The authorised biography, 640 pages, meticulously researched. With access to private papers and by talking to countless people, Coldstream has written the definitive work which is also wonderfully readable. Bogarde’s own account of his childhood, unavailable for some years, A Postillion Struck by Lightening (Phoenix) is republished at the same time.
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About Dirk Bogarde
Official biography of the charismatic actor and bestselling author.
Although Bogarde destroyed many of his papers, John Coldstream has had unique access to his personal archives and to friends and family who knew him well. The result is a fascinating biography of a complex and intriguing personality.
'Biographies only tend to be definitive until the next one comes along, but there's no danger of Coldstream's erudite, moving analysis ever being superseded' Independent on Sunday
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About John Coldstream
John Coldstream was on the staff of the two Telegraphs (Sunday and Daily) for 17 years starting on the 'Peterborough' column and then working as deputy literary editor of the Daily and Sunday Telegraph before becoming Literary Editor of the Daily Telegraph in 1992. His first biography, DIRK BOGARDE was acclaimed on its publication in 2004
Dirk Bogarde features in the following genres: Biographies & Autobiographies, eBooks of the Month, Biography, Literature and Literary studies, Recommendations
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Dirk Bogarde was written by John Coldstream and published by Orion Publishing Co
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