Born in 1948, the son of a sheet-metal welder in a nondescript provincial town in Central France, by 12 Gerard Depardieu was the size he is now and making ends meet blackmarketeering to NATO GIs. Quitting school at 14 to apprentice as a printer, he set off bumming around Europe until an acting friend took him to Paris and drama lessons when he was 16. Discovered by author Marguerite Duras, who cast him as a washing machine rep in her film "Nathalie Granger", six months later he was revealed in his full animal magnetism in ...
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Born in 1948, the son of a sheet-metal welder in a nondescript provincial town in Central France, by 12 Gerard Depardieu was the size he is now and making ends meet blackmarketeering to NATO GIs. Quitting school at 14 to apprentice as a printer, he set off bumming around Europe until an acting friend took him to Paris and drama lessons when he was 16. Discovered by author Marguerite Duras, who cast him as a washing machine rep in her film "Nathalie Granger", six months later he was revealed in his full animal magnetism in Bertrand Blier's "Les Valseuses" ("Making It"). Since then he has starred in films ranging from "Camille Claudel", to "Danton", "Cyrano de Bergerac", "Jean de Florette" and "Green Card", for which he was nominated for an Oscar and won a Golden Globe. He has also played numerous stage parts, written a book, recorded two records and run his own film company. This biography gives an account of his life and work.
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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. Though second-hand, the book is still in very good shape. Minimal signs of usage may include very minor creasing on the cover or on the spine.
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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Aged book. Tanned pages and age spots, however, this will not interfere with reading. Ripped/damaged jacket. The dust jacket of this book is slightly damaged/ripped, however, this does not affect the internal condition.
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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Damaged cover. The cover of is slightly damaged for instance a torn or bent corner. Aged book. Tanned pages and age spots, however, this will not interfere with reading.
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1991. Sinclair-Stevenson. First. Book: Near Fine. Dj: Near Fine, protective covered. 9.5x6.5. 194pp. Illustrated with several b/w photographs. The first biography to be written in English of Europe's most controversial and acclaimed actor, the strange life and good times of Gerard Depardieu are the things that films are made of. The hero with a thousand faces and more than seventy films to his name, Depardieu is a rough, tough, heroic leading man. Born in 1948, the son of a sheet-metal welder in a nodescript provincial town in Central France, this timely biography gives a lively and insightful account of one of the most extraordinary lives of our times.
