Kenneth Williams Born Brilliant

Author : Christopher Stevens
Publisher : John Murray
ISBN 13 : 184854460X
Total Pages : 558 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Kenneth Williams: Born Brilliant written by Christopher Stevens and published by John Murray. This book was released on 2010-10-14 with total page 558 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kenneth Williams was the stand-out comic actor of his generation. Beloved as the manic star of Carry On films and as a peerless raconteur on TV chat shows, he was also acclaimed for serious stage roles. Born Brilliant includes previously unseen material from Williams's candid daily journal and also draw on rare in-depth interviews with friends and colleagues. Since the publication of edited extracts from his diaries, much controversy has surrounded Williams's personal and professional lives. This biography traces the complex contradictions that characterised an extraordinary life and presents the first full portrait of a star who was born brilliant.

Author : Christopher Stevens
Publisher : John Murray Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781848541962
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Born Brilliant written by Christopher Stevens and published by John Murray Publishers. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kenneth Williams was the stand-out comic actor of his generation. Beloved as the manic star of Carry On films and as a peerless raconteur on TV chat shows, he was also acclaimed for serious stage roles. Born Brilliant will include much previously unseen material from Williams's candid daily journal and also draw on rare in-depth interviews with friends and colleagues. Since the publication of edited extracts from his diaries, much controversy has surrounded Williams's personal and professional lives. This biography traces the complex contradictions that characterised an extraordinary life and presents the first full portrait of a star who was born brilliant.

Author : Russell Davies
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
ISBN 13 : 0007291922
Total Pages : 342 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Kenneth Williams Letters written by Russell Davies and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2008-06 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following the bestselling publication of THE KENNETH WILLIAMS DIARIES, the devastating self-portrait of one of our most loved and complex performers is completed with this marvellous selection of his letters. This is a wonderful treasure trove of correspondence with all manner of people, including Alec Guinness, Maggie Smith, Joe Orton, Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor, and the Stokers' Mess of HMS Leverton. Kenneth Williams took letters very seriously, and he was always disgusted by a morning that failed to provide him with some material to pore over. Letters called forth the performer in Williams in a way that his diaries never did: many of them are virtual comic monologues, and in general they suggest more strongly than the diaries the likeable and constructive side of a man who remains, nevertheless, as outrageous and 'difficult' as ever.

Author : Chris Stevens
Publisher : Paragon Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781445856162
Total Pages : 528 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Born Brilliant written by Chris Stevens and published by Paragon Publishers. This book was released on 2011 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kenneth Williams, beloved as the manic star of Carry On films and a peerless raconteur on TV chat shows, was also acclaimed for serious stage roles. Born Brilliant includes much previously unseen material from Williams's candid daily journal and also draws on rare indepth interviews with friends and colleagues. Since the publication of edited extracts from his diaries, much controversy has surrounded Williams's personal and professional life. This biography traces the complex contradictions that characterised an extraordinary life.

Author : Wes Butters
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
ISBN 13 : 000739604X
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Kenneth Williams Unseen: The private notes, scripts and photographs written by Wes Butters and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2010-07-15 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To mark the 20th anniversary of Kenneth Williams’ death, a beautiful coffee table book celebrating his life, including never-before-seen photographs, sketches and personal testimony from Williams’ closest friends, for the very first time.

Author : Kenneth Williams
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 896 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Kenneth Williams Diaries written by Kenneth Williams and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 896 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For more than 40 years broadcaster and comedian Kenneth Williams kept a journal of his experiences - this book is a one-volume selection of these diaries. In addition to offering conclusive evidence as to the nature of Williams' death in 1988, the diaries reveal different sides of his character.

Author : Kenneth Williams
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
ISBN 13 : 0007329938
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Just Williams written by Kenneth Williams and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2009-07 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Christopher Stevens
Publisher : Michael O'Mara Books
ISBN 13 : 1843177412
Total Pages : 315 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Real Boy written by Christopher Stevens and published by Michael O'Mara Books. This book was released on 2011-05-11 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We feel like parents in a fairytale turned to stone by a curse and condemned to stand like statues with our hearts thudding in our chests as our son plays wild games, all alone in the palace. He sees us he knows us, he expects us always to be in our right places - but he has no idea that we are human too. David is eleven years old. He is happy, healthy and affectionate. He loves school, climbing trees and Disney songs. But he's also profoundly autistic.Imagine being, like David, unable to speak more than a few words and unable to express your most basic needs. He is oblivious to danger and blind to other people's emotions, including the pleas of his parents. He is unaware of the chaos that he creates and is completely unmoved by the heartbreak that he causes. This extraordinarily moving account describes the heartbreak, and the unexpected joy, of autism. With raw honesty, Christopher and Nicola Stevens lay bare their experiences, which are by turns harrowing, hilarious, and inspirational.Autism is often depicted as a lonely affliction but, as David's story unfolds, his parents reveal how the condition has given them an unbreakable togetherness; an insight into prejudice, as well as kindness; an understanding of life without words or language; and an intense appreciation of their children. Caring for David is an all-consuming experience...and through it they have learned, most of all, the meaning of unconditional love.

Author : Christopher Stevens
Publisher : Michael O'Mara Books
ISBN 13 : 1907151060
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Thirty Days Has September written by Christopher Stevens and published by Michael O'Mara Books. This book was released on 2010-01-30 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thirty Days Has September holds a treasure trove of easy methods to take important information from the back of the mind to the tips of children's tongues. Packed with memory-training tips and tricks, from language to maths and history to science, such as this top tip to remember the solar system: My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Noodles (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune). A perfect learning companion to help all school children.

Author : James Hogg
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1448168317
Total Pages : 521 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hello, Darlings! written by James Hogg and published by Random House. This book was released on 2013-09-12 with total page 521 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spontaneous, hilarious, irrepressible and, of course, trailblazing - Kenny Everett was revolutionary in television and radio comedy. Chris Evans, Chris Moyles, Rob Brydon and Steve Wright have all cited Kenny as a huge influence on their work - even the great Spike Milligan called him a genius. It was Kenny who developed the radio show format with which we are so familiar today: a mix of music, jingles, funny voices and sound effects. When he seamlessly made the move to television in the seventies, he created unforgettable characters such as Sid Snot, Cupid Stunt and Marcel Wave. Rarely seen without a smile on his face in public, in reality, Kenny was a deeply insecure man who suffered severe bouts of depression. He also struggled with his sexuality, only coming out to the public in 1985. Diagnosed with HIV in 1987, Kenny died in 1995. This in-depth and affectionate biography has been fully authorised by Kenny's family and contains original interviews with Kenny's sister, Kate and with his former wife, Lee, as well as entertainment figures such as Barry Cryer, Cliff Richard, Chris Tarrant and Paul Gambaccini. Packed with fabulous stories about the highs and lows of Kenny's life, his great friendships with The Beatles and Freddie Mercury, this is a book that any fan of comedy and entertainment must read.