Arthur Lowe A Life that Led to Mainwaring |
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| Author:
| Lord, Graham |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7528-4184-7 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2002 |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Group, Limited
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $35.00 |
Book Description:
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More than 20 years after Arthur Lowe, who played the legendary Captain Mainwaring, died in 1982,
Dad's Army has become a classic comedy series, is regularly repeated all over the world, and has captured yet another generation of enchanted fans. For this first in-depth biography of Lowe, Graham Lord has followed in his footsteps all over Britain and has interviewed both of his sons and other relatives, as well as dozens of actors, friends, and army comrades, including...
More Description More than 20 years after Arthur Lowe, who played the legendary Captain Mainwaring, died in 1982, Dad's Army has become a classic comedy series, is regularly repeated all over the world, and has captured yet another generation of enchanted fans. For this first in-depth biography of Lowe, Graham Lord has followed in his footsteps all over Britain and has interviewed both of his sons and other relatives, as well as dozens of actors, friends, and army comrades, including all of the surviving stars of Dad's Army. The result is a vivid and moving account of one of British television's most beloved comic actors.