Notes for a life

by Bryan Forbes

1974. First Edition. 384 pages. Photographic dust jacket with black lettering over green cloth. B&W photographs throughout. Clean pages with firm binding. Minimal tanning to endpapers and page edges. Small pen scribble to top corner of front endpaper. Mild wear to spine, board edges and corners. Book has a forward lean. Unclipped dust jacket. Mild wear and tear to edges and corners. Minor tanning, staining and marking to DJ.

Hardcover

Published January 1, 1974

About the author

Bryan Forbes CBE (born John Theobald Clarke) was an English film director, screenwriter, film producer, actor and novelist, described as a "Renaissance man" and "one of the most important figures in the British film industry".

He directed the film The Stepford Wives (1975) and wrote and directed several other critically acclaimed films, including Whistle Down the Wind (1961), Séance on a Wet Afternoon (1964), and King Rat (1965). He also scripted several films directed by others, such as The League of Gentlemen (1960), The Angry Silence (1960) and Only Two Can Play (1962).

Forbes wrote two volumes of autobiography and several successful novels, the last of which, The Soldier's Story, was published in 2012.He was a regular contributor to The Spectator magazine.

Reviews

[Trish · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bryan is a distant cousin so I read this while taking notes for family history research. In doing so I enjoyed his light touch of writing and was entertained by his many amusing stories. His tales of the film industry reminded me of the television series Episodes at times with its duplicity and ridiculous demands. Good to read about his career and family life. This volume ends in the 1970's.