Sheila Hancock's moving memoir of her life with husband John Thaw, star of the Inspector Morse series. In this unique double biography, Sheila Hancock chronicles her life and the life of her husband John Thaw, one of the finest actors of his generation, who was beloved as Inspector Morse in the long-running TV series and who later starred later in life in A Year in Provence. The Two of Us is an utterly compelling portrait of their lives-personal and professional, together and apart-against the rich backdrop of the film and ...
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Sheila Hancock's moving memoir of her life with husband John Thaw, star of the Inspector Morse series. In this unique double biography, Sheila Hancock chronicles her life and the life of her husband John Thaw, one of the finest actors of his generation, who was beloved as Inspector Morse in the long-running TV series and who later starred later in life in A Year in Provence. The Two of Us is an utterly compelling portrait of their lives-personal and professional, together and apart-against the rich backdrop of the film and theater worlds of the late twentieth century. When John Thaw arrived at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art on scholarship, he felt like an outsider. In fact, his timing was perfect: it was the sixties and the arena of television was just opening up. Fame came quickly, but it was John's role as Morse that made him an icon around the world. In 1974 John married Sheila Hancock, with whom he shared a working-class background and a RADA education. Sheila was already a television star herself and went on to become the first female artistic director at the Royal Shakespeare Company. Theirs was a sometimes turbulent, always passionate relationship, and Sheila describes their lives together, weathering overwork and the pressures of celebrity, drink and cancer, with honesty and piercing intelligence. The Two of Us is a remarkable book-a biography of a born actor and a tender, often heartbreaking memoir of a marriage. Full of insight and vivid memories, it evokes two lives lived to the utmost.
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THE TWO OF US
MY LIFE WITH JOHN THAW
The second title should have warned me that this book was not going to as much about John Thaw as I would have liked.
However, for those who like reading biographies and peeking into the private lives of the rich and famous this is the book for them.
It would be especially fascinating to those who are interested in the British theater and TV scene.
The telling of childhood and early career jump back and forth between that of John Thaw and his wife, Sheila Hancock, the author of this book. The whole book is interspersed with Sheila's diary entries of the three years before and after John Thaw's untimely death.
There are plenty of photos and a some poems and lyrics
The book would not have lost any of its appeal if the occasional swear word had been omitted.
