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Loitering with Intent: The Child v.1: The Child Vol 1

Loitering with Intent: The Child v.1: The Child Vol 1
By Peter O'Toole

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This is Peter O'Toole's account of his early life, a childhood framed by "Captain Pat" O'Toole, itinerant bookmaker, and Constance Jane Eliot Ferguson. In all that he writes of the period, O'Toole reveals his deep understanding of the absurd, both comic and chilling, and how he touches on the tragic - most notably in his studies of Hitler and the effect the Fuhrer has had on his life. O'Toole's memories lead readers in leaps through time as we read of his early years and the war, National Service in the Navy, his short-lived career as a cub reporter and the almost accidental audition at RADA that launched his career. Peter O'Toole was born in 1932. After working on provincial newspapers, serving in the Navy, and attending RADA, he made his professional acting debut in 1955 at the Theatre Royal, Bristol. A Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters, an honour awarded to him in 1989 by the Republic of France, Peter O'Toole lives in London.

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #132498 in Books
  • Published on: 1993-11-05
  • Original language: English
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 198 pages

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A Portrait of the actor5
The first volume of Peter O' Toole's autobiography is a mad, whizz through his childhood and earliest memories. At time hilarious, at times curiously poignant, it manages to be wry, entertaining and learned capturing the unique spirit and energy of O' Toole. The child's excited fascination with King Arthur and his knights is paralleled by his thoughts on Hitler and his rise to power. The world of the Second World War is communicted with sharp attention to details and we learn of the world of Hunsbeck, of dirty alleyways and fights, of O' Toole's family and the colourful character who floated in and out of his life.
The autobiography is beautifully written and has a poetic quality, a sense that what is important is not so much the factual detail as the development of the author's soul. At times, it is infuriatingly modest, allowing O'Toole to retain a mischievous, elusive quality; yet it is always entertaining.