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Claire Bloom is one of the most beautiful, gifted, and accomplished actresses of her generation, famous for her roles on stage (A Doll's House, A Streetcar Named Desire, Long Day's Journey into Night), in films (Limelight, Richard III, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold), and on television (Brideshead Revisited, Shadowlands). Now in this startlingly honest yet good-humored memoir, she reveals a private life much at odds with her public success - a life of instability, loss, personal discovery, and renewal. Claire's childhood in England was marked by financial and emotional insecurity, as her irresponsible yet charming father moved his family from house to house before finally abandoning them in pursuit of yet another get-rich scheme. Escaping into a world of romantic fantasy, Claire discovered a passion and talent for acting that led to a meteoric rise in the English theater and a starring role opposite Charlie Chaplin in Limelight at age nineteen. Yet behind the professional success was a confused and naive young woman who was ill prepared for adult relationships. Claire describes with great tenderness her long and stormy first affair with the dashing young Richard Burton, a relati

Author

Bloom, Claire, 1931-

Publisher

ISIS Large Print Books

Published

1996

Language

EN

ISBN

9780753150351

Subjects

Sports, Literary Fiction, Memoir