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Published
in Great Britain by Elm Tree Books/Hamish Hamilton Ltd,
1984.
ISBN 0 241 11063 7
Original
Publication Price: £7.95 net
OUT OF PRINT
Thanks
to both Mike Geraghty & Terry Hissey for sourcing the
Jobbing Actor book covers.
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Hamish
Hamilton published the hardback edition of A Jobbing Actor
featuring this splendid publicity photograph of John Le Mesurier
and a friend! |
Sphere
books chose a shot of John as
Sgt. Wilson for their cover of "A Jobbing Actor" |
This
Posthumously released autobiography from John Le Mesurier
on his life and career, is perhaps one of the best autobiographies
I have read and certainly a must for any Dad's Army
fan to read.
John
traces his life chronologically from his early years, through
to his interest in acting, his war career, his turbulent
marriages and his friendship with Tony Hancock. Dad's
Army gets a chapter devoted to it as well.
John
projects himself well through this book and his final lines
are rather moving as he seemed to be aware his career (and
possibly, life) was probably drawing to a close when
he wrote this.
Highly
recommended!
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