Author: COVENEY, MICHAEL
Title: Maggie Smith - a Bright Particular Star
Description: London, Victor Gollancz. 1992, First Edition. (ISBN: 0575051884). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A VG+ copy which has a gift inscription to front endpaper with dustjacket which has a water stain to the reverse and is not price clipped. 286 pages. 36 illustrations. Here is the first-ever biography of one of Britain's finest and best-loved actresses. Elusive, mercurial and resolutelt private, Maggie Smith is one of the few performers to have achieved indisputable stardom on both stage and screen, with a career that spans the West-End, Olivier's National Theatre, Broadway and Hollywood. In seeking Maggie Smith's enigmatic essence, Michael Coveney considers in detail each phase of her career and her turbulent first marriage to Robert Stephens and her enduring second marriage to her first love, screenwriter Beverley Cross. 13. Very Good/Good.

Keywords: English Actress 0575051884


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