The Man Who Was Private Widdle
Charles Hawtrey 1914–1988
$34.52
- Hardcover
144 pages
- Release Date
19 January 2027
Summary
Charles Hawtrey, the skinny one with the granny glasses, was everybody’s favourite in the Carry Ons - but who exactly was he?
Up to now the man has remained a mystery. Examining Hawtrey’s origins as a child star and as a performer in revue and the Will Hay films, this wonderful little book also looks at his career in radio and television, and then to the sad and slow decline of a belligerent recluse in Deal, on the Kent coast. The high camp exuberance of his acting ga…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781529450316 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1529450314 |
| Author: | Roger Lewis, Stephen Fry |
| Publisher: | Quercus Publishing |
| Imprint: | riverrun |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 144 |
| Release Date: | 19 January 2027 |
| Weight: | 254g |
| Dimensions: | 18mm x 132mm x 220mm |
Critics Review
(A) brilliant little biography * The Stage *
(A) brilliant little biography * The Stage *
(A) brilliant little biography * The Stage *
(A) pungent, opinionated and brilliantly intuitive biography of the saddest act in the history of British cinema * New Statesman *
(A) pungent, opinionated and brilliantly intuitive biography of the saddest act in the history of British cinema * New Statesman *
(A) pungent, opinionated and brilliantly intuitive biography of the saddest act in the history of British cinema * New Statesman *
Lewis evokes Hawtrey’s weird by wholly joyful persona in a monograph worthy of Ken Tynan * Spectator *
Lewis evokes Hawtrey’s weird by wholly joyful persona in a monograph worthy of Ken Tynan * Spectator *
Lewis evokes Hawtrey’s weird by wholly joyful persona in a monograph worthy of Ken Tynan * Spectator *
Roger Lewis s small but perfectly formed biography … like its subject, Lewis s book may be slim but it packs a surprising amount between its covers * Evening Standard *
Roger Lewis s small but perfectly formed biography … like its subject, Lewis s book may be slim but it packs a surprising amount between its covers * Evening Standard *
Roger Lewis s small but perfectly formed biography … like its subject, Lewis s book may be slim but it packs a surprising amount between its covers * Evening Standard *
This brief book rewards reading * Observer *
This brief book rewards reading * Observer *
This brief book rewards reading * Observer *
Roger Lewis
Roger Lewis has achieved considerable word-of-mouth success with Seasonal Suicide Notes. He has also written a biography of Anthony Burgess, and Sunday Times best-selling books on Laurence Olivier, Peter Sellers and the Carry On actor Charles Hawtrey.
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