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Garry O’ConnorPublication Details
BookApplause Theatre & Cinema Books2002Availability
LOCATION CALL # STATUS (UPPER LEVEL) PN2598.G8 O34 2002 AVAILABLE New Feature: Text this to your cellphone
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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. 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. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)Subject
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- "For the first time, Garry O’Connor reveals Guinness’s full story, including how the actor was shaped by his illegitimacy, his strained relationship with his mother, and his search for stability through the Roman Catholic Church. His biography is backed by impeccable research, including interviews with Guinness himself, and contains startling new information about Guinness’s childhood, his secret relationships, and the fears that haunted him. This book is a unique portrait of the man behind the indelible performances."–BOOK JACKET
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