Maggie Smith

The definitive biography of the iconic award-winning actor

AvMichael Coveney

Häftad, Engelska, 2016

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'Coveney is the only writer who could get under Smith's skin, capturing her steeliness and vulnerability' INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAYFrom West End comedy to Alan Bennett, Harry Potter to Downton Abbey, Academy Award-winning actor Dame Maggie Smith cemented herself as one of Britain's best-loved figures over a career spanning seven decades.But despite her public stature, Smith was an enigmatic figure for much of her life, rarely appearing in public and carefully guarding her considerable talent. Drawing on personal archives, interviews and encounters with the actress, as well as conversations with immediate family and dear friends, Michael Coveney's biography is a captivating portrait of the real Maggie Smith: the closest biography ever written of one of acting's greats.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2016-09-08
Mått:128 x 196 x 26 mm
Vikt:310 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:368
Förlag:Orion Publishing Co
ISBN:9781474600941

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Skådespelare och artister inom Kultur
Biografi: konst och underhållning inom Biografier
Teater inom Kultur

Mer om författaren

Michael Coveney has since 2006 been associated with the leading West End website WhatsOnStage.com. He has unprecedented access to Dame Maggie Smith's personal archives and curated the recent BFI season of her film and television work. He lives in Hampstead, north London.

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From early days in the theatre to Miss Jean Brodie and Downton's formidable Dowager, Maggie Smith has endeared herself to millions. This engaging and fascinating biography reveals the life and career of one of our finest actresses