John Thaw by Stafford Hildred
John Thaw was one of Britain's most versatile actors. His powerful ability to deliver award-winning, top quality performances turned him into one of the country's most bankable names. Stafford Hildred and Tim Ewbank trace Thaw's life from his humble roots and desperately unhappy childhood to his arrival as a Teddy Boy student at RADA. From there, the book charts his remarkable rise to stardom and recounts the notable successes, controversies, disasters, and sacrifices experienced along the way. Affectionate and immensely readable, this biography is based on John Thaw's own enthralling and moving memories and anecdotes, plus extensive interviews and recollections from his wife Sheila Hancock, close friends, relatives, and co-stars. John Thaw died of cancer on February 21, 2002. Both he and he wife Sheila had been fighting the disease for some years. He was 60.
Stafford Hildred is one of Britain's best-known television critics and showbiz writers. He has had a long and successful career in the media and has written and co-written an array of bestselling biographies, whose subjects include John Thaw, David Beckham, Roy Keane, Rod Stewart, Jamie Oliver, and David Jason. Tim Ewbank was a Fleet Street showbiz writer before working as a TV correspondent for several newspapers, including the Daily Mail. He has also contributed to a wide range of magazines, written numerous books, and worked in television and radio.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780233994758 |
| ISBN 10 | 0233994750 |
| Title | John Thaw |
| Author | Stafford Hildred |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Welbeck Publishing Group |
| Year published | 1998-10-29 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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