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Alec Guinness: Master of Disguise [Illustrated] (Hardcover)

by Garry O'Connor (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 352 pages
  • Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd; illustrated edition edition (20 Oct 1994)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0340485620
  • ISBN-13: 978-0340485620
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,468,983 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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'the more I think about this book, the more I come to believe that it is one of the truly great actor biographies of our time' Sheridan Morley, LITERARY REVIEW --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Alec Guinness's performances in films such as "Oliver Twist", "Kind Hearts and Coronets" and "The Bridge on the River Kwai", as well as in countless plays and television dramas, have ensured his position as one of the greatest actors of the post-war world. Published in the year of his 80th birthday, this full-scale biography of Guinness delves into his complex and enigmatic personality, and traces the formative events in his life. Drawing on interviews with scores of friends and colleagues, Garry O'Connor probes the nature of the actor's remarkable talent and closely relates the man to the roles he played, providing a penetrating analysis of Guinness's long and distinguished career.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Alec Guiness, The Unknown, 28 Feb 2004
This review is from: Alec Guinness: The Unknown - A Life (Hardcover)
A well researched, engrossing biography of Alec Guinness is marred by the snide attempts of the author to discover an active homosexual life for his subject.

When proof proves elusive O'Connor is forced to resort to "assumptions" and "probabilities".

There is, also, frequent repetition of minor details. How many times do we need to be told that Sir John Geilgud was 10 years older than Sir Alec? Or that his mother's name was Agnes Cuff before she adopted the more grandiose de Cuffe?

These irritations apart, the book provides a comprehensive study of an unusual man.

It is full of detail, is immensely readable and provides a fund of information about the private man and the public performer.

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