A Positively Final Appearance: A Journal 1996-98A worthy successor to the beloved actor's earlier diary "My Name Escapes Me, " this new volume contains Sir Alec's journal from June 1996 to December 1998. A "New York Times" Notable Book of the Year. |
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Page 61
... seen the ship go down , enter discussing the storm and lamenting the loss of life , but fail for a few minutes to spot the hapless Pericles . They are probably good parts to act ( I have never seen the play ) – similar to the ...
... seen the ship go down , enter discussing the storm and lamenting the loss of life , but fail for a few minutes to spot the hapless Pericles . They are probably good parts to act ( I have never seen the play ) – similar to the ...
Page 229
... seen . There was a man who had actually stepped in to the jaws of the hell of jealousy . The moment the first evil thought crossed his mind his pale face was suffused with the weak sickly smile I have sometimes seen used by the jealous ...
... seen . There was a man who had actually stepped in to the jaws of the hell of jealousy . The moment the first evil thought crossed his mind his pale face was suffused with the weak sickly smile I have sometimes seen used by the jealous ...
Page 235
... seen too many old and gifted actors cause acute embarrassment and twice I have witnessed them wet themselves from fear , once on the stage and once when filming . To see an old man , once admired as a fine comic actor , standing ...
... seen too many old and gifted actors cause acute embarrassment and twice I have witnessed them wet themselves from fear , once on the stage and once when filming . To see an old man , once admired as a fine comic actor , standing ...
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