Alec Guinness: A LifeApplause Theatre & Cinema Books, 2002 - 516 halaman (Applause Books). The late Sir Alec Guinness, one of the great British actors of the 20th Century along with his fellow knights Laurence Olivier, John Gielgud and Ralph Richardson, was known for his ability to slip, chameleon-like, into his roles. His most mmemorable included DOCTOR ZHIVAGO, LAWRENCE OF ARABIA, Obi-Wan Kenobi in STAR WARS, George Smiley in the television adaptation of John Le Carre's SMILEY'S PEOPLE and his Oscar-winning performance in BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI. Known, but not known, for despite being a familiar face throughout the world from his acting and memoirs, Guiness remained an enigmatic, complex man, careful throughout his life to show little of his true self. Until now. For the first time, Garry O'Connor is able to reveal the full story, including how Guinness was shaped by his illegitimacy, his strained relationship with is mother, and his search for certainties through the Roman Catholic Church. Backed by impeccable research, including interviews with Guinness himself, and containing startling new information about his childhood, his secret relationships and the fears that haunted him, the book is a portrait of the true, complicated man behind the idelible performances. |
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... became evi- dent later on in his acting ; the last thing he could convey was pas- sionate attraction towards women , although this of course is not to say he did not feel it . I don't think in any of his 77 films he was shown in bed ...
... became evi- dent later on in his acting ; the last thing he could convey was pas- sionate attraction towards women , although this of course is not to say he did not feel it . I don't think in any of his 77 films he was shown in bed ...
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... became popular in post - war France . Both films expressed a return to traditional national values , especially those of humor . Both films expressed joy in dark times . For most people the immediate post - war period may have a been a ...
... became popular in post - war France . Both films expressed a return to traditional national values , especially those of humor . Both films expressed joy in dark times . For most people the immediate post - war period may have a been a ...
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... became known as the man who could disguise himself as often and as variously as he wanted , yet even here there was dispute about whether he disguised himself in these roles , or actually “ became ” them . What engendered this new phase ...
... became known as the man who could disguise himself as often and as variously as he wanted , yet even here there was dispute about whether he disguised himself in these roles , or actually “ became ” them . What engendered this new phase ...
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Acknowledgments | 11 |
Truth Is Not Privileged to Be Used All the Time | 13 |
PART ONE INCUBATION | 21 |
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