ANDREWS, NIGEL

True Myths : The Life and Times of Arnold Schwarzenegger

London, Bloomsbury Books. 1995, First Edition. (ISBN: 0747521263) Hard Cover, 9.5 x 6.25 inches. No marks or inscriptions. A very clean tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked with small enclosed tear and small crease to rear and very minor nicks to edges. 284pp. Born in a remote Austrian village, the son of a local policeman, Arnold Schwarzenegger became the world's greatest body-builder and then the world's highest-paid film actor. Between these two career rungs he became a millionaire by dealing in real estate. Since 1980 he has hobnobbed with two Presidents, married JFK's niece - all maybe good training for his present role as Governor of California, which he became after the events of this volume. Near Fine/Very Good.

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Book number: 005458

Catalogue: Biography - Performing Arts

Keywords: Motion Picture Actors and Actresses_usa, Films, Hollywood, Politics, Arnold Schwarzenegger,Arnie 0747521263

CASTLE, CHARLES

Noël

London, W.H. Allen. 1972. (ISBN: 0491005342) Hard Cover, 10 x 6.75 inches. Ill.: Osbert Lancaster. No marks or inscriptions to contents. A very clean very tight copy with unmarked boards and very minor bumping to lower corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked with rubbing to upper edge and minor repairs to lower edge. 272pp. The biography of playwright, composer, lyricist, singer, actor, producer, director and wit - Noel Coward. Very Good (+)/Good.

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Book number: 005054

Catalogue: Biography - Performing Arts

Keywords: Noel Coward, Theatre, West End, Broadway, Actors, 0491005342 Osbert Lancaster

CLARKE, MARTIN

Sweet Venom : Manic Street Preachers

London, Plexus. 1997. (ISBN: 0859652599) Soft Cover, 9 x 6.75 inches. No marks or inscriptions. Very light creasing to covers and spine. Clean bright covers with no bumps to corners. A clean crisp tight copy. 174pp. Very Good (+).

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Book number: 000904

Catalogue: Biography - Performing Arts

Keywords: Music Rock Biography Autobiography Entertainment 0859652599

O'CONNOR, GARRY (EDITOR)

Olivier : In Celebration

London, Hodder & Stoughton. 1987, First Edition. (ISBN: 0340406682) Hard Cover, 9.5 x 6.25 inches. No marks or inscriptions. A very clean crisp very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with light creasing and faint indenting to front. 236pp. Twenty-three actors, friends, playwrights, directors and critics celebrate one of Britain's greatest actors. Fine/Very Good (+).

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Book number: 005556

Catalogue: Biography - Performing Arts

Keywords: Olivier, Laurence Kerr, Sir, 1907-1989, Actors, Acting, Theatre, Films 0340406682

CORNWELL, JANE

The Corrs : The Unofficial Book

London, Virgin Books. 1999, First Edition. (ISBN: 1852278404) Hardback, 11.25 x 9.25 inches. No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with unmarked black cloth boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with slight creasing to upper edge. 128pp. An illustrated in-depth biography of the Corrs who created a vibrant face of Irish music with traditional reels and rigs and contemporary pop. Fine/Very Good.

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Book number: 001359

Catalogue: Biography - Performing Arts

Keywords: Biography Music Rock Folk Autobiography Entertainment 1852278404

DICKERSON, JAMES L

Russell Crowe : The Unauthorised Biography

New York, Schirmer Trade Books. 2003. (ISBN: 082567283X) Soft Cover, 10 x 7 inches. No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. Clean bright covers with no bumping to corners. A clean tight copy. 197pp. Very Good.

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Book number: 001234

Catalogue: Biography - Performing Arts

Keywords: Hollywood, Movies, 082567283x

EDWARDS, PERCY

The Road I Travelled

London, Arthur Barker Ltd. 1979, First Edition. (ISBN: 0213166976) Hard Cover, 8.75 x 5.5 inches. No inscriptions or marks. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped, creased or marked or torn with very minor traces of storage. 181pp. Percy Edwards achieved fame through his ability to mimic the sounds of birds and other animals and was a prolific broadcaster on BBC radio where he has worked with, among many others, Max Millar, Peter Sellers and Sir Ralph Richardson. His amusing autobiography follows his career from his austere upbringing in East Anglia through his great love of the countryside to the fiftieth anniversay of his first broadcast. Fine/Fine.

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Book number: 019439

Catalogue: Biography - Performing Arts

Keywords: Zoology, Bbc, Radio, Animal Sounds, Biography, Suffolk Nature 0213166976

ROOSE-EVANS, JAMES

One Foot on the Stage : The Biography of Richard Wilson

London, Weidenfeld & Nicolson. 1996, First Edition. (ISBN: 0297816624) Hard Cover, 9.5 x 6.25 inches. No inscriptions or marks. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or torn or creased with very minor indents and slight shelf-rubbing. 236pp. Biography of the theatre and TV actor best known as Victor Meldrew in One Foot in the Grave. Near Fine/Very Good (+).

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Book number: 003121

Catalogue: Biography - Performing Arts

Keywords: Theater Acting, Theatre, Tv, Victor Meldrew, Actor, Biography 0297816624

FRENCH, SEAN

Jane Fonda : A Biography

London, Pavilion Books Ltd. 1997. (ISBN: 1857936582) Hard Cover, 9.5 x 6.25 inches. No marks or inscriptions. Clean bright boards with no bumping to corners. A lovely clean crisp tight copy. Dust jacket not price clipped or torn or creased. 192pp. Biography of the movie star who became a political activist, feminist and cultural icon. Profusely illustrated in black and white. Fine/Fine.

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Book number: 000257

Catalogue: Biography - Performing Arts

Keywords: Movies, Films, 1857936582

GRANT, NEIL (COMPILER)

Rita Hayworth in Her Own Words

London, Hamlyn. 1992. (ISBN: 0600574598) Hard Cover, 12.75 x 9.5 inches. Book in mint condition. Dust jacket not price clipped or torn or creased with tiny water mark to bottom of spine and traces of storage. 62pp. How did the 'Love Goddess' and undisputed queen of 1940s Hollywood feel about herself ? In this book Rita Hayworth's own views on life, her films and her men are combined with a glorious collection of photographs to give a glimpse of the real Rita. A scarce book. Fine/Near Fine.

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Book number: 006582

Catalogue: Biography - Performing Arts

Keywords: Films, Movies, Actors, Actresses, Hollywood, 1940s 0600574598

HAINING, PETER`

The Legend of Charlie Chaplin

London, Comet. 1983. (ISBN: 0863790208) Pictorial Stiff Linen Card, 11.25 x 8.25 inches. No inscriptions or marks. No creasing to covers or to spine. A lovely clean crisp very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 224pp. The story of the movie star who, even in his twenties, was better known than any other man or woman had ever been in the world's history. This book goes behind the legend that was Charlie Chaplin with a revealing collection of articles and essays written by those who knew him intimately and worked with him. Fine.

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Book number: 003494

Catalogue: Biography - Performing Arts

Keywords: Movies, Silent, Talkies, Hollywood, Films, Biography, 0863790208

HILLSDON, SONIA

Jersey Lily : Life and Times of Lillie Langtry

Bradford on Avon, Seaflower Books. 2001. (ISBN: 0948578556) Soft Cover, 8.5 x 5.5 inches. No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A lovely clean crisp very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 127pp. Born Emilie Le Breton in Jersey in 1853, Lillie Langtry became a successful actress, racing horse owner and the finest society beauty of her time.This book tells her extraordinary story. Fine.

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Book number: 005139

Catalogue: Biography - Performing Arts

Keywords: Actress, Horse Racing, Beauty, Oscar Wilde, Monaco, Biography 0948578556

IZZARD, EDDIE AND QUANTICK, DAVID

Dress to Kill

London, Virgin Books. 1998, First Edition. (ISBN: 1852277637) Hard Cover, 9.5 x 7.75 inches. No inscriptions or marks. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, tiny nick to top of spine and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped with nick to top of spine and creasing to upper edge. 160pp. Autobiography of comedian and transvestite, Eddie Izzard. Very Good (+)/Very Good.

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Book number: 005441

Catalogue: Biography - Performing Arts

Keywords: Comedians_biography, Transvestism, 1852277637

KANE, PETER

Shania Twain

London, Unanimous Ltd. 2000. (ISBN: 1566491363) Paperback, 11.5 x 9 inches. No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A lovely clean crisp very tight copy with bright covers and no bumping to corners. 96pp. Fine.

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Book number: 002066

Catalogue: Biography - Performing Arts

Keywords: Music, Pop, 1566491363

KIMBER, JOHN

The Art of Charlie Chaplin

Sheffield, Sheffield Academic Press Ltd. 2000, First Edition. (ISBN: 1841270784) Paperback, 9.25 x 6 inches. No inscriptions or marks. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean crisp very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 291pp This book cuts through the mass of stale ideas and judgments that have accumulated around the legendary figure of Chaplin. The author enthusiastically argues for a genius in Chaplin that draws strength from theatrical and social traditions older than those of the cinema. Fine.

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Book number: 002790

Catalogue: Biography - Performing Arts

Keywords: Chaplin, Charlie, 1889-1977, Movies, Hollywood, Films, Biography 1841270784