Ronnie Barker: The Authorised Biography

by Bob Mc Cabe (Author)

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  Hardcover
  1998

  $3.26

  Ronnie Barker has had a number of successful television roles: as Fletcher, the cynical prisoner in Porr idge; as the shopkeeper, Arkwright; and as one half of the T wo Ronnies. This biography was written with his full coopera tion. '

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  Hardcover
  2004

  $3.26

  Ronnie Barker is one of the best-loved and most celebrated entertainers in British television history. As well as starring in the ever popular and critically acclaimed sitcoms Porridge and Open All Hours , he was, of course, one of the bespectacled Two Ronnies, who topped the TV Charts for more than 15 years and are returning to our screens in spring 2005. A celebration of Ronnie's life and career, published to coincide with Ronnie's 75th birthday, this book contains original contributions from people who have worked with and know him best including John Cleese, David Jason (who provides the foreword), David Frost, Eric Idle, Michael Palin. Written with the full consent and collaboration of Ronnie himself, this biography is full of interviews and unseen personal illustrations from his own collection. Bob McCabe is a respected author and journalist and contributes regularly to film magazines and BBC radio arts programmes. He is the author of several books.