Alec Guinness: The Authorized Biography - Softcover

Read, Piers Paul

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0743416147 ISBN 13: 9780743416146

Publisher: Pocket Books, 2005

Synopsis

The authorised biography of one of the greatest actors of the 20th century.

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Review:

"A deeply intelligent work, full of humanity and passion."-- "The Independent on Sunday"

Synopsis:

Sir Alec Guinness was one the greatest actors of the twentieth century. With a talent recognised by discerning critics from his very first appearance on the stage he gained a world-wide reputation playing roles on the screen such Fagin in OLIVER TWIST and THE MAN IN THE WHITE SUIT. His performance as Colonel Nicholson in BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI won him an Oscar and in his later years he captivated a new generation of admirers as George Smiley in TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY and Ben Kenobi in STAR WARS. Guinness was a man who vigorously guarded his privacy and, despite publishing an autobiography, BLESSINGS IN DISGUISE, and two volumes of his diaries, he remained an enigma to the general public and a mystery even to his family and closest friends. After his death in August, 2000, his widow Merula asked the author Piers Paul Read, who had been a friend of her husband, to write his biography. Given full co-operation by the Guinness family and free access to Sir Alec's papers, including his private and unpublished diaries, Read has written a penetrating and perceptive account of an intriguing and complex man.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pocket Books
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0743416147
• ISBN 13: 9780743416146
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 640