
Young Winstone
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From the boxing clubs of 1970s East London to the celebrity haunts of Hollywood the acclaimed actor offers a memoir with "gripping insight into his youth" ( Telegraph, UK).
Ray Winstone's amazing talent for bringing out the humanity of his tough-guy screen characters-a violent offender in Scum, a wife-beater in Nil by Mouth, and a retired robber in Sexy Beastto name just a few-has made him one of the most charismatic actors of his generation. But how do these uncompromising, unforgettable performances square with his off-duty reputation as a salt-of-the-earth, golden-hearted nice guy? The answer, as Winstone himself will tell you, lies in the East End of his youth.
Revisiting the bomb-sites and boozers of his childhood and adolescence, Ray Winstone takes the reader on an unforgettable tour of a cockney heartland which is at once irresistibly mythic and undeniably real. Told with its author's trademark blend of brutal directness and roguish wit, Young Winstoneoffers a fascinating insight into the social history of East London, as well as a school of hard knocks coming-of-age story with a powerful emotional punch.
"As much about London as his nascent career. Ray made such an impression in Scumthat I still remember his prison number, and he is just as vivid on his formative years."- Independent on Sunday, Best Books on Film in 2014
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- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Introduction
- Map of Ray Winstone's London
- 1. Hackney Hospital
- 2. Caistor Park Road, Plaistow
- 3. Portway School
- 4. The Odeon, East Ham
- 5. The New Lansdowne Club
- 6. The Cage, Spitalfields Market
- 7. Ronan Point
- 8. Raymond's Tailors, Lower Clapton
- 9. The Repton Boxing Club
- 10. Chrisp Street Market, Poplar
- 11. The Boleyn Ground, Upton Park
- 12. Victoria Park Lido
- 13. The Theatre Royal, Stratford East
- 14. York Hall
- 15. The Prospect of Whitby, Wapping
- 16. Nashville's, Whitechapel
- 17. Benjy's Nightclub, Mile End
- 18. The 277 Bus up Burdett Road
- 19. Gatsby House
- 20. The Alexandra Tavern
- 21. The Tate & Lyle Sugar Factory, Silvertown
- 22. Hackney Marshes
- 23. The Corner of Well Street and Mare Street
- 24. Trossachs, Barking Road
- 25. The Apollo Steakhouse, Stratford
- Picture Credits
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