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Michael Crawford
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  • Mass Market Paperback: 416 pages
  • Publisher: Arrow; New edition edition (14 Sep 2000)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0099406411
  • ISBN-13: 978-0099406419
  • Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 2.5 x 17.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (46 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 146,574 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Michael Crawford is one of Britain's best-loved entertainers, with roles as varied as the hapless accident-prone Frank Spencer in the 1970s sitcom Some Mothers Do 'Ave Em, and the menacing creature of the night in Andrew Lloyd Webber's 1980s smash-hit musical The Phantom of the Opera. It's hard to believe that the ever-youthful thespian has been in the profession for over 40 years, when a lead role in the school production led him swiftly to become a fully-fledged teenage actor. Parcel Arrived Safely: Tied With String (the unusual title refers to the telegram announcing his birth) is Crawford's warm, engaging autobiography, from the early years with his mother and grandmother ("from the very beginning there didn't seem to be a time when I wasn't surrounded by women"), to the hard slog of stage work and film acclaim in the 1960s with A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum, How I Won The War, and The Jokers to name but a few.

But it is three very different roles that made Crawford's name and for which he will be best remembered: the classic comedy of idiotic Frank Spencer, black beret set jauntily at an angle as he finds himself caught up in yet another hair-raising adventure (it comes as no surprise that Crawford, a true professional, did all his own stunts), the unicycling showman of Barnum (another gruelling physical schedule), and the masked misfit who just wants to be loved in the phenomenally successful stage version of The Phantom of the Opera, which revealed Crawford's tireless energy as a performer and showcased his powerful singing voice. Parcel Arrived Safely is an unselfconscious, generous memoir, full of hilarious anecdotes and starstruck encounters. It provides an excellent overview of growing up in post-war suburbia and of British comedy in the 1960s and 70s, and above all Crawford shows that his stability and focus come from the support of his late mother and grandmother, his ex-wife and their two daughters. "My mother used to tell me I had St Vitus's dance" he writes, "the truth is I was hyperactive, always running, always busy, taking things apart, putting them together; always imagining and inventing; endlessly competing, challenging, and questioning." What better way to describe Michael Crawford. --Catherine Taylor --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Parcel Arrived Safely: Tied With String, full of fun and laughter - is the autobiography of one of Britain's greatest anecdotalists and biggest stars.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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Format:Hardcover
I read "Parcel Arrived..." when it was first published, and now dip into its pages whenever I have run out of other reading material. It is written with so much warmth, humour (much of it throw-away), and reading it will cause any Brit born during or just after the War, to have a terrible attack of nostalgia! It takes you straight back to your childhood and those (difficult!) teenage years.

Michael has not had wall-to-wall success in his life and career and he writes of good times with pride and humility at the same time (if that is possible!) and the bad times with honesty; that mischievous sense of humour creeps in when least expected!

I confess to being a fan of the author, but even if I wasn't, I would enjoy this book for the wonderful style of writing; it is almost as if Michael is sitting talking to you. He's had a pretty interesting life as well! Can't wait for the next instalment!

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By Gem
Format:Hardcover
I have always admired Crawford's work.And being such a fan of autobiography I just had to read this book. His acting and singing is truely incredible and I can now add writing to that list. Though much of the book is heartbreaking the rest is so funny! Crawford has a natural talent for comedy which shows through this book. While I was reading this book ( which I had finished within 2 nights)I often felt as though I knew Crawford personally and shared the bad and happy times of his life. I highly recomend this book to any fan of autobiography and of Crawford himself.
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Format:Audio Cassette
I absolutely loved the book! It gave a window never before seen by the public. It let us into Michael Crawford's heart and it gave us a glimpse of who the man is---not only as a performer. I strongly recommend this book to any Michael Crawford fans and perhaps to other people who have barely ever heard if the man. I thank him for writing this because now I can look at him in a different light. I give the book five stars---for an outstanding performance---just like the star himself!
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
Ask the Missus!
At her request, I Bought this for 'er indoors as a stocking filler. Looks OK though! Turned up very quickly!
Published 6 months ago by Malcolm D. Porter
A bit Disapointmed
Let me first say I really Like Michael Crawford, but I was a bit disappointed with His autogiography. Read more
Published 22 months ago by J. Farmer
Audio book - Michael Crawford
A light hearted audio book for my Mother in Law - she is apparently loving it.
Published on 28 Dec 2009 by H. F. Tierney
Interesting account of childhood and early years
The title is a coded telegram sent home to announce the birth of illegitamate Michael, tied with string meaning its a boy. Read more
Published on 21 Aug 2009 by Dr Phibes
Too uneventful
...I bought this book, having loved "Some Mothers' Do 'Ave 'Em" and (from interviews, etc) perceived Michael Crawford to be a very nice, humerous man. Read more
Published on 6 Nov 2001
Some actors do write 'em!
Dear Michael,

Parcel arrived safely; contained an autobiography...

My school friends used to find my impressions of Frank Spencer hilarious. Read more

Published on 4 Nov 2000
I thought it was a wonderful, honest book.
I read this book twice and thought it was great, but then I think everything Michael does is wonderful. Acting, singing, and telling stories, he has that certain charm. Read more
Published on 10 Feb 2000 by brice@newcastle.k12.pa.us
He read all the best bits on Radio 4's Book of the Week!
The trouble is, it's just too difficult not to look at Michael Crawfords' life without imagining him as the hapless Frank Spencer. Read more
Published on 22 Jan 2000 by kerrym.howells@zoom.co.uk
Terrific Book
Michael pours his heart out....written with so much warmth..openness...Michael displays "worts and all"...doesn't hold back... Read more
Published on 4 Jan 2000
Terrific Book!
Michael pours his heart out...written with so much warmth...openness..Michael displays "worts and all" doesn't hold back.. Read more
Published on 2 Jan 2000
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