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Sid James: A Biography
  

Sid James: A Biography (Hardcover)

by Cliff Goodwin (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 240 pages
  • Publisher: Century; First Thus edition (29 Jun 1995)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0712675868
  • ISBN-13: 978-0712675864
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 158,480 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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With a career spanning 27 years including 19 starring roles in the "Carry On" series, Sid James is remembered as one of Britain's most endearing character actors. However, this biography seeks to reveal the true man as a scheming, gambling-mad, heartless, alcoholic and lecherous skinflint.

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1.0 out of 5 stars POOR SID DESERVES BETTER, 13 Jun 2004
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Poor old Sid. His truely remarkable life story - and talent - deserve better than what is effectively a piece of old fashioned hack reporting. Goodwin's leering emphasis on the less salient aspects of Sid's life, together with his extremely poor writing, make you feel like you're reading an extended centre spread from the News of the World. There is no celebration and joy in the marvellous work that Sid accomplished; just a perfunctory listing of his moves and movies, and reams of "now it can be told" dirt. Barry Norman once said that Sid James was a first rate actor who could have developed as a brilliant classical talent. I learned more about why this was so - and why it never happened - in listening to Barry Norman's brief, 30 second analysis of Sid James' life than I did in ploughing through 200 pages of this nonsense.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating stuff, 17 Sep 2005
A very interesting account of Sid James and how he became to be one of the most loved faces of British TV and cinema. Lots of interesting photographs of his early stage and screen appearances. Full of facts such as did you know that Sid never refused a film part hence 81 films in 13 years?
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