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A Spectacle of Dust: The Autobiography
Pete Postlethwaite
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Description for A Spectacle of Dust: The Autobiography
Paperback. Vibrant and candid memoirs of the late, great British character actor, Pete Postlethwaite. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 244.
Vibrant and candid memoirs of the late, great British character actor, Pete Postlethwaite.
After training as a teacher, Pete Postlethwaite started his acting career at the Liverpool Everyman Theatre where his colleagues included Bill Nighy, Jonathan Pryce, Antony Sher and Julie Walters. After routine early appearances in small parts for television programmes such as THE PROFESSIONALS, Postlethwaite's first success came with the acclaimed British film DISTANT VOICES, STILL LIVES in 1988. He then received an Academy Award nomination for his role in THE NAME OF THE FATHER in 1993. His performance as the mysterious lawyer "Kobayashi" in ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780220031
SKU
V9781780220031
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Ref
99-50
About Pete Postlethwaite
Pete Postlethwaite was born in Warrington in 1945. At the age of 24 he trained at the Bristol Old Vic, beginning a distinguished career on stage and screen. He was nominated for an Academy Award for his performance as Giuseppe Conlon in The Name of the Father (1993), and became one of Hollywood's A-list stars through his ... Read more
Reviews for A Spectacle of Dust: The Autobiography
This is an extrovert, tender, charming and unselfconscious book, with some extraordinary, hell-raising and hair-raising anecdotes.
Peter Bradshaw
GUARDIAN
The final chapter, as Postlethwaite succumbs to cancer, is immensely moving.
Jeff Dawson
SUNDAY TIMES
Peter Bradshaw
GUARDIAN
The final chapter, as Postlethwaite succumbs to cancer, is immensely moving.
Jeff Dawson
SUNDAY TIMES