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Gielgud's Letters - John Gielgud in His Own Words (Paperback, New ed) Loot Price: R286
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Gielgud's Letters - John Gielgud in His Own Words (Paperback, New ed): John Gielgud

Gielgud's Letters - John Gielgud in His Own Words (Paperback, New ed)

John Gielgud; Volume editing by Richard Mangan

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'In this comprehensive volume, we see the actor in a range of roles: loving son, wicked gossip, star actor, indecisive director, anguished lover, brilliant anecdotist...This splendid book reveals an infinitely complicated and attractive character. We may not look upon his like again' Jonathan Croall, Spectator The above quotes sums it up - this astonishing collection of letters brings us up close and personal to one of the foremost, and best loved, actors of this century. John Gielgud wrote letters almost every day of his adult life. Whether at home in London and later in Buckinghamshire, or acting abroad or on location, he delighted in sitting down each morning and recounting what had been going on and what he felt about events around him. Through the letters, which begin with those to his mother, we meet a man who delights in gossip, in describing what he sees and experiences. Here for the first time - and not previously available to biographers - are Gielgud's love letters. They show that he was not shy is expressing the intimacies of personal relationships. Gielgud had a reputation for speaking his mind, and this is evident as he writes about his contemporaries, including the g

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Imprint: Phoenix (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: March 2005
Authors: John Gielgud
Volume editors: Richard Mangan
Dimensions: 216 x 138 x 44mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - Sewn
Pages: 592
Edition: New ed
ISBN-13: 978-0-7538-1850-3
Categories: Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Individual actors & performers
Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > General
Books > Biography > General
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LSN: 0-7538-1850-7
Barcode: 9780753818503

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