'A glorious compendium of John's scintillating irreverences and fabulous faux pas... He was one of the greatest of all theatrical personalities, and these utterly characteristic throwaway squibs bring him vividly back to life.' Simon Callow This delicious feast of Gielgoodies , compiled by Gielgud's biographer, reveals a less well-known side to this celebrated man of the theatre: his lightning wit, his love of scandal and gossip, his wicked delight in putting down his fellow-artists, his relish of bawdy humour. Full of startling new material, drawn from many unpublished letters and Jonathan Croall's extensive interviews, the book also celebrates the man who dropped a thousand bricks. Gielgud's excruciating gaffes were legendary, and here are both the famous and the unknown, collected in all their glory. Whether committed backstage, in the wings or in rehearsals, on film sets or in television studios, they bring this merry and much-loved man vividly to life.
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Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN-13
9781783190072
eBay Product ID (ePID)
170016142
Dimensions
Item Height
198mm
Item Width
130mm
Item Weight
190g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Jonathan Croall
Book Title
Gielgoodies!: the Wit and Wisdom (& Gaffes) of John Gielgud
