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Born Brilliant : The Life of Kenneth Williams by Christopher Stevens (2010, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherHodder & Stoughton

ISBN-101848541961

ISBN-139781848541962

eBay Product ID (ePID)92401345

Product Key Features

Book TitleBorn Brilliant : the Life of Kenneth Williams

Number of Pages416 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2010

TopicPersonal Memoirs, Entertainment & Performing Arts

IllustratorYes

GenreBiography & Autobiography

AuthorChristopher Stevens

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1.3 in

Item Weight22.3 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

ReviewsChristopher Stevens has written a solid, workmanlike, authorised biography of this least solid or workmanlike or authorised of figures-- Mail on Sunday

Dewey Edition22

Dewey Decimal791.092

SynopsisKenneth 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 characterized an extraordinary life and presents the first full portrait of a star who was born brilliant., 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.

LC Classification NumberPN2287