Richard Attenborough and Diana Hawkins have been friends and colleagues for nearly 50 years.They have now teamed up to write this frank and funny account of their unlikely partnership and his extraordinary life.Together,laughing and squabbling,they have travelled the world,meeting people and making films. Among the eclectic cast of characters who appear in this two-handed memoir are Steve McQueen,Mother Teresa,Charlie Chaplin,Robert Mugabe,Edward G Robinson,Ronald Reagan,David Lean,Margaret Thatcher,John Mills,Steven Spielberg,Noel Coward,Indira Gandhi,Gordon Brown and Nelson Mandela.Prompted by his adventures in the movie business,Attenborough reflects on the highs and lows of a long life,both in and out of the public gaze. He writes revealingly of his passion for football and politics,of his avuncular relationship with Princess Diana and finally about the tsunami tragedy which engulfed his family in December 2004.
Publisher: CornerstoneISBN: 9780099503040Number of pages: 336Weight: 256 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 23 mm
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One of the most readable and entertaining showbusiness memoirs I have readClassic Attenborough...So riveting that I was up till 2am reading itMarvellously readable. Attenborough's passion reverberates on the page and the stories are goodThey make for enjoyable reading because Attenborough has had such a rich and varied lifeActor and director Richard Attenborough is a giant of British cinema - and one of the best connected men in the world of showbusiness...Now he's telling his extraordinary story...Moving and enthralling
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