Sheridan Morley (1941–2007)
Autor von The Best of the Raconteurs
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Sheridan Morley is a theater critic, broadcaster, and biographer. He lives in London, England.
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- Gebräuchlichste Namensform
- Morley, Sheridan
- Geburtstag
- 1941-12-05
- Todestag
- 2007-02-16
- Geschlecht
- male
- Nationalität
- England
UK - Geburtsort
- Ascot, Berkshire, England, UK
- Sterbeort
- London, England, UK
- Ausbildung
- Sizewell Hall, Suffolk, UK (preparatory school)
University of Oxford (Merton College) - Berufe
- television presenter
radio broadcaster
biographer - Beziehungen
- Morley, Robert (father)
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James Mason: Odd Man Out von Sheridan Morley
This is an excellent biography of the fine British actor James Mason. My only complaint is that it is too short. It was a feast to read, and the writing style of Sheridan Morley (son of another fine British actor, Robert Morley) is elegant and insightful. I learned an awful lot about Mason I didn't know, most surprisingly what a sad man he was. This is a very good piece of work.
I'm calling this finished, even though technically I haven't read it cover to cover. In part because it's really not meant to be read cover to cover, but dipped into now and again more or less randomly and in part because it's making me itch to see it squatting on my Currently Reading list.
The Best of the Raconteurs is a rather large collection of anecdotes, bits from speeches and other odds and ends - some seem almost to be snippets of conversation - collected from an incredibly varied cast of wits including Nora Ephron, William Churchill, Oscar Wilde, and David Niven, to touch upon just a very few.
The quality of the entries is all over the place; as some of them aren't more than a paragraph, while others are 2 or 3 pages long, odds were always long that every entry was going to be a winner. Nora Ephron's entry had me laughing out loud, while Ogden Nash's poem charmed me until the very end, where it promptly made my hair stand on end (which is exactly the effect Nash would have wanted). Those that fell flat were the definition of unmemorable.
Generally, a good collection, if you like anecdotes, and very likely to have something for everyone.… (mehr)
The Best of the Raconteurs is a rather large collection of anecdotes, bits from speeches and other odds and ends - some seem almost to be snippets of conversation - collected from an incredibly varied cast of wits including Nora Ephron, William Churchill, Oscar Wilde, and David Niven, to touch upon just a very few.
The quality of the entries is all over the place; as some of them aren't more than a paragraph, while others are 2 or 3 pages long, odds were always long that every entry was going to be a winner. Nora Ephron's entry had me laughing out loud, while Ogden Nash's poem charmed me until the very end, where it promptly made my hair stand on end (which is exactly the effect Nash would have wanted). Those that fell flat were the definition of unmemorable.
Generally, a good collection, if you like anecdotes, and very likely to have something for everyone.… (mehr)
Appreciate its a pocket biography but just does not do Marilyn justice.
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