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The Kenneth Williams Diaries

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Kenneth Williams Diaries
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Russell Davies
Original author Kenneth Williams
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:864
Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129
Category/GenreFilms and cinema
Radio
ISBN/Barcode 9780006380900
ClassificationsDewey:791.092
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Publication Date 13 June 1994
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

For more than 40 years broadcaster and comedian Kenneth Williams kept a journal of his experiences. This book is a selection of these diaries. In addition to offering evidence as to the nature of Williams's death in 1988, the diaries reveal a side to his character that many suspected but only few understood. They look at his own tortured sexuality, his relationship with Louie his mother, his thoughts on religion and his verdicts on friends and colleagues such as Noel Coward, Tony Hancock, Sheila Hancock, Maggie Smith and Joe Orton.

Author Biography

Russell Davies, editor of 'The Kenneth Williams Diaries', is a journalist and broadcaster who has worked as a newspaper columnist and critic and presented numerous programmes on BBC Radio. He is also the editor of 'The Kenneth Williams Letters'.

Reviews

'Annihilatingly honest...fascinating...these diaries cast a bizarre spell. They appeal, they delight, and now and then do both at once.' Independent 'Caustically compelling.' Time Out 'Unputdownable...with the appeal of eavesdropping on the conversation of a unique personality.' Financial Times 'Hilarious anecdotes abound.' What's On