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A Very Private Celebrity: The Nine Lives of John Freeman
Hugh Purcell
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Description for A Very Private Celebrity: The Nine Lives of John Freeman
hardcover. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGH; JPHL; JPL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 164 x 36. Weight in Grams: 656. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
John Freeman was one of Britain's most extraordinary public figures for over half a century; an achiever and thrower-away of high office after high office; a celebrity who sought anonymity. In the 1940s he was a war hero, then an MP who reduced Churchill to tears. In the 1950s he was tipped as a future Labour leader but resigned from politics and became the most famous television interviewer of his era. The paradox of Freeman, the private celebrity, was symbolised by the series that made him famous: Face to Face. While he remorselessly interrogated the stars of his age, ... Read more
John Freeman was one of Britain's most extraordinary public figures for over half a century; an achiever and thrower-away of high office after high office; a celebrity who sought anonymity. In the 1940s he was a war hero, then an MP who reduced Churchill to tears. In the 1950s he was tipped as a future Labour leader but resigned from politics and became the most famous television interviewer of his era. The paradox of Freeman, the private celebrity, was symbolised by the series that made him famous: Face to Face. While he remorselessly interrogated the stars of his age, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Biteback Publishing
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781849548618
SKU
KTJ8039244
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Ref
99-1
About Hugh Purcell
Hugh Purcell is a journalist and biographer and has spent most of his career making documentaries for BBC radio and TV, ending up as managing editor of the TV documentary department. He lives in North London.
Reviews for A Very Private Celebrity: The Nine Lives of John Freeman
A fascinating biography of a remarkable - and mysterious - man. The real John Freeman might be as elusive as the Holy Grail, but Hugh Purcell made it his quest. Anyone interested in the nature of British politics and broadcasting in the twentieth century should be grateful that he has done so. Dominic Lawson War hero, politician, journalist, ambassador, pioneering ... Read more