The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (Applause Books) - Hardcover

Lewis, Roger; Sellers, Peter

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 155783248X ISBN 13: 9781557832481

Publisher: Applause Theatre Book Publishers, 1996

Synopsis

Sellers' fluidity as an actor made for a terrifying madness that grew like a slow metastasizing cancer throughout his adult life. The story of Peter Sellers concludes with his premature death at the age of 54, "sick at heart and alone in those sunless hotel rooms," so recoiled from intimacy that no one really knew him anymore.

About this title

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: Applause Theatre Book Publishers
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 155783248X
• ISBN 13: 9781557832481
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 500