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A Century of Famous Actresses 1750 - 1850
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Simpson, Harold and Brown, Mrs. Charles Undated. Dark green cloth, slightly worn to the spine, internally VG, some age-spotting p380 Mills and Boon
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A Family and its Fortunes
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Kempson, Rachel, Lady Redgrave The theatrical Redgrave family. VG in very slightly edge-worn but generally VG DJ p242 Gerald Duckworth % Co
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Ashcroft
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Tanitch, Robert A pictorial record and full chronology of her career, with many quotations from critics of the day, published to celebrate her 80th birthday VG in very slightly scratched but generally VG DJ p160 Hutchinson & Co
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Bardot - an intimate portrait
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Robinson, Jeffrey With sixteen pages of photographs Corners a little creased, small rubbed mark to ffep, generally VG p384 Donald I Fine Books
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Billie Whitelaw... Who he? An autobiography
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Whitelaw, Billie VG in VG dj p272 Hodder & Stoughton
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Charlie Chaplin
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McCabe, John paper edition of the definitive biog. Some b & w photos VG p297 Robson
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Cowardy Custard; The world of Noel Coward
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Frow, Gerald, Alan Strachan and Wendy Toye Based on the review at the Mermaid Theatre, illustrated throughout VG in Good (price clipped, edgeworn) DJ p144 Heinemann
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David Garrick - A Biography
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Kendall, Alan A carefully researched biography of the outstanding C18 actor-manager VG, previous owner's name on title page, in VG DJ p224 Harrap
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Early Stages 1921-1936
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Gielgud, John First volume of Gielgud's autobiography, in a revised edition, telling of his attempts to learn the techniques of acting over the first VG+ in vg dj p210
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Elizabeth Taylor - the last Star
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Kelley, Kitty Corner clipped from ffep, o/w VG in VG, slightly edge-worn DJ p347 BCA
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Esme of Paris
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Davis, Esme The fascinating autobiography of the acrobat, ballet dancer, wild-beast tamer, music-hall and circus artiste and, latterly, parfumiere. Cover marked and sunned, ffep marked and with a pencil annotation, pages yellowed, o/w tight, sound and clean, good, no DJ. p444 D Appleton-Century
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Evil Spirits - the life of Oliver Reed
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Goodwin, Cliff VG, small name to front paste-down, in slightly edge-worn but generally VG DJ p314 Virgin
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Fanny Kemble and the Lovely land
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Wright, Constance B & w illus. VG, no dj p242 Robert Hale
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Garbo, Her Story
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Gronowicz, Antoni "Haunting, candid, vast, compelling" biog (according to the dj). Several b & w photos VG (light mark on cover) in Good DJ (chipped, small closed mended tears). p476 Simon & Schuster
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George Frederick Cooke - the Actor and the Man
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Hare, Arnold The Georgian actor, 1756-1812 VG p255 Society for Theatre Research
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Gerald du Maurier the last actor-manager
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Harding, James VG in Good DJ (chipped and edgeworn). p197 Hodder & Stoughton
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Glenda Jackson
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Nathan, David Part of the Film and Theatre Stars series. VG slightly bumped top and bottom of spine. p95 Spellmount
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Ivor Novello, Man of the Theatre
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Noble, Peter VG in price-clipped and rather tattered DJ p306 Falcon Press
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Ivor; A biography of Ivor Novello
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MacQueen-Pope W Good p550 W H Allen
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Jane Fonda
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French, Sean More intelligent than your average biog, published for the star's 60th birthday. Lots of b & w photos VG in Good DJ. DJ has faint mark on front top right, and rear bottom left. p192 Pavilion
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Joan Sutherland
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Braddon, Russell Signed by Joan Sutherland - the same hand has crossed out the last word of the printed dedication to 'My Mother and Father' and substituted 'Husband' VG in DJ that is price-clipped and slightly edge-worn but generally VG p256 Collins
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John Gielgud
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Anthony, Gordon 24 camera studies. Gielgud in character, Shylock etc. Introduction by Michel Saint-Denis. Good, cover marked, mottling to some pages. No dj. p Geoffrey Bles
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Kathy and me
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Taylforth, Gillian Autobiography of the Rag Trade, Shelley, and East Enders (Kathy Beale) actress. With colour photos VG in Good DJ (cover chipped, boards slightly bumped) p210 Bloomsbury
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Leaving a Doll's House
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Bloom, Claire Thoughtful and emotionally open memoir tracing the succesful career of an actress VG in creased but o/w VG DJ p274 Virago
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Lewis and Sybil (Lewis Casson and Sybil Thorndike)
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Casson, John Memoir by their eldest son, stories of 60 years of professional theatre. Illus. VG+ in VG dj p352 Collins
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Liz
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Heymann, C David Very thorough biography of Elizabeth Taylor. B & w illus. VG, no dj p516 Heinemann
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Lucy, the bittersweet life of Lucille Ball
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Morella, Joe and Edward Z epstein 1st British edition VG in vg dj p281 W H Allen
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Marlon Brando
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Shipman, David Good - worn cover p256 Sphere
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Michael Redgrave, My Father
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Redgrave, Corin Signed by Corin Redgrave. Some creases,edge-wear, and top of spine bumped, generally VG. p176 Fourth Estate
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Michael Redgrave, my father
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Redgrave, Corin Black and white illustrations VG in slightly worn but generally VG dj p176 Richard Cohen Books
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My Father's Son
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O'Connor, Frank Second volume of his autobiography, completed from drafts after his death by Dr Maurice Sheehy. Tells of the years immediately following the Irish Civil War, and his involvement with Yeats and the Abbey Theatre VG+ p200 Gill & MacMillan
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My Life in the Russian Theatre
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Demirovich-Dantchenko, Vladimir The story of the Moscow Art Theatre by Stanislavsky's colleague and the actor who brought Chekhov to the Moscow Art Theatre. Dark green cloth, a little darkened and marked, pages yellowed, Good. p358 Geoffrey Bles
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My Life in Three Acts
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Hayes, Helen, with Katherine Hatch Biography of one of america's leading stage actors Ex lib. Good in vg dj p266 Peter Owen
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My Tune
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Bates, Simon If you love the Radio 1 DJ, you'll treasure this autobiography. VG in Good DJ (slightly chipped) p297 Virgin
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Ned's Girl; the Life of Edith Evans
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Forbes, Bryan In her own words, Evans was "born intoxicated, a raving lump of a girl". Bryan Forbes (who directed her in Whisperers) had unique unrestricted access to her personal papers and correspondence Near fine in vg dj p297 Hamish Hamilton
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O K You Mugs - writers on movie actors
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Sante, Luc and Pierson, Melissa Holbrook eds Writers from John Updike to Patti Smith on character actors - 'autobiography, film-buffery and Americana'. VG p284 Granta
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One Foot on the Stage - the biography of Richard Wilson
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Roose-Evans, James The Scottish actor and director, currently best known for his role in One Foot in the Grave as the curmudgeonly Victor Meldrew. Signed (by Richard Wilson) with a dedication: 'Stephen, President of the SRC, best wishes, Richard'. Very lightly worn, generally VG in VG DJ, signed on the title page. p236 Weidenfeld & Nicholson
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Our Old Actors
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Baker, Henry Barton 'From the earliest times to the Commonwealth',' From the Restoration to Garrick', 'The Garrick Period', 'The Kemble period', 'The Kean and Macready period'. Dark green cloth, gold lettering and embossed design, spine worn top and bottom, internally VG p460 Richard Bentley and Son
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Past Imperfect
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Collins, Joan An autobiography VG, name to ffep, in VG DJ p252 W H Allen
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Pryor Convictions and other life sentences
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Pryor, Richard with Gold, Todd The turbulent memoirs of one of the most revolutionary and influential comic performers of the last 25 years. VG in Good DJ (not price clipped, has small closed tear top left corner, and edgewear). p276 Heinemann
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Sarah Bernhardt
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Emboden, William A pictorial biography of the 'Divine Sarah'. Near fine in near fine DJ p176 Macmillan
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Sheridan
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Gibbs, Lewis Biography of the politician who also wrote playsIllus. With 16 pages of half-tones. Frontis. VG, but some foxing, particularly to page edges and feps p280 Dent Ltd
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Sherrin's Year, the sparkling diary of a master raconteur
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Sherrin, Ned VG in VG dj p298 Virgin
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Split Image - the life of Anthony Perkins
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Winecoff, Charles Biography of the star of Psycho VG in VG DJ p482 Dutton
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Streisand, the Woman and the Legend
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Spada, James b & w illustrations throughout VG in Good DJ (chipped and edgeworn). p249 W H Allen
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The Calverts; Actors of some Importance
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Foulkes, Richard The story of the leading nineteenth century acting family. Illus. Spine faded, o/w near fine p125 Society for Theatre Research
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The Day The Laughter Stopped
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Yallop, David A The true story behind the Fatty Arbuckle scandal, first UK edition Reading copy only - the chipped and worn DJ has been taped to the boards, ex-lib, missing ffep, grubby marks to the pages. p350 Hodder & Stoughton
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The Divine Garbo
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Sands, Frederick and Sven Broman A comprehensive biography following a series of frank interviews with G G. Vg. No dj p244 Sidgwick & Jackson
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The Life and Times of Charlie Chaplin
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Karney, Robin and Robin Cross A critical look at the strenghts and weaknesses of the performer, and at the private performer. Many photos. 9" x 12" VG in VG dj p128 Green Wood
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The Lunts
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Freedley, George An illustrated study of their work with a list of their appearances on stage & screen. VG in good but slightly chipped DJ p134 Rockliff
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The Other Side of Oz - an autobiography
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Ebsen, Buddy With a foreword by Bob Hope. VG in slightly edge-worn but generally VG DJ p287 Donovan Publications
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The Player Kings
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Findlater, Richard VG in good DJ p288 Weidenfeld & Nicholson
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The Property Basket
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Speaight, Alan VG, cover slightly marked, in DJ that is edge-worn and rather grubby but generally good p416 Collins and Harvill
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This - is London
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Hibberd, Stuart Second impression. The autobiography of a BBC bradcaster, taken from his diaries over 25 years. Illustrated with photographs and cartoons. Blue cloth cover worn and marked, age-mottling to prelims, good, tight and sound. p322 Macdonald and Evans
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To Tell My Story
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Vanbrugh, Irene Autobiography of 60 years in the theatre, with some 40 illustrations. Good - spine very faded and boards a little bumped and worn p217 Hutchinson & Co
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William Poel and the Elizabethen Revival
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Speaight, Robert Published for the Society for Theatre Research, to commemorate in 1952 the centenary his birth. Red cloth, a little marked to the spine, worn gold lettering, gold star and inscription to ffep, pages yellowed, VG p302 Heinemann
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Woody and his Women
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Carroll, Tm A revealing biography tracing the comic's private life, from his mother to Mia Farrow. Ex lib, no feps, o/w vg in vg dj p344 Little, Brown & Co.
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