Bücher von Robert Sellers

ON SCREEN THEY WERE STARS. "A portrait of four profoundly flawed yet awesome leading men, as well as a window into a time when glamour was sacrosanct and when stardom was achieved rather than manufactured." -Playboy"As the colorful anecdotes collected in this book make clear, some stars are born rather than made."-New York Post"Sellers's outrageously entertaining history proves that today's celebrities don't have much on Richard Burton, Peter O'Toole, Richard Harris, and Oliver Reed."-The Daily Beast"Hellraisers takes us back to the glory days of stage and screen actors Peter O'Toole, Richard Burton, Richard Harris, and Oliver Reed."-Connecticut NewsOFF SCREEN THEY WERE LEGENDS!"So wonderfully captures the wanton belligerence of both binging and stardom you almost feel the guys themselves are telling the tales."-GQ"Like the rejuvenating martinis and blurry haze of cigarettes in Mad Men, Robert Sellers's nostalgic Hellraisers . . . amounts to an unapologetic celebration of the plastered and the damned."-The Wall Street Journal"A rowdy collection of greatest hits."-The New York Times"An incredibly entertaining series of anecdotes, interspersed with unpretentious and conversational interviews-all about drinking."-Los Angeles Times"The most outrageous film book of the season, by far."-The Buffalo NewsTHE BOOZY BIOGRAPHY OF THE FOUR GREATEST ACTORS TO EVER WALK-OR STAGGER-INTO A PUB.

He's the man with short fat hairy legs who kept us laughing for decades, his comic timing sparking perfectly with the genius of his partner Eric Morecambe. Yet little has been known about Ernie's amazing story, until now.Little Ern! takes us from Ernie's childhood in Leeds, where he supported his family by performing on stage, to being left to fend for himself in London at thirteen, a star in the making. We see his friendship with the young comic Eric grow when they toured the theatres of war-torn Britain as teenagers, and discover how their double-act evolved. They survived numerous setbacks on the road to television stardom - and we learn the impact fame had on their lives and friendship. Fully exploring the crucial contribution he made to the act, this charming biography reminds us why Ernie Wise deserves his place in the pantheon of comedy greats.