 | Tony Curtis: The Autobiography by Tony Curtis
Buy used from: £0.01 You can hear Tony Curtis speaking the book, such is the fluency of the writing style. A fascinating story, he leaves few stones unturned.
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 | Loitering with Intent: The Child v.1: The Child Vol 1 by Peter O'Toole
Buy used from: £0.01 The first volume of biography from the legendary O'Toole. He writes almost poetically about his early years, revealing much about his childhood during WWII.
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 | Still Dancing by Lew Grade
Buy used from: £0.01 Britain's original mogul. Lew Grade's story is fascinating from start to finish - you'll come away from reading this saying 'that's relationship'. Great effort.
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 | Hancock by Freddie Hancock
Buy used from: £0.01 This is the first book I read about Tony Hancock. Co-written by his second wife. Disturbing, funny and tragic in equal measure.
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 | When the Wind Changed: The Life and Death of Tony Hancock by Cliff Goodwin
Buy used from: £0.01 A much more detailed study of the complexities of Hancock. Extensively researched, allowing you to gain a bit more depth of understanding about the lad himself.
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 | Evil Spirits: The Life of Oliver Reed by Cliff Goodwin
Buy new: £5.63 / Used from: £0.01 Although widely known for his drunken antics, Reed was an actor of rare quality when he put his mind to it. A good insight into a real character.
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 | Girl Next Door by Anne Diamond
Buy new: £9.99 / Used from: £0.01 Interesting to read about the woman behind the public image. A seemingly honest and sincere account of her life thus far, and well worth reading.
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| Terry-Thomas Tells Tales: An Autobiography by Terry- Thomas
Buy used from: £38.47 A great collection of anecdotes from the original cad. T-T's story is difficult to put down, and is thoroughly entertaining from start to finish.
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 | The Man Who Became Sherlock Holmes: The Tortured Mind of Jeremy Brett by Terry Manners
Buy used from: £59.95 Brett will forever be associated with Holmes, such was the brilliance of his portrayal. Few would have realised his struggles with manic depression, and this book provides us with some insight.
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 | Bruce: The Autobiography by Bruce Forsyth
Buy used from: £0.01 Actor, comedian, dancer, musician, singer, presenter - Bruce has done it all. Why isn't he Lord Forsyth? He has clearly earned it a hundred times over. A great read.
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 | The Measure of a Man: A Memoir (Illustrated) by Sidney Poitier
Buy used from: £0.01 Nicely written, with the hint of a suggestion that the book is acting as a kind of therapy for the author. Great stuff from a truly great man.
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 | The Orton Diaries by Joe Orton
Buy used from: £64.93 Orton's diaries record a life of the ordinary and extraordinary. Enjoyably seedy, sometimes too graphic, but overall a great portrait of London life in the 1960s.
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 | The Kenneth Williams Diaries by Kenneth Williams
Buy new: £9.71 / Used from: £0.01 Spanning 40 years, Williams' diaries detail the minutiae of his daily life. Sometimes scathing, lapsing amusingly into polari on occasion, this is a book that you will dip into time and time again.
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 | A Postillion Struck by Lightning (Dirk Bogarde's Autobiography) by Dirk Bogarde
Buy used from: £0.01 Whether the story Bogarde tells is true or not, it is well written and absorbing. His account describes a life within an England which has long since faded into the past. A fantastic read.
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