Snakes and Ladders
1st Edition
Published on 26. August 2014
352 pages
978-1-4482-1440-2 (ISBN)
Description
First published in 1978, Snakes and Ladders is volume two of Dirk Bogarde's best-selling memoirs
Snakes and Ladders follows Bogarde from the challenges of his army training camp at Catterick, through the horrors of war, to his glittering - if often trying - film career. We see the thoughtful boy finding his way alongside his fellow recruits, to emerge from the war a thoughtful man, shaped in many ways by his harrowing experiences.
Somewhat falling into his career, Dirk struggled with the demands that such great success brings with it. With personal insight into his close friendship with Judy Garland, his working method with Visconti, and his many vital relationships with friends and family, Snakes and Ladders sheds an honest and not always flattering light on his life.
Snakes and Ladders follows Bogarde from the challenges of his army training camp at Catterick, through the horrors of war, to his glittering - if often trying - film career. We see the thoughtful boy finding his way alongside his fellow recruits, to emerge from the war a thoughtful man, shaped in many ways by his harrowing experiences.
Somewhat falling into his career, Dirk struggled with the demands that such great success brings with it. With personal insight into his close friendship with Judy Garland, his working method with Visconti, and his many vital relationships with friends and family, Snakes and Ladders sheds an honest and not always flattering light on his life.
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN-13
978-1-4482-1440-2 (9781448214402)
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Person
Sir Dirk Bogarde (1921-1999) was an English actor and novelist. Initially a matinee idol, Bogarde later acted in art-house films such as Death In Venice; between 1947 and 1991, Bogarde made more than sixty films. In 1985 he was awarded an honorary degree of Doctor of Letters by the University of St Andrews and in 1990 was promoted to Commandeur de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French government.
Sir Dirk Bogarde has a legion of fans to this day - an extraordinary commitment to an extraordinary man.
Sir Dirk Bogarde has a legion of fans to this day - an extraordinary commitment to an extraordinary man.
Content
Chapters
A Note on the Sources
Acknowledgements
Man in the Bush
Steel Cathedrals
Final Scene from: 'I Could Go On Singing'
Filmography
Illustrations
A Note on the Author
A Note on the Sources
Acknowledgements
Man in the Bush
Steel Cathedrals
Final Scene from: 'I Could Go On Singing'
Filmography
Illustrations
A Note on the Author
