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GOODWIN**, CLIFF: : sid james: a biography

LONDON.CENTURY,1995.

ISBN 0712675868.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn.NFINE/NFINE. No owner inscrptn,but price-clipped to dw/dj. B/w subject portrait photographic upper wrap, publisher blurb to rear wrap; with minimal shelf-wear and negligible creasing to dw/dj's edges - no nicks or tears present.Head+foot of spine/backstrip minisculely bumped and creased, top two corners minimally bumped and creased also.Top+fore-edges slightly toned as usual/normal - due to paper quality; contents bright, tight and clean.Clean,plain black paper-covered boards with bright,crisp,blocked silver gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn,1-184pp includes half-title+title pages,a Preface,a Prologue,an Epiologue,16pp b/w contemporary photographs,11 chapters,Appendices(2) and an Index. Christmas Day,1946.A 33-year-old South African actor and his wife arrive in England.Within days he lands his first film part: three years later he is starring in the West End: by 1954 Sid James joins Hancock's Half Hour and shoots to international stardom. 'Sid James' is the first biography of one of Britain's best loved actors.It tells the story of his early years and of how,despite an obsession with gambling and women,he earned universal respect and loyalty from his fellow actors.Yet no star worked harder to deny the first half of his life and keep it secret from his closest family and friends. Even his English children knew nothing of their half-brothers and sisters.Sid James is best known for his radio and television appearances in Hancock's Half Hour,his 19 'Carry On' films and his long-running television comedy,'Bless This House'.He never refused a film part - 81 films in 13 years - preferring to work as a supporting actor rather than an out-of-work star.Sid James was also an award-winning and energetic stage actor.It was during the opening minutes of The Mating Season at the Empire Theatre,Sunderland,he suffered a second and fatal heart attack.Almost two decades after his death Sid James is still a star - for the first time his fans can discover the amazing truth behind the legend. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. Buyers in EU countries may be required to pay Import VAT and a handling fee to the courier/mail service on items costing more than 150 Euros (including shipping costs).For items less than 150 Euros to EU buyers,charges may be minimised by opting to pay myself direct,via my account at Paypal. Please contact seller prior to ordering for more information. N.B. ALL buyers please note,stock(s') shipping quotes are adjusted for any refunds AFTER receipt of order and BEFORE the despatch of the order,especially if the item is offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard US AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,ilustrated,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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