The Light's on at Signpost

FRASER, George MacDonald

ISBN 10: 0007136463 / ISBN 13: 9780007136469

Edité par HarperCollins, London, 2002

A propos de cet article

First U. K. edition, first printing, hardcover. Brown binding with copper lettering on the spine. 328 pages. B&W photos. Index. Near fine with pages age-toned and top corner of rear cover bumped, in a fine, mylar-covered dust jacket. NOT price-clipped. SIGNED (signature only) by the author on the title page. "In a screenwriting career spanning thirty years and encompassing Hollywood, Pinewood, Cinecitta and film sets worldwide, George MacDonald Fraser worked with some of the greatest legends of the film world including Steve McQueen, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Charlton Heston, Cubby Broccoli, Christopher Lee, Burt Lancaster, Raquel Welch, Federico Fellini and Oliver Reed. Now he shares his recollections of those encounters, providing a fascinating glimpse behind the scenes.".

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: The Light's on at Signpost
• Éditeur: HarperCollins, London
• Date de parution: 2002
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0007136463
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780007136469
• Reliure: Hardcover
• Édition: First U. K. Edition
• Impression: 1st Printing
• État de l'article: Near Fine
• État de la jaquette: Fine
• Signé: Signed by Author(s)

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Synopsis

From the author of the ever-popular Flashman novels, a collection of film-world reminiscences and trenchant thoughts on Cool Britannia, New Labour and other abominations.

George MacDonald Fraser has been a newspaperman, soldier, novelist (Flashman), and screenwriter. In a career spanning thirty years and encompassing films such as Octopussy and The Three Musketeers he worked with some of the Hollywood greats (Steve McQueen, Schwarzenegger, Fellini, Burt Lancaster, Charlton Heston). Here his reminiscences of those years are interspersed with an 'Angry Old Man's' view of Britain today, featuring blistering attacks on New Labour, Brussels and Cool Britannia.

À propos de l?auteur

The author of the famous `Flashman Papers’ and the `Private McAuslan’ stories, George MacDonald Fraser has worked on newspapers in Britain and Canada. In addition to his novels he has also written numeous films, most notably `The Three Musketeers’, `The Four Musketeers’, and the James Bond film, `Octopussy’. George Macdonald Fraser died in January 2008 at the age of 82.