lsquo;John Gielgud was not just a great actor: he was also a formidable wit; a brilliant raconteur ndash; and a very naughty boy.rsquo; ndash; Simon Callow from the prologue.This delicious feast of lsquo;Gielgoodiesrsquo;; compiled by Gielgudrsquo;s biographer; reveals a less wellâ€known side to this celebrated man of the theatre: his lightning wit; his love of scandal and gossip; his wicked delight in putting down his fellowâ€artists; his relish of bawdy humour. Full of startling new material; drawn from many unpublished letters and Jonathan Croallrsquo;s extensive interviews; the book also celebrates the man who dropped a thousand bricks. Gielgudrsquo;s excruciating gaffes were legendary; and here are both the famous and the unknown; collected in all their glory. Whether committed backstage; in the wings or in rehearsals; on film sets or in television studios; they bring this merry and muchâ€loved man vividly to life.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Definitely Worth the ReadBy GesamtkunstI initially somewhat randomly) picked this book up at the library and liked it so much I ordered my own copy via . It is a series of essays about the steam punk movement. including machine aesthetics and social change. Am reading it at leisure as it is nice to ponder the topics in a Victorian realtime fashion.
