Olivier Paperback / softback
by Terry Coleman
Paperback / softback
Description
Olivier is an unexpected portrait of the twentieth century's greatest actor.
His was a fairytale story - the clergyman's son who, on the strength of one season at the Old Vic, became a great Shakespearean actor and went on to conquer Hollywood - yet Olivier struggled with the dark side of his genius.
Abandoning his first wife, he married Vivien Leigh; a manic depressive, she dominated his life for twenty years.
When he finally wrenched himself away, he was plagued by a guilt that only incessant work could expiate.
He married Joan Plowright, had a new young family, and was the founding director of the National Theatre - yet even the NT, he felt, ended in betrayal.
Drawing on his unlimited and uncensored access to Olivier's personal papers, love letters and diaries, Terry Coleman has written a landmark biography.
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:624 pages
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication Date:28/05/2020
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- ISBN:9781526626752
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Information
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:624 pages
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication Date:28/05/2020
- Category:
- ISBN:9781526626752
