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The inside story of one of Britain s best loved, best known actors, which reveals in his own words, for the first time, exactly what makes him tick. Robert Lindsay describes not only the lasting influences of his childhood, schooling and family, but also how his acting started and then took off with Citizen Smith. He reflects on the highs of a runaway West End and Broadway success, the lows of a brief flirtation with Hollywood and what keeps his feet on the ground. Beyond the stories of Robert Lindsay the star and intriguing showbiz encounters, for example with Katharine Hepburn, Michael Jackson and others. Letting Go sheds honest light on Robert Lindsay the man, on his relationships and his family, and provides insights into his approach to being an actor. Letting Go is illustrated with photographs, many previously unseen, from Robert s life and career. Robert Lindsay first found fame as sitcom star Wolfie Smith, and went on to win Tony, Olivier and Fred Astaire awards in the theatre for Me and My Girl, before finding further success on TV, earning a Best Actor BAFTA for GBH. More recently Robert has appeared on stage in The Entertainer and Aristo and on television in the popular BBC sitcom My Family, but this book could be said to be dedicated to my family the real one.
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Robert Lindsay first found fame as sitcom star Wolfie Smith, and went on to win Tony, Olivier and Fred Astaire awards in the theatre for Me and My Girl, before finding further success on TV, earning a Best Actor BAFTA for GBH. More recently Robert has appeared on stage in The Entertainer and Aristo and on television in the popular BBC sitcom My Family, but this book could be said to be dedicated to my family the real one.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
From an entertainment point of view, this is one of the best autobiographies ever. When you get an actor's autobiography what you want are anecdotes about other actors, information about what they've achieved in theatre, film, etc, where they came from and how they got into acting in the first place, how they tackle their job. This ticks all the boxes and more. For me, definitely one of the best autobiographies I've read for quite a while!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Perhaps it's because I'm fourteen but I found Letting Go a bit of a struggle (the book!). Most people know him more from Citizen Smith, GBH or, more recently, My Family (as I do) but about two thirds of this book is filled with name-dropping and stage work. Not exactly what I expected but nevertheless not a terrible book!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I don't normally write book reviews but I just had to tell how fantastic this book is. If you remember Robert in Citizen Smith or if you only know him from his more recent work in My Family you will love this book. It gives a real insight into the person that Robert really is and how he deals with life and the characters he plays. If you buy one book this Christmas, buy this one. It really shouldn't be missed. Enjoy!Robert Lindsay Letting Go
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Disappointing
As a big fan of Robert Lindsay, who is arguably Britain's finest comic actor, I was so looking forward to reading his autobiography. Read more
Published 21 days ago by Amazon regular
Robert Lindsay - Letting Go
This is the autobiography of one of Britain's well known actors Robert Lindsay. In his book Robert takes us through his career from playing the well known characters on television,... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Nikki Bywater
Letting Go - I just did!
He may be "one of Britain's best loved, best known actors", and I rated him as such, but I did not enjoy this autobiography. Read more
Published 7 months ago by R. N. Wilson
boring
awful, the most boring book I have ever read. I like Robert as an actor but all this book seemes to be about is Me and My Girl.
Published 16 months ago by Juno
A really good read
I thoroughly enjoyed this book and the early part certainly took me back to my own childhood. I remember Robert's mother and Robert as a baby. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Chucky
not what I was expecting
I was thoroughly looking forward to this book, it was top of my Christmas wish list. I too am from Ilkeston and enjoyed the first part of the book. Read more
Published on 28 Dec 2009 by Ali Hills
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Published on 5 Dec 2009 by Frank Kirby
A collection of fantastic experiences
Having read this book I now understand what makes Robert Lindsay such an outstanding actor. At the back of this book is a list of all the television, film and theatre work that... Read more
Published on 30 Nov 2009 by Ms. E. Hall
Read it - it's superb!
It was interesting to read things about Robert's life I never knew but I won't tell you what they are as you can read the book for yourself. Read more
Published on 30 Nov 2009 by Craig Porter
Well worth a read, more to him than meets the eye!
As I hail from the same part of the country as Robert, I'm always interested in what he's up to, but I only really knew of his work on 'My Family'. Read more
Published on 27 Nov 2009 by Ms. K. M. Rhodes
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