Biography Of Peter Cook: A Biography - Hardcover

Thompson, Harry

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0340649682 ISBN 13: 9780340649688

Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton, 1997

Synopsis

A biography of comedian and satirist Peter Cook, examining the seriousness behind the jokes, how he made a generation see the world differently and charting the emotional life of a genius who by the end had withdrawn from the world almost entirely.

About this title

Review:

'Lively and penetrating' ( Independent on Sunday )

'At last, this book explains the mystery of Peter Cook - how someone so funny, so loveable, so handsome, could make such a total hash of his life. Harry Thompson's pedigree in television comedy makes him an authoritative commentator on Cook's performances' (Lynne Barber, Daily Telegraph )

'Unputdownable, level-headed and intelligent' (Nicholas Lezard, Guardian )

'This definitive biography...as heartbreaking as it is entertaining' (Jessica Berens, Times Literary Supplement )

About the Author:

Harry Thompson invented many TV comedy hits such as Have I Got News For You and Da Ali G Show. He was the author of several acclaimed bestsellers, including PETER COOK: A BIOGRAPHY and PENGUINS STOPPED PLAY, as well as a historical novel, THIS THING OF DARKNESS which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. He worked as a producer at Talkback TV and in his spare time he ran the infamous cricket team, the Captain Scott XI. Harry Thompson died in 2005.

About this edition

• Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0340649682
• ISBN 13: 9780340649688
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 527