Snakes and Ladders

Paperback

Main Details

Title Snakes and Ladders
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Dirk Bogarde
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback
Pages:352
Dimensions(mm): Height 153,Width 234
Category/GenreIndividual actors and performers
ISBN/Barcode 9781448217205
ClassificationsDewey:791.43028092
Audience
General
Illustrations 12pp B&W images printed on regular stock

Publishing Details

Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint Bloomsbury Reader
NZ Release Date 22 February 2018
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

First published in 1978, Snakes and Ladders is volume two of Dirk Bogarde's best-selling memoirs Snakes and Ladders follows Bogarde from the challenges of his army training camp at Catterick, through the horrors of war, to his glittering - if often trying - film career. We see the thoughtful boy finding his way alongside his fellow recruits, to emerge from the war a thoughtful man, shaped in many ways by his harrowing experiences. Somewhat falling into his career, Dirk struggled with the demands that such great success brings with it. With personal insight into his close friendship with Judy Garland, his working method with Visconti, and his many vital relationships with friends and family, Snakes and Ladders sheds an honest and not always flattering light on his life.

Author Biography

Sir Dirk Bogarde (1921-1999) was an English actor and novelist. Initially a matinee idol, Bogarde later acted in art-house films such as Death In Venice; between 1947 and 1991, Bogarde made more than sixty films. In his writing career, as well as completing six novels, Bogarde wrote several volumes of autobiography. For over two decades he lived in Italy and France, which was where he began to write seriously. In 1985 he was awarded an honorary degree of Doctor of Letters by the University of St Andrews and in 1990 was promoted to Commandeur de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French government. Sir Dirk Bogarde has a legion of fans to this day - an extraordinary commitment to an extraordinary man.