The Moon's A Balloon (Paperback, RP)

The almost always outspoken memoir of that suave - well what else could he be - blithe bon vivant from the time (101/2) when he was expelled from school for a not very funny practical joke. At 14, Niven met Nessie on the streets who brightened much of his early life - self-described as "an 'ore wiv an 'eart of fuckin' gold" who proved to be a very good friend to David and some of his friends at the school where he first found himself before going on to Sandhurst. A little Mayfair socializing, and Barbara Hutton, took him to New York for some of his greener salad days but he was to learn he really didn't belong, went on to Hollywood, and became the almost first unknown to be signed on a seven-year contract by Sam Goldwyn. There's his marriage to Primula with whom he was "wonderfully in love" and who died, falling down a cellar stairs; a second one which almost ended differently to a beautiful Swedish model; and in between E.E. Cummings' balloon is "filled with pretty people" - Noel Coward and lan Fleming, Norma Shearer and Vivien Leigh, the Bogarts, the Colmans, you name them and he does because they were part of his life. Lots of pink gin, and it all goes down and up very easily. (Kirkus Reviews)

David Niven, now remembered as one of the most debonaire and English of actors, was also a wit and humorist extraordinaire.

In this bestselling volume of autobiography, he takes us back to his childhood days, his humiliating expulsion from school and to his army years and wartime service. After the war he returned to America and there came his tremendous Hollywood success in films as varied and acclaimed as Wuthering Heights and Around the World in 80 Days.

Honest, warm and extremely entertaining, The Moon's a Balloon is the compelling story of a great actor and, above all, a great man.

General

Imprint:	Penguin
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	October 1994
First published:	October 1994
Authors:	David Niven
Dimensions:	200 x 135 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - B-format
Pages:	336
Edition:	RP
ISBN-13:	978-0-14-023924-9
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Individual actors & performers Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Film, television, music, theatre Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Films, cinema > General Books > Biography > Film, television, music, theatre
LSN:	0-14-023924-3
Barcode:	9780140239249

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