Double Bill - Couverture souple

Cotton, Bill

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1841153281 ISBN 13 : 9781841153285

Editeur : Fourth Estate Ltd, 1999

Synopsis

"Double Bill" is the revealing story of the legendary band leader, Billy Cotton and his namesake son, Bill Cotton Jnr who became Managing Director of BBC Television. One, a star performer who for decades was a national institution, the other, a talent spotter, TV producer and impresario who introduced to television many of Britain's biggest stars and best loved shows. In his autobiography, Bill Cotton not only looks back on these golden years, but on the loving relationship with another Bill - his father, the enormously popular and much loved band leader Billy Cotton. For it was during his childhood that Bill Jnr first experienced the thrill of showbiz, and encountered, in the heyday of variety, such stars as Will Hay, Max Miller, Tommy Trinder and Laurel and Hardy. And it was the charismatic Bill Sr who introduced his son to Tin Pan Alley and the music business, starting him out on a career that would later see him producing hit TV shows such as "Six Five Special".

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Bill Cotton had an extraordinary impact on the face of the British entertainment industry, his numerous achievements garnering him first an OBE and to follow a CBE, a Gold Medal from the Royal Television Society, and a prestigious Fellowship of BAFTA. Throughout his career, as a music publisher and producer, head of Variety and Head of Light Entertainment at the BBC, and then as Controller of BBC1, and finally Managing Director of Television at the BBC, he influenced the careers of a whole host of legendary performers, from Vera Lynn and Cilla Black to Morecambe and Wise, the Two Ronnies, Terry Wogan and Mike Yarwood.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Fourth Estate Ltd
• Date d'édition: 1999
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1841153281
• ISBN 13: 9781841153285
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 288
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible