John Osborne: A Patriot for Us

Author: John Heilpern
Publisher: Vintage
Category: Theatre Studies, Biography: General, Biography: Arts & Entertainment, Literary Studies: From C 1900 -, Literary Studies: Plays & Playwrights, 20th Century History: C 1900 To C 2000
Book Format: Paperback

John Osborne (1929-1994), unapologetic rebel and original Angry Young Man, changed the face of modern British theatre forever with Look Back in Anger. An actor turned playwright, Osborne was married five times, his private life generating a tumult and drama to match that of his work.This startlightly candid, authorised but intimate and informal biography is the first to have access to Osborne's own notebooks and private letters, which record for posterity his often anguished nature. It includes personal interviews with scores of his friends and enemies, among them a bombshell of a confession from Osborne's alleged male lover, and the first public comments from his estranged daughter Nolan, who was thrown out of the family home at just sixteen.This is an essential, unorthodox, moving and extraordinarily frank portrait of the man, the playwright and his era.

About John Heilpern
Born in Manchester and educated at Oxford, John Heilpern wrote award-winning interviews for the Observer before becoming a Times columnist in New York. He has worked with Peter Hall at the National Theatre and with Michael Bennett on Broadway. He is the author of a classic book about the theatre, Conference of the Birds: The Story of Peter Brook in Africa, and of How Good Is David Mamet, Anyway - Writings on Theatre and Why it Matters. He now lives in Manhattan where he is drama critic of the New York Observer.

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SKU BK-9780099275862
Barcode # 9780099275862
Brand Vintage
Artist / Author John Heilpern
Shipping Weight 0.3100kg
Shipping Width 0.130m
Shipping Height 0.030m
Shipping Length 0.200m
Assembled Length 19.800m
Assembled Height 3.400m
Assembled Width 12.900m
Type Paperback

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