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The Actors' Crucible: Port Talbot and the Making of Burton, Hopkins, Sheen and All the Others
Angela V. John
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Paperback. The town of Port Talbot has long been seen (quite literally) as synonymous with the steel industry. Yet it also has another claim to fame as the actors' capital of Wales. It has produced a remarkable number of actors since the inter-war years. BIC Classification: 1DBKWS; ANB; APB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 226.
The town of Port Talbot has long been seen (quite literally) as synonymous with the steel industry. Yet it also has another claim to fame as the actors' capital of Wales. It has produced a remarkable number of actors since the inter-war years. Richard Burton, Anthony Hopkins and Michael Sheen head the glittering cast but there are many others including early stars such as Ronald Lewis and Ivor Emmanuel, more recent figures like Rob Brydon and Di Botcher as well as a cluster of exciting young actorsstarting to make their names in the West End and on the big and ... Read more
The town of Port Talbot has long been seen (quite literally) as synonymous with the steel industry. Yet it also has another claim to fame as the actors' capital of Wales. It has produced a remarkable number of actors since the inter-war years. Richard Burton, Anthony Hopkins and Michael Sheen head the glittering cast but there are many others including early stars such as Ronald Lewis and Ivor Emmanuel, more recent figures like Rob Brydon and Di Botcher as well as a cluster of exciting young actorsstarting to make their names in the West End and on the big and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Parthian Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
300
Place of Publication
Cardigan, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781910901687
SKU
V9781910901687
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Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About Angela V. John
Angela V. John is a widely published historian and biographer living in Pembrokeshire but originally from Port Talbot. For many years she held the chair in History at the University of Greenwich, London. She is now an Honorary Professor at Aberystwyth University. Her previous biographical subjects include Lady Charlotte Guest, Elizabeth Robins, Henry W. Nevinson and, most recently, Margaret Haig ... Read more
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