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By Christopher Reeve. 1998
Best known for his role as Superman, actor Reeve discusses his life and career before and after the 1995 horseback…
riding accident that left him paralyzed. Reeve has faith that his injured spinal cord can eventually be repaired and is active in raising funds for research. Some strong language. Bestseller. 1998.By Pamela Wallin. 1998
Canadian media personality Pamela Wallin tells her story, from her birth in Wadena, Saskatchewan, to her role as host and…
producer of her television show. This book is her answer to the many questions asked about her life, as well as an examination of her own influences and aspirations. 1998.By Barbara Sears, Dave Broadfoot. 2002
Over the years, Dave Broadfoot, a comedian, has walked off with many of Canada's top awards. This autobiography, peppered throughout…
with some of his favourite scripts, records his extraordinary career of fifty years. 2002.By Justine Brown. 2002
This book examines the individual lives of the Theosophists (proto-New Agers), the directors and actors who believed that silent movies…
were a Universal Language which had the potential to save mankind. Discusses the bohemian circles and Pygmalion figures that made up a community that believed it was creating a New World. 2002.By Gordon Pinsent. 1992
By Barbara Windsor, Robin McGibbon. 2000
Born in London just before the war, Barbara Windsor made her first stage appearance at the age of thirteen. From…
her early roles as the original "Carry on" dolly bird to her hit as Peggy Mitchell in the soap "Eastenders", her success in theatre, film and TV has made her a British icon. Here, she talks in depth about the people and events that have shaped her career.By Rolf Harris. 2001
Rolf Harris arrived in Britain from Australia in 1952 with his meagre life savings and enrolled in art school, paying…
his fees from cabaret work. He went on to become one of the most enduring show business figures working today. His diverse career includes painting, singing and performing. 2001.By John Parker. 1993
As a young man, Sean Connery wanted to play professional sports. Entering the theatrical world was purely serendipitous, but various…
people encouraged him to develop his acting skills. Since then, he has acted in more than fifty films and become a true superstar of the screen.By John Osborne. 1991
Following on from Osborne's first autobiographical book, "A better class of person", this book looks at the period 1955 to…
1966. It covers the foundation of the English Stage Company at the Royal Court Theatre to the death of his artistic director and Osborne's mentor, George Devine. At the Royal Court he experienced years of high theatrical achievement and low backstage comedy. For the playwright it was a decade of baffling and often ludicrous notoriety and of emotional and matrimonial upheaval.By Terry Wogan. 2000
By Sandra Shamas. 2002
The author faces life's next hurdle after marriage - divorce - and moves from the city to a farm. Urban…
angst meets the real darkness of nature in this story of healing and creating a new life. 2002.By Vernon Chapman. 2001
A serious yet funny look at the history of Canadian theatre, written by long-time actor Vernon Chapman. Based on his…
own experiences across the country, from the 1930's on, and extensive research, the author presents anecdotes of plays, directors, and actors, including Don Harron, Dora and Mavor Moore, and Shirley Knight. 2001.By Sidney Poitier. 2000
Sidney Poitier, a true American icon, looks back on his celebrated life and career. His body of work is arguably…
the most morally significant in cinematic history, and the power and influence of that work are indicative of the character of the man behind the many storied roles. Sidney Poitier here explores these elements of character and personal values to take his own measure - as a man, as a husband and a father, and as an actor. 2000.By Frank Skinner. 2002
Frank Skinner is the winner of the Perrier Award at the Edinburgh Festival. This is the story of the highs…
and lows of his life and career as a comedian and T.V. personality, including how he has inherited his father's passion for football as well as his passion for alcohol. 2001.By John Caunt, Helen Rollason. 2000
By Pamela Stephenson. 2001
From welding to folk singing to comedy to writing to acting, Billy Connolly has proved his versatility and sheer determination.…
Here, his wife Pamela gives the reader an insider's view of this talented musician, singer, TV presenter, comedian and actor. 2001.By Robbie Williams. 1998
By Harry Secombe. 1996
By Graham McCann. 1998
This is not just a biography of Britain's best-loved double-act, it is also the biography of one of British television's…
best-loved shows. Morecambe and Wise worked together for more than 40 years, honing skills drawn from the music-hall, variety, radio, movies and television and then combining them to produce an award-winning show that became the jewel in the crown of BBC's light entertainment output.By Stephen Fry. 1997
Sent to boarding school at the age of seven, Stephen Fry survived beatings, misery, love, ecstasy, carnal violence, expulsion, imprisonment,…
criminal conviction, probation and catastrophe to emerge, at 18 years of age, ready to try and face a world in which he had always felt a stranger. In this book the man, whose public face has been seen on TV and cinema screens the world over, reveals his private face.