Charles Laughton By Callow, Simon

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The creator of the Hunchback of Notre Dame, Henry VIII and Captain Bligh, Charles Laughton''s career spans 50 films and 40 stage roles. This entralling biography follows him from h is parents'' hotel in Scarborough to his climactic assumption of the role of King Lear in Statford at the end of his life. Along the way we meet a galaxy of Hollywood greats - from Korda, Hitchcock and Billy WIlder to Gregory Peck, Robert Mitchum and Marilyn Monroe. We also discover a hugely talented and complex man - a legend in his own lifetime who nonetheless counted himself a failure. Show more