Barbara: The Autobiography of a Cockney Sparrow

by Barbara Windsor (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  1991

  $4.61

  This is the raunchy and often humourous autobiography of the working-class heroine, Barbara Windsor. Known for her roles in the Carry On films, she reveals the secrets of her life and loves: her friendship with Kenneth Williams, her affair with Sid James, her involvement with the Kray twins, her stormy marriage to Ronnie Knight and her newfound happiness with her second husband, Stephen Hollings. In this book she recalls her East End childhood, her days as part of the Carry On team and other highlights of her acting career; parts in Ken Russell's The Boyfriend and Joan Littlewood's Oh What a Lovely War . Despite experiencing much sadness in her life, she emerges as a resourceful and determinedly cheerful woman.

• Used

  Hardcover
  1990

  $4.61

  Known for her roles in the Carry On films, Barbara Windsor reveals the secrets of her life: her friendship with Kenneth Williams, her affair with Sid James, her involvement with Ronnie Kray, and her marriage to Ronnie Knight. She recalls her East End childhood and her days in the Carry On team and the other highlights of her acting career; parts in Ken Russel's The Boyfriend and Joan Littlewood's Oh What a Lovely War . Renowned for her saucy laugh and distinctive anatomy, Barbara Windsor emerges, despite experiencing much sadness in her life, as a resourceful and determinedly cheerful woman.