Michael Ball is more than a Laurence Olivier Award winning and multi-platinum recording artist; he holds the unique status of being Britain's foremost musical theatre actor. Testimony to his success is the huge cult following he has builtรขโฌยฆnot least among theatre audiences. From his debut in London
Sir Michael Caine--The Biography
โ Scribed by William Hall
- Publisher
- John Blake Publishing
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
Born Maurice Micklewhite, son of a Billingsgate fish porter and a charlady; Michael Caine's life has been an extraordinary rollercoaster: from washing dishes and fighting on National Service, to winning two Oscars and being knighted by the Queen.
With more than eighty films to his name, he has starred in some of the classics of modern cinema: as an action anti-hero in Get Carter, a Cockney Lothario in Alfie, a disillusioned alcoholic academic in Educating Rita. He is an enduring model of British cool.
This authorised biography charts the amazing highs and lows in his turbulent ride to fame, fortune and respect.
โฆ Subjects
Biography & Autobiography; Performing Arts; Nonfiction; BIO005000
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