Scenes From My Life

Scenes From My Life

by Judi Dench (Author), John Miller (Editor)

Synopsis

Judi Dench is Britain's best-loved actress of our time. Her very name encourages a warm and admiring response from the public, whether for Shakespearean performances (most recently the Countess in "All's Well That Ends Well") or in the contemporary theatre (plays by David Hare and Hugh Whitemore among them), or on TV (the series "A Fine Romance" and "As Time Goes By") or in the cinema ("Mrs Brown", her Oscar-winning performance in "Shakespeare in Love", "Iris", "Shipping News", "Ladies in Lavender", and four James Bond films as 'M'). Now she opens her photograph albums publicly for the first time, contributing substantial memoir and captions to pictures from throughout her seventy years. The private albums are augmented by photographs showing her work across 50 years of acting - on stage, film and TV. Here are previously unseen pictures of Judi's happy childhood in York before the second world war, family holidays, schooldays and her first work as an amateur actor in her teens in York. We see her growing up, drama school and the performance that made her name as Juliet in Franco Zefferilli's famous and controversial production at the Old Vic when Judi was in her early twenties. To these are added informal shots back stage and off set, as well as photographs of her own family, her actor husband Michael Williams, daughter Finty and grandson Sam. It features Britain's much loved Judi Dench as you have not seen her before.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 223
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Published: 27 Oct 2005

ISBN 10: 029784427X
ISBN 13: 9780297844273
Book Overview: Previous Judi Dench books have sold more than 200,000 copies Judi Dench has for the first time opened up her personal albums to provide pictures Two BBC1 'specials' of her hit TV series, 'As Time Goes By' to be screened at Christmas

Media Reviews
'Don't Miss: This book is a substantial memoir and photograph album... A heart-warming read.' REAL magazine 'This delightful book is the closest that Dame Judi has come to writing an autobiography.' DAILY EXPRESS 'The words are free from luvviness, confirming Dame Judi as our most down-to-earth superstar and a worthy contender for national-treasure status' YOU (Mail on Sunday) 'a fitting tribute for a fine actress.' HAM & HIGH
Author Bio
John Miller's career has principally been in TV and radio (for the BBC) and for ten years until 1992 for the South of England ITV company, TVS. He is the author of biographies of Ralph Richardson, and for W&N/Orion: Judi Dench and Peter Ustinov. He collaborated with John Gielgud on AN ACTOR AND HIS TIME (Pan pb). He has also edited DARLING JUDI (W&N/Orion) which celebrated Judi Dench's 70th birthday. Judi Dench is the foremost actress in the British theatre. Created a DBE in 1988 and a Companion of Honour in 2005. John Miller's career has principally been in TV and radio (for the BBC) and for ten years until 1992 for the South of England ITV company, TVS. He is the author of biographies of Ralph Richardson, and for W&N/Orion: Judi Dench and Peter Ustinov. He collaborated with John Gielgud on AN ACTOR AND HIS TIME (Pan pb). He has also edited DARLING JUDI (W&N/Orion) which celebrated Judi Dench's 70th birthday.