A reissue of the biography of one of British theatre's best-loved and most eccentric performers. Containing some new material, it provides insight into a career that crossed paths with Laurence Olivier, John Geilgud, Peggy Ashcroft and many others.

Ralph Richardson: An Actor's Life

Science & Math

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Astronomy & Space Science

Hodder&Stoughton Ltd

The author of this book uses the plays and poems, as well as drawing on original material from leading contemporary figures, to create impressions of the many aspects of Shakespeare's life. This book draws together many of the facets of Shakespeare's literary genius to provide the reader with an overall view of his life and times. Other books by this author include "The Mahabhara", "Darling of the Gods"and "Sean O'Casey: A Life" and O'Connor is the editor of "Oliver: In Celebration".

William Shakespeare: A life

Biographies & Memoirs

Arts & Literature

Hodder&Stoughton

Campion's Ghost

Literature & Fiction

Genre Fiction

Sceptre Books

Ralph Richardson: an Actor's Life (Methuenbiography)

Methuen Publishing, Ltd.

Karol Wojtyla's early life experiences were of intense love and intense loss: born in Poland in 1920, he was eight when his mother died, twelve when his older brother died of scarlet fever in the hospital where he worked as a doctor, and twenty when his severe but loving father died during the Nazi occupation. God and the Catholic Church were from the beginning his consolation and strength. What is new and unusual about this timely biography is the attention the author gives to the inner man. Garry O'Connor has not only investigated Karol Wojtyla's life before he became Pope - his love of football, skiing and the outdoor life, his commitment to acting, his friendships with men and with women, his experiences under German and then Soviet occupation, his nationalism, his early years as a priest - but has also subtly analysed the Pope's own poems, plays and philosophical works as clues to what drives him. The result, based on O'Connor's scrupulous research, is a vivid and accessible living portrait that dramatically tracks both the personal tragedies, including the assassination attempt in 1981, and the great public confrontations on the world stage.

Univeral Father: A Life of Pope John Paul II

Bloomsbury UK

Pope John Paul II is now universally considered to have been one of the great leaders of the twentieth century and possibly the most politically influential pope since St Peter. His achievements are well documented, yet he once said, 'I can only be understood from the inside.' In this vivid and accessible living portrait, O'Connor investigates the inner man, including Karol Wojtyla's life before he became Pope and his friendships with men and women, subtly analysing the Pope's own poems, plays and philosophical works for clues as to what made him tick. It also dramatically follows his life, from his birth in Poland in 1920, through the losses that shaped his childhood, the assassination attempt in 1981, and his great public confrontations on the world stage, right up until his death in April 2005.

Universal Father

Bloomsbury Paperbacks

<p>Recounts Brook's filming of his version of India's great epic poem, and discusses the background of the Mahabharata and its influence on Indian culture</p>

The Mahabharata: Peter Brook's Epic in the Making

Humor & Entertainment

Movies

Mercury House

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