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John Fraser

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Editorial:
Bloomsbury Publishing plc
Año de edición:
2006
Materia
Biografía: general
ISBN:
9781840025040
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In this acclaimed autobiography, John Fraser takes us from the council estates of prewar Glasgow to the glamour of 1960’s Hollywood and beyond. Funny, honest and acutely observant about himself, his family and his friends, John Fraser presents such legendary figures as Rudolf Nureyev, Hedy Lamarr, Dirk Bogarde and Bette Davis in a new and startling light.

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