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A description of Gloria Grahame's last days recalls her past in New York and her eccentric life in a trailer and her life in Liverpool, where the author and his family cajoled, comforted, and wept with the dying Hollywood star
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About the Author
Peter Turner was born in Liverpool in 1952 the youngest of nine children. He was educated at a local comprehensive school and started acting at the age of sixteen with The National Youth Theatre of Great Britain. He worked extensively in British theatre both in London and the regions. He played Terry Adams in three seasons of the hit television drama series Spearhead and his film parts included playing Trinculo in Derek Jarman’s version of Shakespeare’s The Tempest. He met the Academy Award–winning American film star Gloria Grahame in London in 1978. They became lovers and their relationship lasted until the end of her life, dying from cancer in 1981. He wrote his memoir Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool in 1984. Peter has also written screenplays and devised and written scripts, British television, plays, and serials.
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Rarely has the mortality of the gods been so poignantly brought home. The literary Review
An extraordinary book. Roger Ebert
A well-paced gathering of eccentrics that mirrors Kaufman and Hart and stirs the heartstrings. Kirkus Reviews
A gifted writer. The Sunday Times
Here is a memoir concerned with a painful death that frequently has you laughing out loud. The Observer
Funny, touching, odd, and thank goodness, uncategorizable. The Guardian
Funny, touching, odd, and thank goodness, uncategorizable. The Guardian (London)
Here is a memoir concerned with a painful death that frequently has you laughing out loud. The Observer (London)
Rarely has the mortality of the gods been so poignantly brought home. The Literary Review
An extraordinary book. Roger Ebert
A well-paced gathering of eccentrics that mirrors Kaufman and Hart and stirs the heartstrings. Kirkus Reviews
A gifted writer. The Sunday Times
""Funny, touching, odd, and thank goodness, uncategorizable."--The Guardian (London)
"Here is a memoir concerned with a painful death that frequently has you laughing out loud."--The Observer (London)
"Rarely has the mortality of the gods been so poignantly brought home."--The Literary Review
"An extraordinary book."--Roger Ebert
"A well-paced gathering of eccentrics that mirrors Kaufman and Hart and stirs the heartstrings."--Kirkus Reviews
"A gifted writer."--The Sunday Times
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- PublisherGrove Pr
- Publication date1987
- ISBN 10 0802100422
- ISBN 13 9780802100429
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages143
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