Oh Dad! A Search for Robert Mitchum by Lloyd Robson

Oh Dad! A Search for Robert Mitchum by Lloyd Robson

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A book in which writer and broadcaster Lloyd Robson goes in search of the original Hollywood badboy and one of the greatest screen actors of the twentieth century, Robert Mitchum. His pre-fame life is cloaked in mystery, and the truth hidden behind his time spent as a Depression-era hobo, prizefighter, escaped felon and secret poet. -- Cyngor Llyfrau Cymru

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Oh Dad! A Search for Robert Mitchum by Lloyd Robson

A book in which writer and broadcaster Lloyd Robson goes in search of the original Hollywood badboy and one of the greatest screen actors of the twentieth century, Robert Mitchum. His pre-fame life is cloaked in mystery, and the truth hidden behind his time spent as a Depression-era hobo, prizefighter, escaped felon and secret poet. -- Cyngor Llyfrau Cymru
lloyd robson has spent the last four years in search of Robert Mitchum. The result is a book which crosses several genres: biography, travelogue, a reflection on manhood and lloyd's own gonzo journalistic search for the screen icon. Already the basis for a successful radio programme -- the Sunday Telegraph radio choice of the day -- Oh Dad! Broadcast by BBC Radio 4, June 2007
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ISBN 13 9781905762132
ISBN 10 1905762135
Title Oh Dad! A Search for Robert Mitchum
Author Lloyd Robson
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Parthian Books
Year published 2008-06-02
Number of pages 544
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.