Alec Guinness : The Unknown - A Life - Softcover

Garry O'Connor

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0330489593 ISBN 13: 9780330489591

Publisher: Pan Macmillan, 2003

Synopsis

Alec Guinness was a truly prolific actor, appearing in 77 films and 55 plays. An astonishing talent, he became a British institution, yet as his private self Guinness was a many-layered, complex man who shielded his emotions and displayed little of his real self. He died with a large part of the truth still hidden. Now for the first time, Garry O`Connor is able to reveal the full story of his remarkable life, including startling information on Guinness`s childhood, his secret relationships and the fears that haunted him. Backed by impeccable research, including interviews with Guinness himself as well as those close to him, this riveting biography fills in the gaps, adding a new depth to our understanding not just of Guinness`s life but of his remarkable acting ability.

About this title

About the Author:

Garry O'Connor has directed at the Royal Shakespeare Company, been a critic for The Times and written authoritative biographies of Paul Scofield, Peggy Ashcroft, Ralph Richardson and Sean O'Casey.

Review:

'the more I think about this book, the more I come to believe that it is one of the truly great actor biographies of our time' Sheridan Morley, LITERARY REVIEW

About this edition

• Publisher: Pan Macmillan
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0330489593
• ISBN 13: 9780330489591
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 350