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Blessings in disguise
Alec Guinness
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Already a bestseller in England, Guinness's memoir is less autobiography than fond recollections of the many friends ("blessings") he has accumulated in his long theatrical career. In loosely organized chapters, most centered around one of the major influences in his life (e.g., Sybil Thorndike, John Gielgud), Guinness wanders back and forth through time. The threads of Guinness's own career, marriage, and religious searching wind through these chapters in an amusingly self-deprecatory way. He describes his career as a naval officer during World War II as "the best performance I have given," in a chapter full of hilarious and hair-raising episodes. Sharp imagery and marvelous word portraits make this a charming book of English theatrical lore.

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G.K. Hall
Language
English
Pages
384

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Subjects
Actors, Biography, Large type books, Guinness, alec, 1914-2000, Actors, great britain
People
Alec Guinness (1914-), Alec Guinness (1914-2000)
Places
Great Britain

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Cover of: Blessings in Disguise
Blessings in Disguise
November 1, 2001, Akadine Press
Paperback in English
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Blessings in disguise
1997, Penguin, Penguin Books Ltd
in English - [New ed.]
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Blessings in Disguise
1987, Warner Books
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Blessings in disguise
1986, Fontana/Collins
in English
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Blessings in disguise.
1986, Book Club Associates
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Blessings in Disguise
1986, Knopf
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Cover of: Das Glück hinter der Maske
Das Glück hinter der Maske: Autobiographie
1986, Kindler
Hardcover in German - 2. Auflage
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Blessings in disguise
1986, Chivers
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Blessings in disguise
1986, G.K. Hall
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Blessings in disguise
1985, H. Hamilton
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G.K. Hall large print book series

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Dewey Decimal Class
792/.028/0924, B
Library of Congress
PN2598.G8 A33 1986

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Pagination
xii, 384 p. ;
Number of pages
384

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OL2714708M
ISBN 10
0816141576
LCCN
86007679
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4753750

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