My Name Escapes Me: The Diary Of A Retiring Actor - Softcover

Guinness, Alec

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9780140257236: My Name Escapes Me: The Diary Of A Retiring Actor

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140257233 ISBN 13: 9780140257236

Publisher: Penguin, 1997

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Alec Guinness' much praised diaries,covering a period of about 18 months from January 1995, combine acerbic wit with wonderful anecdotes and fine observation. His topics range from the National Lottery to Ralph Richardson, from the Catholic Church to the Hampshire countryside. The book was a bestseller in hardcover and received much praise. A number of reviewers chose it as their Book of the Year, including Dirk Bogarde and Sheridan Morley. It has a fine introduction by John le Carre

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Synopsis:

From New Year's Day 1995 to June 1996, Alec Guinness kept diaries in which he recorded not only day-to-day events, but also a range of memories, views and musings. Certain pre-occupations recur: theatre and film, books and paintings; the Church; food and drink and the delights of home and family. Friendship is also central to Sir Alec's life, and his friendship with Alan Bennett, Jill Balcon, Lauren Bacall and Barry Humphries, among others, forms the backbone of these wonderfully amusing diaries.

About the Author:

Alec Guinness has been a star of the theatre and film since before the war. His many triumphs include THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI, KIND HEARTS AND CORONETS, STAR WARS
and TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY.

Now in his mid 80s, he lives with his wife in Petersfield, Hampshire.

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