William Shatner: Up Till Now

Detailed Information

  • PAN , 05/2009
  • Binding: Kartoniert / Broschiert
  • Language: Englisch
  • ISBN-13: 9780330452977
  • Order no.: 5401297
  • Volume: 358 Pages
  • Miscellaneous: photographs (partly col. ) on plates.
  • Weight: 280 g
  • Format: 195 x 130 mm
  • Thickness: 30 mm
  • Release date: 15.5.2009

Description

William Shatner gets the joke about William Shatner. In fact, most of the time he's the one telling it. His self-effacing attitude, so perfectly parodied in the bombastic character he now plays on Boston Legal, Denny Crane, is one of the reasons for his huge popularity. While best known for his creation of Captain James T. Kirk on "Star Trek", William Shatner has been a working actor for more than half a century. He has experienced all the ups (the awards and acclaim) and the down (having to live for a time in the truck bed of his camper when he couldn't get work) that are a part of the actor's world. In "Up Till Now" he tells us about his remarkable life, from training as a Shakespearan actor to his time on Broadway, his movie career and, of course, his successful tv series. He writes, with glee, about some of his less successful ventures, including Incubus, the only feature ever made entirely in Esperanto. As funny and charming as the man himself, this book will delight his many fans of all ages. 'Crammed full of anecdotes from a long and full life, and infused with a self-deprecating humour' - "Private Eye".

Blurb

The autobiography of Captain Kirk, told with his trademark self-deprecating humour and revealing the highs and lows of an amazingly varied acting career that has spanned more than 50 years, with many hits and more than a few disasters along the way.

Biografie (David Fisher)

Dr. David Fisher is a Visiting Senior Fellow at Kings College, London where he has recently completed a PhD in War Studies. He has served in senior positions in the Ministry of Defence, Foreign Office and Cabinet Office, including defence adviser to the Prime Minister in the Cabinet Office and the UK Defence Counsellor to NATO. He is co-Chairman of the Council on Christian Approaches to Defence and Disarmament. He regularly contributes to books and journal on defence and ethical issues. He is the author of Morality and the Bomb, written when he was a research fellow at Nuffield College, Oxford, and has recently co-edited Just War on Terror? examining how the new global threat of terrorism can be combated both effectively and justly.

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