Universally loved and cherished, not just by the nation but by the acting industry, this book, with a heavy emphasis on pictures from performances across her long and illustrious career and Thora's own memories of them, also contains personal photographs of Thora with family and friends from the entertainment world who will pay their own personal tributes to her. From Victoria Wood to Alan Bates, from Alan Bennett to Betty Boothroyd, even to a message from the Royal Family themselves, this sensational book will pay the ultimate tribute in words and pictures of the country's favourite actress.
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illustrations, (some colour )
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Höhe: 229 mm
Breite: 299 mm
Dicke: 13 mm
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978-0-340-78595-9 (9780340785959)
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Morris Bright is a broadcaster, producer and author. His most recent work for the BBC is Mr Carry On - The Life and Work of Peter Rogers. His book, Last of the Summer Wine - The Finest Vintage, spent four weeks in the UK Top Ten non-fiction charts and to date has sold in excess of 30,000 copies. Thora Hird, one of Britain's best-known TV personalities, was born in Morecambe, Lancashire, the daughter of theatrical parents. She began acting when she was twenty and has had a highly successful film career as well as starring in many TV comedies. She presented Praise Be! for many years and in 1993 became a Dame of the British Empire.
