'You dirty old man!' : the authorized biography of Wilfrid Brambell /
by Clayton, David.
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BookPublisher: Cheltenham : The History Press, 2023Description: 224 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm.ISBN: 9781803993621 (pbk.) :; 1803993626 (pbk.) :.Classification number: 920 BRASubject(s): Brambell, Wilfrid, 1912-1985 | Actors -- Ireland -- Biography | Television actors and actresses -- Ireland -- Biography | Biography | Biography | Derbyshire & Peak District | 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999 | Individual actors & performers | Television | Biography & non-fiction proseSummary: 'You Dirty Old Man!' is a definitive account of one of Britain's most loved and complex character actors, Wilfrid Brambell. It uncovers a life that was far from happy and content as perhaps it should have been. Despite being one of the stars of 'Steptoe and Son', which at its peak attracted 28 million viewers and made household names of him and his co-star, Harry H. Corbett, Brambell died a sad, lonely man. Having become a prisoner of his own success, and battling an inner turmoil that eventually drove him to drink, author David Clayton reveals how Brambell suffered unbelievable personal heartache as his marriage collapsed in the most painful, deceitful circumstances imaginable. His torment led to a secretive life off camera where he did everything he could to stay out of the public eye, while continuing his upward trajectory to become one of the country's most loved character actors.
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'You Dirty Old Man!' is a definitive account of one of Britain's most loved and complex character actors, Wilfrid Brambell. It uncovers a life that was far from happy and content as perhaps it should have been. Despite being one of the stars of 'Steptoe and Son', which at its peak attracted 28 million viewers and made household names of him and his co-star, Harry H. Corbett, Brambell died a sad, lonely man. Having become a prisoner of his own success, and battling an inner turmoil that eventually drove him to drink, author David Clayton reveals how Brambell suffered unbelievable personal heartache as his marriage collapsed in the most painful, deceitful circumstances imaginable. His torment led to a secretive life off camera where he did everything he could to stay out of the public eye, while continuing his upward trajectory to become one of the country's most loved character actors.
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