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Everyone thinks they know Sid James - the Carry On star and womaniser, who drank himself to death after the end of his affair with Barbara Windsor - but despite hundreds of scandalous newspaper exposes the real story of this complex actor has never been told. Now, this fascinating biography lays bare the life of British entertainment's most lovable rogue. Featuring never-before-published correspondence with Sid's friends, family and colleagues, and exclusive tales from his inner circle, Robert Ross shows how a Jewish boy from South Africa grew up to become the archetypal wise-cracking cockney, and explores the many facets of a man who was variously a war hero, serial seducer, inveterate gambler and comic icon.Product Identifiers
PublisherJR Books LTD
ISBN-139781907532160
eBay Product ID (ePID)178267436
Product Key Features
Book TitleSmasher: the Life of Sid James
AuthorRobert Ross
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
TopicTelevision
Publication Year2012
GenreBiographies & True Stories
Number of Pages288 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height197mm
Item Width124mm
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorRobert Ross
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom