The second volume of diaries from one of Britain's best-loved national treasures.
After a live performance at the Hollywood Bowl, The Pythons made their last performance together in 1983 in the hugely successful MONTY PYTHON'S MEANING OF LIFE. Writing and acting in films and television then took over much of Michael Palin's life, culminating in the smash hit A FISH CALLED WANDA (for which he won a BAFTA for Best Supporting Actor), and the first of his celebrated television journeys for the BBC. He co-produced, wrote and played the lead in THE MISSIONARY opposite Maggie Smith, who also appeared with him in A PRIVATE FUNCTION, written by Alan Bennett.
Such was Michael's fame in the US that he was enticed into once again hosting Saturday Night Live (with his mother making a highly successful surprise guest appearance). Over the course of these diaries he films several more journeys for television and becomes chairman of the pressure group Transport 2000. His family remains a constant as his and Helen's children enter their teens.
| ISBN: | 9781474625852 |
| Publication date: | 29th August 2024 |
| Author: | Michael Palin |
| Publisher: | Weidenfeld & Nicolson an imprint of Orion |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 704 pages |
| Genres: |
Other performing arts Autobiography: arts and entertainment Autobiography: general Biography: arts and entertainment Biography: general Diaries, letters and journals |
The second volume of diaries from one of Britain's best-loved national treasures.
After a live performance at the Hollywood Bowl, The Pythons made their last performance together in 1983 in the hugely successful MONTY PYTHON'S MEANING OF LIFE. Writing and acting in films and television then took over much of Michael Palin's life, culminating in the smash hit A FISH CALLED WANDA (for which he won a BAFTA for Best Supporting Actor), and the first of his celebrated television journeys for the BBC. He co-produced, wrote and played the lead in THE MISSIONARY opposite Maggie Smith, who also appeared with him in A PRIVATE FUNCTION, written by Alan Bennett.
Such was Michael's fame in the US that he was enticed into once again hosting Saturday Night Live (with his mother making a highly successful surprise guest appearance). Over the course of these diaries he films several more journeys for television and becomes chairman of the pressure group Transport 2000. His family remains a constant as his and Helen's children enter their teens.
Halfway to Hollywood features in the following genres: Other performing arts, Autobiography: arts and entertainment, Autobiography: general, Biography: arts and entertainment, Biography: general, Diaries, letters and journals
Halfway to Hollywood is available in Paperback
Halfway to Hollywood was written by Michael Palin and published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson an imprint of Orion
Halfway to Hollywood has 704 pages
£13.49