HOOKED by George Melly

HOOKED by George Melly

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Famous as a jazz-singer, Melly is less well-known for his life-long passion for fishing, and especially on the fly for trout. These humorous, poetic memories of what Melly believes to be his happiest hours, complete the picture of a very diverse man.

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HOOKED by George Melly

Famous as Britain's leading and most outrageous jazz-singer, author of 14 books including three notorious autobiographies, expert, lecturer and writer on Surrcalism in particular and modern art in general, TV and radio personality, there would seem to be no end to George Melly's zest for life and at 72, appetite for work. Less well-known is his life-long passion for fishing and especially on the fly for trout. These humorous, poetic and earthy (or perhaps watery) memories of what he tends to believe to be his happiest hours, complete the picture of a very diverse man. He is aware of course that their appeal will be naturally to fellow-anglers in the main but is equally aware that more people fish than watch football.
Professional blues singer George Melly's varied career has included being an Able Seamn (RN), an art gallery assistant, the singer with Mick Mulligan's jazz Band and a part-cartoonist (he wrote the words for the Daily Mail's ' Flook', drawn by Trog). He has also been critic is for the Observer, covering first pop music, then television and finally films. Other writings include scripts for film and television, and books on various subjects.
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ISBN 13 9781861054470
ISBN 10 1861054475
Title HOOKED
Author Melly George
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
Year published 2001-10-23
Number of pages 192
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.