Description
A vivid and compelling biography of Patience Collier - an actress whose career spanned a golden age of performance from the 1930s to the 1980s - and an overview of theatre, film, TV and radio in Britain over half a century.
About the Author
Vanessa Morton is a graduate of the Life-Writing MA, part of the celebrated Creative Writing school at the University of East Anglia. She won the Lorna Sage Memorial Prize and a distinction for her achivement there in 2010. She has a doctorate in social history, and has taught literature and social history at the University of Colorado, the Open University and UEA. Her first book, Travelling Towards War, was shortlisted for the East Anglian Book Awards in 2012. She lives in Norwich.
Reviews
I never met Patience Collier. Now, having read Vanessa Morton's richly entertaining book, I feel as if I did -- Michael Billington, former theatre critic of the Guardian
Valued friend... Remarkable actress' -- John Gielgud
She had a tongue like a lash and a mind like a scythe - but I loved her brilliance, she was exceptional -- Joanna Lumley
A fascinating biography resurrecting the career of Patience Collier * i newspaper *
A joy to read (or listen to)... Will raise a smile in dark times... A highly entertaining book' * Norwich Evening News *
Book Information
ISBN 9781800245150
Author Vanessa Morton
Format Hardback
Page Count 336
Imprint Apollo
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC