Acting My Life

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Bantam, 2004 - 330 páginas
Ian Holm is an actor. Over the last fifty years, he has become one of the most respected and widely admired actors of his generation. He has worked on stage, screen, television, and radio. After making a brilliant impact at the RSC in the 1960s, he consolidated his reputation with work for Harold Pinter. He then turned to film and became one of the most accomplished film actors this country has produced. He has been seen in cult and popular classics such as 'Alien', 'Chariots of Fire', 'The Fifth Element' and 'Lord of the Rings'. On stage, his King Lear was reckoned to be one of the best this century, while others might remember him for his portrayal of J.M. Barrie in BBC television's 'The Lost Boys', or for his work in Atom Egoyam's acclaimed film, 'The Sweet Hereafter'. The winner of many awards, Ian Holm was knighted in 1997. His is a compelling mix of anecdote and observation, taking in 50 years of acting, and his childhood, growing up next to the mental asylum his father ran.

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Ian Holm was born in 1931. He is a hugely acclaimed actor, renowned for this chameleon-like ability to create a diverse and entirely convincing array of characters. He has played an android, Napoleon, Polonius, King Lear, Hercule Poirot, Lewis Carroll and a hobbit, amongst many others. He was appointed a CBE in 1990 and knighted in 1997.

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