The Life And Death Of Peter Sellers - Hardcover

Lewis, Roger

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0712638016 ISBN 13: 9780712638012

Publisher: Century, 1994

Synopsis

Peter Sellers has been acknowledged as one of the screen's greatest actors and one of the best publicized stars. This book looks at the life of Sellers by working from interviews with his family, wives, girlfriends and co-stars. Roger Lewis tells the story of this only son of a Jewish mother and father who began his career by working backstage at his uncle's theatre in Ilfracombe. Conscripted into the airforce, he began performing in Ralph Reader's gang shows. Then after the war he met Harry Seacombe and Spike Milligan and together they created the Goon Show. Sellers made a total of 55 films including "Ladykillers", "I'm Alright Jack", "Dr Strangelove", "There's a Girl in my Bed", the Pink Panther films and "Being There". Roger Lewis looks for the truth about the man and the performer, sees what secrets emerge from his films, and examines the extent of Seller's insanity and the effect it had on his work.

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Review:

"Torrential psychological biography ... a savage but satiating account" (Daily Mail)

"A fascinating, tragic and instructive story, vividly told" (Sunday Telegraph)

"An absolute revelation, the book grips from the first page to the last and is packed with the kind of facts and anecdotes that make one drool. Brilliant" (Film Review)

"It is a mad book - but then the subject is a madman. I love Lewis's passion ... I recommend it" (Sunday Times)

"Reinventing the genre as well as reassessing its subject with formidable intelligence, this book is a remarkable achievement" (Literary Review)

Book Description:

The authoritative biography of the great British actor, comedian and singer, star of BBC radio comedy series The Goon Show alongside comedian and poet Spike Milligan, and famous as Chief Inspector Clouseau in the classic Pink Panther series.

About this edition

• Publisher: Century
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0712638016
• ISBN 13: 9780712638012
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 817