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George Cole: the World Was My Lobster Free FREE GEORGE COLE: THE WORLD WAS MY LOBSTER PDF George Cole,Brian Hawkins | 288 pages | 01 Dec 2014 | John Blake Publishing Ltd | 9781782199939 | English | London, United Kingdom The World Was My Lobster | Words, By George! Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Want to Read saving…. Want to Read Currently Reading Read. Other editions. Enlarge cover. Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Open Preview See a Problem? Details if other :. Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. Preview — My Autobiography by George Cole. Brian Hawkins. Trinian's films, and Arthur Daley in television's Minder. Get A Copy. More Details Original Title. George ColeAlastair Sim. Other Editions 6. Friend Reviews. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about My Autobiographyplease sign up. Lists with This Book. This book is not yet featured on Listopia. Community Reviews. Showing Average rating 3. Rating details. More filters. Sort order. Reads a little like a serial list of his parts, he says he is very private and he does not give much away. Just finished this a couple of weeks ago. I have fond memories of Minder, and he provides some insight into that. But I was awed also by the depth of his work over a long period of time. Apr 02, Steve Cann rated it really liked it. I've thoroughly enjoyed reading George's memoirs, and it's an absorbing and comprehensive review of his life and long career. He admits he's a very private person, so there's not so much here about his family life per se - don't bother to read this book if you want to know every detail of his personal trials and tribulations. It's fascinating to read about how he rose from humble beginnings to become a jobbing actor, and to chase his dream of treading the boards from a very early age. He charts his career very thoroughly and chronologically, giving George Cole: The World Was My Lobster about all the key films, TV show and stage productions he's been involved in across the decades - giving many interesting anecdotes along the way. It's interesting too to see how Alistair Sim inspired and mentored him in George Cole: The World Was My Lobster younger years, and to read his account of how this all happened - and how it transformed his fortunes. There's a nice big chapter devoted completely to his time in Minder, which is of course is what he's going to be most remembered for. I'd imagine most people who choose to read the book will be fans of the show, me included! All in all, it's a very George Cole: The World Was My Lobster and easy-to-read memoir of one of our country's most beloved actors. Oct 12, Sandra Dawson rated it it was amazing. I Love Autobiographies and this one didn't disappoint! I like George coles secrecy in itand not moaning and groaning all the time! He was a very happy person! His mentor was Alistair sim and that explains his perfect acting skills! He excelled himself in minder! One of the best tv programmes of all time! I can recommend this to anyone who George Cole: The World Was My Lobster George Coleits a book you just cant put down! Aug 16, Ian rated it it was ok. Would have been more accurate to call it a bibliography. This book amounts to an impressive list of roles with George Cole: The World Was My Lobster, venues, cast and directors and offers little insight into his life outside film, theatre and tv. Very few anecdotes about actual experiences on set. May 03, Leslie Lewis rated it really liked it. Excellence Through Experience A most excellent and exciting read giving full insight and unseen aspects into the acting profession. Truly a must read. Dec 10, scott johnston rated it it was amazing. This book is a must for George Cole fans it's a brilliant read. Nov 10, Phil Hodgkiss rated it really liked it. Interesting read about the actor behind Arthur Daley. Aug 07, Michelle Fletcher rated it it was amazing. The will only ever be one Flash Harry for me! A great trip down memory lane George Cole appeared in many of the old comedies I loved as a child along with the great Alastair Sim, George Cole: The World Was My Lobster wells as an appearance in one of my favourite dramas An Inspector Calls and of course the unforgettable Arthur Daley. George Cole is a private person so this is more about his career films, TV, radio and plays he has appeared in with funny little stories and glimpses in to his private life. Feb 26, Colin Lawrence rated it it was ok. This book is not much of an autobiography; it's more of a walk through all the films, tv and plays that George Cole has appeared in. Very little in the way of personal material and not many anecdotes. I felt a bit cheated to see that there are numerous tables and lists at the end which only reiterate everything that's gone before and seem only to pad out the book. On the plus side there are quite a lot of photographs. Mediocre at best, I'm afraid. Dec 13, Sue rated it did not like it Shelves: put-aside. May be of interest to fans of old British movies, I'm a fan, but not quite that much! I didn't get as far as the Minder years. Poor ghost writing lets it down. 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The World Was My Lobster: The Autobiography - George Cole, Brian Hawkins - Google книги The World was my Lobster tells the story of George Cole s more than 70 years in the acting profession that began with a walk-on part at the age of 14 in the stage musical The White Horse Inn inand continues today having included such roles as David Bliss in the radio and television versions of A Life of Bliss, Flash Harry in the St. Trinian s films, and Arthur Daley in television's Minder. Adopted when he was only 10 days old, George Cole grew up in south London in the s. On the day George Cole: The World Was My Lobster left school he saw a newspaper advertisement seeking a small boy to join the cast of The White Horse Inn and was selected the following day. A year later, he found himself in the West End play Cottage to Let playing a cheeky wartime evacuee. Here he met legendary comic actor Alastair Sim who, with his wife, took him as an evacuee in their country house and coached him in the finer skills of acting. A flurry of films and theatre performances in the late s, after his RAF service, culminated in a memorable role as a young Ebenezer Scrooge in the classic film Scrooge alongside Sim. But it George Cole: The World Was My Lobster in that he landed the role that would elevate him to international recognition when he was offered the role of Arthur Daley in Thames Television s new series Minder alongside Dennis Waterman. In The World was my Lobster, a title taken from a classic line in a Minder episode, George Cole talks candidly, humorously and sensitively about his adoption, his life, his roles and many of the people he has worked with throughout his long George Cole: The World Was My Lobster. After more than seven decades in the acting profession, George Cole, OBE remains one of Britain's most recognizable faces. His first walk-on part at the age of 14 in a stage musical, and his subsequent coaching by well-loved actor Alastair Sim, led to more than 60 stage plays, 60 film titles and close to episodes of more than 80 television shows. Brian Hawkins recently retired after 40 years as a medical scientist. He has published extensively in the medical literature and has written two medical books. Born in England, he has his roots in east London and became attracted to the "Minder" series when he saw it overseas because it closely resembled the people and language that surrounded him when he was growing up. This interest eventually grew into a book, and during the course of his research he paid a visit to George Cole for an interview. They stayed in touch and, after a few nudges George Cole: The World Was My Lobster Brian, George eventually asked him to help compile this autobiography.
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