Blessings In Disguise

Blessings in Disguise

Biographies & Memoirs

Guinness, Alec

Arts & Literature

HarperCollins Canada, Limited

A COMMONPLACE BOOK.

Hamish Hamilton

From New Year's Day 1995 to June 1996, Alec Guinness kept diaries in which he recorded not only day-to-day events, but also a range of memories, views and musings. Certain pre-occupations recur: theatre and film, books and paintings; the Church; food and drink and the delights of home and family. Friendship is also central to Sir Alec's life, and his friendship with Alan Bennett, Jill Balcon, Lauren Bacall and Barry Humphries, among others, forms the backbone of these wonderfully amusing diaries.

My Name Escapes Me : The Diary of a Retiring Actor

Humor & Entertainment

Penguin Putnam~trade

The memoirs of the actor Sir Alec Guinness. The book includes pen portraits of such characters as Ralph Richardson, Sybil Thorndike and John Gielgud, as well as accounts of Guinness's film career, religious beliefs and wartime experiences.

Penguin

Ranging from January 1995 to June 1996, the diary of an esteemed actor, full of touching anecdotes of his acquaintances, presents a witty and revealing look at his major concerns and daily life, capturing the essence of a gifted man. Reprint.

My Name Escapes Me

Penguin??Books

A New York Times Notable Book from an Oscar award-winning icon. These journal entries are comprised of Sir Alec Guinness’s observations on Britain during the tumultuous times of Princess Diana’s death and the election of Tony Blair, and comments on his quintessentially English country life with his wife. Written from the summer of 1996 through 1998, A Positively Final Appearance is a follow-up to the best-selling My Name Escapes Me. Guinness offers frank (and surprising) reflections on the effects of appearing in the Star Wars films, and both hilarious and poignant memories of such well-known performers as Humphrey Bogart and Noel Coward. This delightful, humorous journal is a wonderful legacy from a beloved actor. “Sly, witty, elegant . . . buoyant, vivid, and brave.”—The New York Times Book Review “Simply, deliciously funny.”—The Washington Post “Reading Guinness is like finally sitting down and soaking in the wisdom of the grandparent you never seem to have time for. And we may never see the likes of him again.”—Chicago Sun-Times

A Positively Final Appearance

Literature & Fiction

Dramas & Plays

Penguin Publishing Group

One of the most outstanding and beloved actors of his generation, now in his eighties, shares an 18-month diary of his present life. Although the entries focus a keen eye on contemporary events, they also open to a past replete with fascinating memories and anecdotes from his long career. Inevitably, there is a strand of poignancy as friends die and memorial services are attended, but the pleasures and fun to be had with close friends such as Alan Bennett, Irene Worth, Lauren Bacall and Piers Paul Read form a strong backbone to this marvelously entertaining, masterfully read diary. Simultaneous hardcover release from Viking. August publication date. 2 cassettes.

Penguin Audio

Two hardcovers with dust jackets, memoirs by noted British actor, Alec Guiness.

First published in 1996, these excerpts from Alec Guinness' diaries cover a period of about 18 months from January 1995. Combining wit, anecdotes and observation, the topics range from the National Lottery to Ralph Richardson, from the Catholic Church to the Hampshire countryside.

Viking Press

Following the success of his diary, Sir Alec has written something between a commonplace book and a diary - longer pieces on anything that takes his fancy, loosely related to his daily activities but not as rigid as a daily diary.

A Positively Final Appearance: A Journal, 1996-1998

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Blessings in Disguise

A COMMONPLACE BOOK.

My Name Escapes Me : The Diary of a Retiring Actor

Blessings in Disguise

My Name Escapes Me

A Positively Final Appearance

My Name Escapes Me

Blessings In Disguise

My Name Escapes Me

A Positively Final Appearance: A Journal, 1996-1998