Margaret Rutherford was without a doubt one of Britain' s best-loved comic actresses. But behind the kindly, serene front Rutherford presented to the world lay a life of trauma and repeated nervous breakdown - the legacy of the legacy of family tragedy that saw her father murder her grandfather during a bout of mental illness and her depressive mother later kill herself. Andy Merriman' s acclaimed biography intrigued and shocked readers with these revelations when it was published in ...
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Margaret Rutherford was without a doubt one of Britain' s best-loved comic actresses. But behind the kindly, serene front Rutherford presented to the world lay a life of trauma and repeated nervous breakdown - the legacy of the legacy of family tragedy that saw her father murder her grandfather during a bout of mental illness and her depressive mother later kill herself. Andy Merriman' s acclaimed biography intrigued and shocked readers with these revelations when it was published in hardback. Now out in paperback, it is also a portrait of one of our most individual actresses. Rutherford appeared in such thoroughly English classics as Blithe Spirit, The importance of Being Earnest, Passport to Pimlico and I' m All Right, Jack! But above all she was Miss Marple, in four films - and entirely created for the screen the role of Agatha Christie' s elderly and fearless private detective that subsequent actresses like Joan Hickson and Geraldine McEwan have continued. Rutherford first played Miss Marple at the age of 70, and insisted on wearing her own clothes to feel right in the part. Above all, this was a vulnerable woman whom no-one failed to like and respect, notable again and again for quiet acts of kindness, whose life story has great appeal to everyone who appreciates both classic English comedy and simple human decency.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. Dust jacket in poor condition. Front hinge split. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 700grams, ISBN: 9781845134457.
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Near fine in Near fine jacket. Near fine condition. Aurum, 2009. First UK edition-first printing (1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2). Tan hardback (silver lettering to the spine, two small dents on the edges of the cover) with Dj (small nicks, ink marks and crease on the edges of the Dj cover), both in near fine condition. Illustrated with b/w photos. Nice and clean pages as new, light shelf wear on the Dj cover. 297pp including Performance credits, select bibliography, index. Price un-clipped. A collectable first edition.
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Very good. She was one of our most individual actresses, appearing in such thoroughly English classics as Blithe Spirit, The importance of Being Earnest, Passport to Pimlico and I'm All Right, Jack! But above all she was Miss Marple, in four films and entirely created for the screen the role of Agatha Christie's elderly and fearless private detective that subsequent actresses like Joan Hickson and Geraldine McEwan have continued. She first played Miss Marple at the age of 70, and insisted on wearing her own clothes to feel right in the part. But it was as a comic actress that she enjoyed her finest hours she admitted, however, that she didn't set out to be funny: her appearance, with its air of doleful, distracted confusion, meant people inevitably saw her so. Andy Merriman's biography is the first for over 20 years, and by the author of a very well-received authorised biography of Hattie Jacques Aurum published three years ago What an altogether good book this is excellently researched and infused with a love of its subject, said the Daily Telegraph. Andy Merriman is also the author of Hattie (978 1 84513 362 7) and A Minor Adjustment, a book about his daughter who has Down's syndrome. He lives in London Autor: Andy Merriman is the author of several books, including 'Greasepaint and Cordite', the story of the young entertainers sent out to war to dance and sing, 'Margaret Rutherford: Dreadnought with Good Manners', 'Hattie', the authorised biography of Hattie Jacques, and 'A Minor Adjustment', a book about his daughter who has Down's syndrome. Andy, who writes for radio and television, lives in London with his wife and three children.
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Good in good dust jacket. Ex-library. Very good ex-library book with the usual stamps, numbers & plastic over the cover. Plastic shows some scratch and scuffing wear. Pages are free of writing and tight. DJ is a little wavy under the plastic. Outside edge of pages has a light mark.
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