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The Complete Sid James - Robert Ross


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The Complete Sid James - Robert Ross

 
Description: ISBN 1905287550 / Author: Robert Ross / Genre: Biography / The Complete Sid James is the indispensable guide to a career that began in ... more
The Complete Sid James - Robert Ross ... South Africa and came to a premature end on the stage of the Sunderland Empire. Compiled with the full support of those who knew Sid best, this is a fitting tribute to a star whose legend lives on.

Newest Review: ... still a gap in the market somehow. So I bought The Complete Sid James by Robert Ross in the hope of finding a definitive ... more

 ... work – a well-researched, informative book that tells the truth. However, I was disappointed. It tells the truth in a way which refuses to admit Sid was anything but a perfect one-woman gentleman. It rarely deviates from fact and is, unfortunately, boring. This is not a book that you can sit and read from cover to cover. It is one to dip into, to look up something, to check some factual data, to read up on a particular film or TV performance. However, I would still recommend it to fans of Sid James. The 100+ p...more

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Premium Review The Complete Sid James - Robert Ross: Carry On Mundanely (571 words)
by - written on 30/10/01 (Very useful, 218 readings)
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Sid James is a huge idol of mine. He was a comic genius, a childhood hero I have loved for as long as I remember. I was brought up watching the wonderful Carry On films in the 1970s and now own each of them pre-recorded. I have recently watched and taped many episodes of Bless This House, which are shown on Granada Plus. Sid James’ multi-creased face, his dirty chuckle, his expressive mouth – all are guaranteed to cheer me up, to make me smile. He died in 1976, the year I turned seven. I find his life fascinating, as do his many fans. The biography by Cliff Goodwin is a good place to start to discover his story, with such TV ...  Read the complete review

 

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