Russell Crowe's journey to the top of Hollywood's A-list is a story of incredible drive and talent. His powerful performance in Gladiator was a turning point, winning him an Oscar and major stardom. Almost overnight, he had the respect of the industry and off-screen romances with some of the world's most desirable women. These days, Crowe prefers life on his ranch in New South Wales, where he's been adapting to a quieter life as a husband and father. As for his career, stellar performances in films like A Beautiful Mind and his latest in Ridley Scott's A Good Year have firmly established his reputation as a serious actor. This new biography traces Crowe's life to date, from his roots in New Zealand to Hollywood superstardom.

Russell Crowe: The Biography

Hildred, Stafford

Humor & Entertainment

Andre Deutsch

The Australian actor who burst on to the Hollywood scene with his roles in LA Confidential and The Insider, not to mention an explosive Oscar-nominated performance in Gladiator is given in-depth biographical treatment in this book. From a small role in daytime soap Neighbours to "Sextest Man Alive", Crowe is a different kind of Hollywood star, reminiscent of the golden age of Hollywood, he has the charisma, talent and rugged charm of Bogart and Brando. Unlike so many of his contemporaries, he seems unwilling to succumb to the modern marketing gloss and hype, instead grounding himself on his ranch in New South Wales and choosing roles that are enigmatic, raw, challenging and always highly acclaimed.

Russell Crowe : A Biography

Biographies & Memoirs

Ewbank, Tim

Arts & Literature

John Thaw: The Biography

This affectionate, immensely enjoyable biography offers a fascinating look at this versatile actor, known for his award-winning performances in series like ³The Sweeney,² ³Inspector Morse,² and ³Kavanagh QC,² as well as for his work on stage and screen.

Andre Deutsch Ltd.

This biography charts the remarkable life of the tea planter's daughter born in India who blossomed from troubled Sussex schoolgirl into the striking young woman who unforgettably sashayed to stardom, down a Bradford street, in the film Billy Liar. Julie Christie became The Face of 1965, made the miniskirt notorious, won an Oscar with limited screen experience, was courted by Hollywood's most eligible men - including Waren Beatty - and provided international cinema with one of its most vivid and enduring images by wearing a Russian fur hat for her role in Doctor Zhivago. The authors have drawn on interviews with Julie Christie, her friends, fellow actors, actresses and film industry associates to provide a look at the career and life of one of Britain's most successful, yet private, actresses who has delighted screen audiences for forty years.

Julie Christie: The Biography

The first biography of Joanna Lumley, one of Britain's best-loved and most accomplished actresses whose outrageous, champagne-swigging, bee-hived hedonist Patsy in Absolutely Fabulous is acknowledged as one of the great TV characterisations of the nineties; For over four decades, since she became a top model in the Swinging Sixties, Joanna has remained an endlessly fascinating figure and is now regarded as something of a national treasure. An exotic cocktail of Home Counties and Hollywood, Joanna is revered as much for her tireless campaigning for animal rights and numerous other charities as for her repertory of characters on stage, screen and TV - which have earned her wide acclaim from critics and public alike as well as the television industry's highest awards and an OBE. Joanna has progressed from James Bond girl to Coronation Street, from BBC chat show host to weekly diarist for The Times; from trendsetting star of The New Avengers to TV island castaway; from Sapphire and Steel sci-fi heroine to cerebral Call My Bluff panellist; from skilled stage and TV comedienne to the voice behind countless commercials; from adventurer in India and the Far East to committed vegetarian and eco warrior, and much more besides. This affectionate and immensely readable biography is partly based on the authors' many interviews with Joanna over the years in which she has talked candidly about many aspects of her professional and personal life. Meticulously researched, the book draws on interviews with relatives, friends and co-stars to produce an astonishingly revealing portrait of one of Britain's most likeable stars.

Joanna Lumley

A new, very frank and revealing biography of rock's most enduring legend. Rod Stewart will be 60 in less than two years' time - yet his popularity (and his determination to continue living the rock-star life to the full) is undimmed by the passing years. Since turning 50, life has been as turbulent as ever for him; marriage to Rachel, two children, divorce, a serious cancer scare, more albums released and concerts given, singing for the Queen at the Jubilee concert - and, naturally, a new blonde on his arm, Penny Lancaster. Tim Ewbank and Stafford Hildred have been tracking Rod's life for many years, right from the early days of the Faces. For this book they have spoken to many of the most important influences in his life, including past loves like Bebe Ruell, Britt Ekland and Rachel Hunter.This new book is the most complete and intimate account of the life and career of the ultimate rock-star.

Rod Stewart : The New Biography

Arts & Photography

Music

Piatkus Books

This is a frank and revealing look at one of rock's most fascinating and enigmatic personalities. Roger Daltry is the wild and passionate lead singer for the supergroup The Who, and he is one of rock's greatest survivors.

Roger Daltrey: The Biography

'Hope I die before I get old', sang Roger Daltrey over forty years ago, but it didn't quite work out like that.
The wild and passionate lead singer for supergroup The Who is still very much alive. The premature deaths of fellow group members Keith Moon and John Entwistle leaves Daltrey and Pete Townshend as the only survivors of the legendary band.
Roger Daltrey's life is extraordinary from start to finish: he was expelled from school and written off as a violent thug - before he made his first guitar out of a block of wood, and music and The Who became his salvation. For many years he was the vouce of a generation, strutting bare-chested on stage, swinging the mic around like a lariat at The Who's dynamic concerts.
Drawing on interviews with Daltrey himself, as well as his friends and fellow musicians, this is the most complete and revealing biography of one of rock's most powerful personalities.

Roger Daltrey: The biography

Piatkus

Explores the musical career and private life of the British rock star and songwriter.

Rod Stewart: The New Biography

Citadel Pr

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Russell Crowe: The Biography

Russell Crowe : A Biography

John Thaw: The Biography

John Thaw: The Biography

Julie Christie: The Biography

Joanna Lumley

Rod Stewart : The New Biography

Roger Daltrey: The Biography

Roger Daltrey: The biography

Rod Stewart: The New Biography