Tony Hancock 'Artiste': A Tony Hancock Companion
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
Few figures in British comedy cast as long a shadow as Tony Hancock — the lugubrious, bowler-hatted everyman whose hapless dignity made him one of the most beloved entertainers of the twentieth century. Tony Hancock 'Artiste': A Tony Hancock Companion by Roger Wilmut is the definitive companion to Hancock's extraordinary career, chronicling his rise from variety halls to the heights of BBC radio and television stardom, and tracing the tragic arc of a genius undone by his own restless ambition. With a preface by Harry Secombe, the book draws on extensive research and personal testimony to paint an intimate and authoritative portrait of the man behind the myth. Wilmut, a respected chronicler of British comedy, presents Hancock's story with rigorous detail and genuine affection, illuminating the creative forces that shaped landmark works such as Hancock's Half Hour while unflinching in its account of the personal demons that shadowed his later years. The book stands as both a scholarly record and a deeply human tribute — one that leaves the reader wondering whether Hancock's greatest performances were those on screen, or the ones he gave simply trying to survive.
Author: Roger Wilmut
Format: Paperback
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
Few figures in British comedy cast as long a shadow as Tony Hancock — the lugubrious, bowler-hatted everyman whose hapless dignity made him one of the most beloved entertainers of the twentieth century. Tony Hancock 'Artiste': A Tony Hancock Companion by Roger Wilmut is the definitive companion to Hancock's extraordinary career, chronicling his rise from variety halls to the heights of BBC radio and television stardom, and tracing the tragic arc of a genius undone by his own restless ambition. With a preface by Harry Secombe, the book draws on extensive research and personal testimony to paint an intimate and authoritative portrait of the man behind the myth. Wilmut, a respected chronicler of British comedy, presents Hancock's story with rigorous detail and genuine affection, illuminating the creative forces that shaped landmark works such as Hancock's Half Hour while unflinching in its account of the personal demons that shadowed his later years. The book stands as both a scholarly record and a deeply human tribute — one that leaves the reader wondering whether Hancock's greatest performances were those on screen, or the ones he gave simply trying to survive.