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Joyce Grenfell Requests the Pleasure

by Joyce Grenfell
Joyce Grenfell
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Joyce Grenfell was known and loved all over the world for her monologues, songs and comic writing. Her career, which spanned more than thirty years, saw her work in many different areas, from wartime entertainment tours to performances on radio, stage and screen. All were graced with Joyce's usual charm, humour and talent. As well as appearing in countless revues and films she toured the world with her one-woman shows, going to the USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. As she tells the story of her long and varied career, Joyce sketches some wonderful comic descriptions of the many people encountered along the way. Her glamorous and madcap American mother, her Aunt Nancy Astor and her beloved husband Reggie are just a few of the larger-than-life characters who people this captivating reading.
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Publisher: BBC Audio Edition: Unabridged

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  • ISBN: 9781405628419
  • File size: 90397 KB
  • Release date: December 1, 2004
  • Duration: 03:08:19

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  • ISBN: 9781405628419
  • File size: 90439 KB
  • Release date: December 1, 2004
  • Duration: 03:08:17
  • Number of parts: 3

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Biography & Autobiography Performing Arts Nonfiction Humor (Nonfiction)

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English

Joyce Grenfell was known and loved all over the world for her monologues, songs and comic writing. Her career, which spanned more than thirty years, saw her work in many different areas, from wartime entertainment tours to performances on radio, stage and screen. All were graced with Joyce's usual charm, humour and talent. As well as appearing in countless revues and films she toured the world with her one-woman shows, going to the USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. As she tells the story of her long and varied career, Joyce sketches some wonderful comic descriptions of the many people encountered along the way. Her glamorous and madcap American mother, her Aunt Nancy Astor and her beloved husband Reggie are just a few of the larger-than-life characters who people this captivating reading.
Expand title description text
Biography & Autobiography Performing Arts Nonfiction Humor (Nonfiction)
  • Details

    Publisher:
    BBC Audio
    Edition:
    Unabridged

    OverDrive Listen audiobook
    ISBN: 9781405628419
    File size: 90397 KB
    Release date: December 1, 2004
    Duration: 03:08:19

    MP3 audiobook
    ISBN: 9781405628419
    File size: 90439 KB
    Release date: December 1, 2004
    Duration: 03:08:17
    Number of parts: 3

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  • Formats
    OverDrive Listen audiobook
    MP3 audiobook
  • Languages
    English