Grant moved to the UK to pursue his acting career, and has been a fixture on our screens since his breakout role in 'Withnail and I' in 1987. When his beloved wife Joan died in 2021 after almost forty years together, she set him a challenge: to find a pocketful of happiness in every day. The result is this book. Set between the present day and flashbacks to delightfully indiscreet diary entries recalling landmarks...
Author
Publisher
John Murray
Language
English
Description
Award-winning actor, creator of a myriad of memorable characters from Lady Whiteadder to Professor Sprout, Miriam Margolyes is a national treasure. Now, at last, at the age of 80, she has finally decided to tell her extraordinary life story. And it's far richer and stranger than any part she's played. Find out how being conceived in an air-raid gave her curly hair; what pranks led to her being known as the naughtiest girl Oxford High School ever had;...
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