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Macmillan
Pub. Date
2023
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Brilliant, funny, and widely-regarded as the nicest man in Hollywood (though he would be the first to tell you that it?s simply not the case, he?s really just grateful to be here), Henry shares in this achingly vulnerable memoir the disheartening truth of his childhood, the difficulties of a life with severe dyslexia, the pressures of a role that takes on a life of its own, and the path forward once your wildest dream seems behind you. Since the glorious...
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The long-awaited autobiography of one of Britain's most-loved actors. Born the son of a Billingsgate market porter at the height of the Second World War, David Jason's early life was spent dodging bombs and bullies, both with impish good timing. Giving up on an unloved career as an electrician, he turned his attention to acting and soon, through a natural talent for making people laugh, found himself working with the leading lights of British comedy...
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Publisher
Century
Pub. Date
2020
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In celebration of Sir David Jason's 80th year, 'A Del of a Life' relives Jason's extraordinary life and career from over 50 years in entertainment. From a trainee electrician to one of Britain's most revered and loved actors, Jason shares heartfelt and hilarious wisdom with readers on subjects ranging from family to work, resilience to ebullience. Told with his characteristic warmth and wit, Jason shines a wonderful new light on the characters and...
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Publisher
The Robson Press
Pub. Date
2014
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A few weeks before Kristallnacht in November 1938, Andrew Sachs looked on as Nazi officers arrested his father while the family was eating in a restaurant. The son of a Jewish father and a lapsed Catholic mother, a few days later he watched as the Nazis burned and looted Jewish shops on the streets of Berlin. The boy who witnessed these events before he and his family escaped to London would later become famous for being the butt of comic cruelties...
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Publisher
Sport Media
Pub. Date
2010
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From working with the enigmatic Tony Wilson at Granada in 1978 and starring in one of the greatest independent films of all time, 'Letter To Brezhnev', in 1985, readers are invited to hitch a ride on a road movie with Margaret Bernadette Clarke. The real Margi Clarke tells it as it is in this story of her life and career.
11) A likely story
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Publisher
Century
Pub. Date
2005
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By turns funny, charming and sad, this is the story of Rodney Bewes' working-class childhood, fame, and troubled relationship with James Bolam, his co-star in the Likely Lads, and his many celebrity stories.
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Publisher
Orion
Pub. Date
2006
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Veteran actor Peter Sallis is best known for his roles as Clegg in Last of the Summer Wine and as the voice of Wallace in the Oscar-winning Wallace & Gromit. Packed with stories and anecdotes, this memoir describes his early days in the RAF, his extraordinary theatrical career, and the fame that came to him late.
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Publisher
Coronet
Pub. Date
2014
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In 2013, actress, television personality and Sunday Times bestselling author, Lynda Bellingham was diagnosed with cancer. Until now, Lynda hasn't spoken publicly about her illness - she has felt strongly that everyone's experience of cancer is so different, and she wanted to keep what she has been going through personal to her while she came to terms with her life now. But in this memoir, Lynda talks with beautiful poignancy about her life since her...
14) Many lives
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Publisher
Hay House
Pub. Date
c2011
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In the course of a career which spans over 40 years, Stephanie Beacham has treaded the boards of some of the most prestigious theatres in the world from the National Theatre to Broadway and made countless appearances on television in much loved series. This is her story.
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Publisher
Wigmore
Pub. Date
2011
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As Boycie, a core character in one of Britain's most successful TV comedy series, John Challis has inevitably become a widely and warmly recognised face. This autobiography covers his life from childhood to Boycie becoming an established character in 'Only Fools and Horses'.
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Publisher
Constable
Pub. Date
2018
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The term 'national treasure' has seldom been more appropriate. Richard Briers was not only the nation's favourite next-door neighbour thanks to his work in the iconic BBC sitcom 'The Good Life', he was an actor you felt like you really knew, despite having only seen him on stage or screen. While his role as Tom Good might be considered the pinnacle of Richard's sixty-year career, it sits atop a mountain of roles that combined represent one of the...
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Publisher
Century
Pub. Date
2017
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In his first book David Jason told us about himself from his early years training as an electrician through to making it as one of Britain's greatest actors. This autumn, in a follow up autobiography, he tells us about the many other lives he has lived - his characters. From Del Boy to Granville, Pop Larkin to Frost, he takes us behind the scenes and under the skins of some of the best loved acts of his career. And in the process he reflects on how...
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Publisher
Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Pub. Date
2014
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'Curious' is a collection of delightfully witty stories by actress, comedy writer and columnist Rebecca Front. Rebecca has always used anecdotes from her own life to inform not only the characters she plays in such series as 'The Thick of It' and 'Nighty Night', but also her frequent observational comment pieces for the 'Guardian', 'Independent' and other magazines. In 'Curious', she takes those characters further, exploring and delighting in the...