PUPPETS AND PUPPETRY by CYRIL BEAUMONT

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UP THE YEARS FROM BLOOMSBURY by GEORGE ARLISS

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Charmed Lives - A Family Romance by Michael Korda

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A Rolls Royce Silver Cloud drove him to airports; the British film industry kowtowed to his power; the great Hollywood studios fawned at his feet.Sir Alexander Korda, one of the world's most flamboyant movie tycoons, rose from obscurity in rural Hungary to become a legendary filmmaker. With him were his brothers, Zoltan and Vincent, all living charmed lives in circles that included H. G. Wells, Sir Lawrence Olivier, Marlena Dietrich, Vivien Leigh, and Merle Oberon, who was soon to be Alex's wife. But along with Alex's flair for success was an equally powerful impulse for destruction. Now, Vincent's son, Michael Korda, in the first book of his memoirs, recalls the enchanted figures of his childhood...the glory days of the Korda brothers' great films...and then their heartbreaking, tragic end. ...Show more

Goldwyn - A Biography by A. Scott Berg

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Samuel Goldwyn was the premier dream-maker of his era, and in this lavishly-praised biography, the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award-winning author of Lindbergh and Max Perkins: Editor of Genius offers a life story as rich with drama as anything found on the silver screen...

My Word is My Bond: The Autobiography - SIGNED by Roger Moore

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Category: RARE AND COLLECTIBLE | Reading Level: very good

Roger Moore has been in the public eye for over half a century. Older audiences will recall him in his other, first, signature role, The Saint. A huge hit series in the 1960s, it was one of the most successful syndicated shows in television history. He made the role of Simon Templar his own - impossibly handsome, suave, sophisticated, coldly ruthless when he needed to be (but without wrinkling his impeccable hand-made suit). In short, the epitome of English style. But there was another unique quality under that sophisticated veneer that audiences fell in love with - a hint of wry and wicked humour, something he developed into an artform as Bond. While he always said he could never take the place of Sean Connery, Roger Moore gave his 007 the sense that he was thoroughly enjoying himself and so should you. He once said of his acting range: ‘Left eyebrow raised, right eyebrow raised’ and ‘And of course I do my own stunts. And I also do my own lying.’ But as we know he good reason not to … Roger Moore’s appeal crosses several generations: fans remember him in his various TV and movie roles from the 60s & 70’s, and today legendary status was assured when Amy Winehouse paid tribute to him in one of her Grammy-winning songs, “You Know I’m No Good’. ...Show more

RAY : sTORIES OF MY LIFE - SIGNED by RAY MARTIN

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Outraged - SIGNED by Paul Henry

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A collection of short pieces on topics dear to Paul Henry's heart - some outrage him, some will outrage you, and others will outrage everybody. A smattering of sample topics: tipping; political zealots of all persuasion; dog owners; people who just stop at the top of escalators; roadwork signs that have n't been put away; closed-minded people; queueing; people who steal the magic from chidren's eyes; rubbish on the street; surcharges; children on planes; Twitter; wine served too cold; lights left on when no one's in the room PLUS much more. There are even terrific pieces on things Paul loves such as baseball; Las Vegas; nudity; road trips; boats; and knowing he's right. Written with the same flair, comic genius and deadpan delivery as his first bestselling book What was I thinking this is an excellent read that'll leave you chuckling, even if you disapprove of much of the content. ...Show more

Lawrence of Arabia - The Official 30th Anniversary Pictorial History by L. Robert Morris and Lawrence Raskin

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Graham Kennedy Treasures: Friends Remember the King by Mike McColl-Jones

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$65.00 (84% off)

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This insider portrait offers a never-before-seen side to the life of the King of Television. This illustrated memoir tells his remarkable story, from his childhood in Melbourne to the radio years and his eventual dominance of television with programs such as Blankety Blanks and Coast to Coast. Includes DVD selected highlights from his life. ...Show more

PARCEL ARRIVED SAFELY : TIED WITH STRING by MICHAEL CRAWFORD

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The Two of Us : My Life with John Thaw by Hancock Shelia

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When John Thaw, star of The Sweeney and Inspector Morse, died from cancer in 2002, a nation lost one of its finest actors, Sheila Hancock lost a beloved husband. In this unique double biography she chronicles their lives - personal and professional, together and apart. John Thaw was born in Manchester, the son of a lorry driver. When he arrived at RADA on a scholarship he felt an outsider. In fact his timing was perfect: it was the sixties and television was beginning to make its mark. With his roles in Z-Cars and The Sweeney, fame came quickly. But it was John's role as Morse that made him an icon. In 1974 John married Sheila Hancock, with whom he shared a working-class background and a RADA education. Sheila was already the star of the TV series The Rag Trade and went on to become the first woman artistic director at the RSC. Theirs was a sometimes turbulent, always passionate relationship, and Sheila describes their love - weathering overwork and the pressures of celebrity, drink and cancer - with honesty and piercing intelligence. ...Show more

All The Burning Bridges by Steve Bisley

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A thousand steps from the farm to the blue black highway, the adventure continues... In the sequel to his highly acclaimed first memoir Stillways Steve Bisley lands smack dab in the middle of Sydney. It's 1966. High waisted bell bottom pants, paisley body shirts, velvet jackets, platform shoes and a lus t for everything life has to offer him. And it offers him a lot.From cadet graphic artist to private eye, lover, fighter, dreamer, milk man, truck driver and everything in between and then some. Till the day he auditions for the acting course at The National Institute of Dramatic Art and to his dismay is accepted, along with fellow classmates, Judy Davis and Mel Gibson. Three years later, on their graduation day, Mel and Steve are cast in a film that will change their lives forever. The Iconic Australian cult film Mad Max.In this sensory and poetic memoir, actor Steve Bisley reflects on loving, losing, wrecking and running - the bridges burned - in the decades since hitchhiking away from the small family farm on the central coast of NSW in the 1960s. He explores with confronting honesty what it is to live on the edge of uncertainty, regret, despair and depression as an actor, lover and father, a life held together at times "by bits of frayed cotton and Perkin's paste and hope". ...Show more