- Paperback: 224 pages
- Publisher: Robert Hale Ltd; New edition edition (28 Feb 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0709070284
- ISBN-13: 978-0709070283
- Product Dimensions: 23 x 15.6 x 2.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,380,138 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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This absorbing biography documents the life and career of one of the biggest movie stars of the day, from his difficult and unsettled childhood, through early days on stage and in television, to his explosive success as the latest and even, perhaps, the greatest James Bond of them all. The child of a disastrous marriage and sent to live with various relatives when first his father, then his mother, left home, a shy Pierce Brosnan was also a target for bullies at school because of his Irish accent. Much later his life fell apart when, after being married for eleven years, his wife died of cancer. But he was determined to achieve the vision they had shared and be a major success in the movies. He proved himself as an actor in films like "Dante's Peak" and "The Thomas Crown Affair" and, after missing out in 1987, finally became the indisputable James Bond in 1995. Then, in 2000, after finally setting the date for his marriage to Keely Shaye-Smith, the wedding was put on hold when his son, Sean, unexpectedly suffered complications following a horrific car crash. The story of Pierce Brosnan unfolds the drama, pathos and triumphs of one of today's most likeable and successful movie celebrities now at the peak of his career.
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Peter Carrick has been writing professionally for most of his working life, as a journalist, music correspondent and columnist, public relations consultant, ghost writer and author. His work, under his own and various pen names, has appeared in numerous publications in the UK and USA. He has specialized in music, show business and entertainment. Now the author of more than thirty books, his celebrity biographies of Fred Astaire, Bob Hope, Barbra Streisand, Liza Minnelli, Richard Gere and Mel Gibson are all published in hardback by Hale. Peter Carrick was born in Hull and now lives in Hertfordshire. He is married and has two daughters.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
"Pierce Brosnan is one of today's top movie stars, acclaimed worldwide for his contemporary portrayal of James Bond. Born in Ireland, brought up by relatives, Pierce was a shy schoolboy in London, but drama classes and theatre work in England led to television success in America as private detective Remington Steele. He made his big-screen debut in 1980 and has now starred in twenty mainstream movies.
Brosnan is an environmentalist and a dedicated supporter of The Prince's Trust. In August 2001, 120 friends and family travelled to Ireland's historic Ballintubber Abbey for the 'fairy-tale' wedding of the year when Brosnan married his long-time partner Keely Shay-Smith, an occasion which made headlines around the world.
This compelling story provides a graphic account of Pierce Brosnan's early struggle for professional recognition and his ultimate international success as a serious film actor. It also unfolds the humon sorrow and joy that has punctuated the life and times of one of the most likeable, sincere, talented and successful contemporary stars."
This is the third biography of Pierce Brosnan that I've read and I'm still not tired of it. It's always quite interesting to read how the different authors see his life. The facts of course are still the same but Peter Carrick stresses different parts of Pierce Brosnan's life than York Membery in his biography 'Pierce Brosnan: A biography'.
Brosnan is an environmentalist and a dedicated supporter of The Prince's Trust. In August 2001, 120 friends and family travelled to Ireland's historic Ballintubber Abbey for the 'fairy-tale' wedding of the year when Brosnan married his long-time partner Keely Shay-Smith, an occasion which made headlines around the world.
This compelling story provides a graphic account of Pierce Brosnan's early struggle for professional recognition and his ultimate international success as a serious film actor. It also unfolds the humon sorrow and joy that has punctuated the life and times of one of the most likeable, sincere, talented and successful contemporary stars."
This is the third biography of Pierce Brosnan that I've read and I'm still not tired of it. It's always quite interesting to read how the different authors see his life. The facts of course are still the same but Peter Carrick stresses different parts of Pierce Brosnan's life than York Membery in his biography 'Pierce Brosnan: A biography'.
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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful
Boring
1 Jun 2004
Format:Hardcover
I've been a fan of Pierce Brosnan since I was eleven years old and watched him twice a day in Remmington Steele, on the USA network sindication. When I spotted this biography in the library, I picked it up and knew it would be interesting reading about one of my favorite actors. I was wrong. This book has got to be one of the most stone boring biographies I have ever read, about anyone. Most of the chapters are a few short pages and tend to snap off facts about Brosnan in a dossiere-type fashion. And the author tends to wander off into writing a full page or two, or three, about other people besides Brosnan (by other people, I mean just about everyone he's ever lived or worked with). These, too, are boring little summaries of fact. It seems unlikely that Brosnan cooperated with the book, as there are only a few short quotes from him, which seem to be taken from other interviews he's given. The author just fails to flesh out a person for his readers. Rather, the reader is offered a book-long resume that will tell them nothing they didn't already know if they are Brosnan fans. I suggest readers skip this book and hope for an autobiography, or at least one that the actor will be cooperating with.
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Pierce Brosnan Biography
21 May 2007
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