Joyce Grenfell Requests The Pleasure

Cover Type: Hardcover
Book Condition: Very Good
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Publisher: Macmillan London Ltd
Publisher Place: London
Publisher Year: 1976
Edition: First Edition

Description: 295 pages. Book and Jacket are both in Very good condition throughout. The only exception is a small inscription to the inside page. Joyce Writes Entertainingly Of Her Life Which Led Her Almost By Accident Into Her Triumphantly Successful Career As Entertainer.

Publishers Description: Comedienne and raconteur Joyce Grenfell reads the story of her full and fascinating life.Joyce Grenfell was known and loved all over the world for her monologues, songs and comic writing. Her career, which spanned more than thirty years, saw her work in many different areas, from wartime entertainment tours to performances on radio, stage and screen. All were graced with Joyce's usual charm, humour and talent. As well as appearing in countless revues and films she toured the world with her one-woman shows, going to the USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.As she tells the story of her long and varied career, Joyce sketches some wonderful comic descriptions of the many people encountered along the way. Her glamorous and madcap American mother, her Aunt Nancy Astor and her beloved husband Reggie are just a few of the larger-than-life characters who people this captivating reading.

ISBN: 0333194284