My Life So Far

My Life So Far

by SirDenisForman (Author), Adam Forman (Illustrator)

Synopsis

MY LIFE SO FAR (originally published as SON OF ADAM) is the story of the life of a small boy from his earliest childhood to the age of fourteen, at his family home in Dumfriesshire. The boy was Sir Denis Forman, the former chairman of Granada Television and of the Royal Opera Board; the house was Craigielands, a beautiful Palladian mansion set in wooded parkland beside a lake and teeming with a rich variety of characters whom Denis Forman brings vividly to life.
These memoirs also describe the germination of his two main interests: entertaining an audience, and music. The first was to lead him - after service in World War Two - into films and television, culminating in CORONATION STREET and THE JEWEL IN THE CROWN. The second gave rise to his involvement with the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 240
Edition: New edition
Publisher: Abacus
Published: 04 May 2000

ISBN 10: 0349110271
ISBN 13: 9780349110271
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Media Reviews
A gem of a book, beautifully written and so funny I often laughed out loud * Ludovic Kennedy, DAILY TELEGRAPH *
Unique in accent and attitude ... memorable and moving * OBSERVER *
Stylishly done and often very funny * THE TIMES *
'Conjures the entire spirit of an age ... a chronicle of laughter, discovery, innocence, and, most importantly, the development of his fiercely independent mind * SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY *
Author Bio
Sir Denis Forman was born in 1917 at Cragielands in Dumfries, and was educated at Loretto and Cambridge. He worked in the arts for many years, culminating in the appointment to Chairman and Managing Director of Granada Television, and then the directorship of the Royal Opera House.