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Peter Cushing An Autobiography and Past Forgetting
Midnight Marquee Press is pleased to bring to U.S. readers the story of a gentle man who became one of the indisputable Kings of HorrorPeter Cushing.
Mr. Cushing discusses his childhood, his early acting career in films and on stage, his BBC television work and his renowned years at Hammerall with literary wit and charm.
While Mr. Cushing's humor will tickle readers' funny ...more
Mr. Cushing discusses his childhood, his early acting career in films and on stage, his BBC television work and his renowned years at Hammerall with literary wit and charm.
While Mr. Cushing's humor will tickle readers' funny ...more
Paperback
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256 pages
Published
December 11th 2008
by Midnight Marquee Press
(first published 1986)
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An absolutely delightful book that traces Peter Cushing's career from the very beginning. He was impoverished and obliged to take work in an office, which he hated, before finding bit parts in repertory and eventually, after a meeting with Laurence Olivier, on to bigger and better things.
The story is told compassionately and there is particular compassion in the tale of how he met and dearly loved his wife, Helen. He finishes the book at her death for as he writes, "However, since my life as I k ...more
The story is told compassionately and there is particular compassion in the tale of how he met and dearly loved his wife, Helen. He finishes the book at her death for as he writes, "However, since my life as I k ...more
Be prepared for a tear jerker at the end. Just warning you. I didn't realize how hard Peter had it for the first half of his life.
I read this and the next day discovered Peter had died. I felt so guilty for so long. It is a remarkable story of wit and sadness.
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Born Peter Winton Cushing was an English actor, known for his many appearances in Hammer Films, in which he played the distinguished-looking but sinister scientist Baron Frankenstein and the vampire hunter Dr. Van Helsing, amongst many other roles, often appearing opposite Christopher Lee, and occasionally Vincent Price. A familiar face on both sides of the Atlantic, his most famous roles outside
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