- Paperback: 240 pages
- Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson; Export/Airport ed edition (1 Nov 2004)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0297847937
- ISBN-13: 978-0297847939
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 15.7 x 2.5 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 3,077,062 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The very name encourages a warm and admiring response from the public, whether as an actress admired for her Shakespearean performances or in the contemporary theatre (plays by David Hare, Hugh Whitemore etc), or on TV (the series A FINE ROMANCE and AS TIME GOES BY) or in the cinema (MRS BROWN, SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE, SHIPPING NEWS, IRIS, and four James Bond films as 'M'). Judi Dench is Britain's favourite actress. Some might make claims for Felicity Kendal or Prunella Scales, but Judi is box-office. When she and Maggie Smith - another favourite - appeared together in a David Hare play last year all seats were sold for the run within 24 hours. John Miller has known her for ten years. His biography of Judi, published originally by W&N in 1999 and a regular reprinter in Orion pb, has now sold 92,000 copies in all editions (this figure audited by Wendy Johnstone in Orion Accounts). For her seventieth birthday we will produce a book of tributes by fellow actors, writers - people of the theatre, film and TV in a volume edited by John Miller. Judi has promised full co-operation, including her photograph albums.The list of those being apporoached includes Perce Brosnan, Gwyneth Paltrow, David Hare, Richard Eyre, Peter Hall, Trevor Nunn, Bill Nighy, Sian Phillips, Ned Sherrin, Ian Richardson, Jim Broadbent, Maggie Smith, Billy Connolly, Benedict Nightingale - among many others. Our aim is to have 20. These will be proper contributions, pieces of up to 5,000 words. Her life (her elder brother will, we hope, contribute a family memoior) has not been all roses, not least the death two years ago of her husband, Michael Williams. The book is not a 'lovie-in'. But it will be a celebration, it will be the must-have Christmas present for her fans. In format we follow books IT produced for John Gielgud's 80th, Alec Guinness's 70th and Olivier's 80th - bueatifully-produced Royal size with 32pp of colour and black and white pix
About the Author
John Miller's career has principally been in TV and radio (for the BBC) and for ten years until 1992 for the South of England ITV company, TVS. He is the author of biographies of Ralph Richardson, and for W&N/Orion: Judi Dench and Peter Ustinov. He collaborated with John Gielgud on AN ACTOR AND HIS TIME (Pan pb)
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A treasure as an actress
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This book says a lot about Judi Dench. People who worked with her are more honest than friends. She seems to be a joy to work with.
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