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First published in 1978, Snakes and Ladders is volume two of Dirk Bogarde's best-selling memoirsSnakes and Ladders follows Bogarde from the challenges of his army training camp at Catterick, through the horrors of war, to his glittering if often trying film career. We see the thoughtful boy finding his way alongside his fellow recruits, to emerge from the war a thoughtful man, shaped in many ways by his harrowing experiences. Somewhat falling into his career, Dirk struggled with the demands that such great success brings with it. With personal insight into his close friendship with Judy Garland, his working method with Visconti, and his many vital relationships with friends and family, Snakes and Ladders sheds an honest and not always flattering light on his life.

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Chapters A Note on the Sources Acknowledgements Man in the Bush Steel Cathedrals Final Scene from: ‘I Could Go On Singing’ Filmography Illustrations A Note on the Author

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      Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
      Publication Date: 1/22/2018 12:02:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9781448217205, 978-1448217205
      ISBN10: 1448217202

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      First published in 1978, Snakes and Ladders is volume two of Dirk Bogarde's best-selling memoirsSnakes and Ladders follows Bogarde from the challenges of his army training camp at Catterick, through the horrors of war, to his glittering if often trying film career. We see the thoughtful boy finding his way alongside his fellow recruits, to emerge from the war a thoughtful man, shaped in many ways by his harrowing experiences. Somewhat falling into his career, Dirk struggled with the demands that such great success brings with it. With personal insight into his close friendship with Judy Garland, his working method with Visconti, and his many vital relationships with friends and family, Snakes and Ladders sheds an honest and not always flattering light on his life.

      Table of Contents
      Chapters A Note on the Sources Acknowledgements Man in the Bush Steel Cathedrals Final Scene from: ‘I Could Go On Singing’ Filmography Illustrations A Note on the Author

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