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Roger Lewis - Charles Hawtrey 1914-1988 - 9780571210893 - KKD0001369
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Charles Hawtrey 1914-1988

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Description for Charles Hawtrey 1914-1988 Paperback. This biography examines Hawtrey's origins as a child star and as a performer in revue and the Will Hay films. It looks at his career on radio and television, and then at the sad, slow decline of a belligerent, alcoholic recluse on the Kent coast. Num Pages: 128 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 9. Weight in Grams: 150. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.

This is a small masterpiece of biographical investigation, and fitting testament to a comic genius whose place in British cultural history is now assured. Charles Hawtrey, the skinny one with the granny glasses, was everybody's favourite in the Carry Ons - but who exactly was he? Up to now the man has remained a mystery.

Examining Hawtrey's origins as a child star and performer in revue and the Will Hay films, this wonderful little book looks at his career in radio and television, and then to the sad and slow decline of a belligerent recluse on the Kent ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Faber
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780571210893
SKU
KKD0001369
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1

About Roger Lewis
Roger Lewis is the author of The Life and Death of Peter Sellers ('His research here has staggering breadth and depth, as does his relentless power of insight tempered with humanity.' The Hollywood Reporter), which is being developed as a biopic by HBO, and The Real Life of Laurence Olivier ('A passionate and monumental celebration of a genius.' ... Read more

Reviews for Charles Hawtrey 1914-1988
'A winningly queer little book about a winningly queer little man.' Matthew Sweet, Independent on Sunday; 'A pungent, opinionated and brilliantly intuitive biography of the saddest act in the history of British cinema... Lewis, in this diverting little book, hits on Hawtrey... and distils something alchemical from his sadness: a quintessence of a sort of Englishness.' New Statesman

Goodreads reviews for Charles Hawtrey 1914-1988


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