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Sid James: A Biography

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Covering Sid’s early years in South Africa and life as a ladies’ hairdresser, his obsession with gambling and women, his questioning by Scotland Yard in a murder case, Hancock’s Half Hour and the Carry On films, and Sid’s death on stage at the age of 63, Cliff Goodwin reveals the amazing truth behing the legend.

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Weight 0.139 kg
Dimensions 1.6 × 11 × 17.8 cm
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Paperback
Language

Pages

256
Publisher

Year Published

2011-11-14
Imprint

Publication City/Country

London, United Kingdom
ISBN 10

0753539136
About The Author

Sid James is one of Cliff Goodwin's four best-selling biographies. He is also the author of To Be A Lady: The Story of Catherine Cookson, When the Wind Changed: The Life and Death of Tony Hancock and Evil Spirits: The Life of Oliver Reed.Cliff Goodwin was born in London in 1950. He was educated in Slough, Berkshire, and joined the town's weekly newspaper as a trainee journalist in 1968. Since then he has worked in newspapers, magazines, public relations and for the local radio. His coverage of the 1988 Lockerbie air crash earned him a regional press award. In 1993, after 25 years of journalism, he decided to concentrate on full-time writing. He lives in the north-east of England.
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Fascinating reading and funny.
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reveals the true nature of the popular star.

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