Two Oscars and a knighthood honor a lifetime of achievement that has made Michael Caine one of the most famous and respected actors in the world. In recent years, his performances in The Quiet American, Last Orders, Little Voice, and the Oscar–winning Cider House Rules have won him both increasing critical acclaim and a new generation of admirers. Yet the road to stardom was a rocky one. Long before the days of the Harry Palmer spy series or the Cockney Lothario Alfie, success on the big screen was a mere dream for Caine, who spent years doggedly playing minor roles on television, stage, and screen. Writing with wit, honesty, and affection, William Hall charts the highs and lows in this fine actor’s long journey to fame, fortune, and respect.
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Michael Caine, who recently turned 70, has more films to his name than years. Two Oscars and a knighthood honor a lifetime of achievement that has made him one of the most famous and respected actors in the world. In recent years, his performances in The Quiet American, Last Orders, Little Voice, and the Oscar–winning Cider House Rules have won him both increasing critical acclaim and a new generation of admirers. Yet the road to stardom was a rocky one. Long before the days of the Harry Palmer spy series or the Cockney Lothario Alfie, success on the big screen was a mere dream for Caine, who spent years doggedly playing minor roles on television, stage, and screen, hoping to be noticed. Writing with wit and honesty, William Hall—biographer, film critic, and Caine’s lifelong friend—charts the amazing highs and lows in this fine actor’s long journey to fame, fortune, and respect.
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William Hall has known Michael Caine since his earliest acting days, and since then he has been present on virtually all his films, developing a close relationship with him in the process. As a consequence this is an intimate authorised biography that paints a fascinating portrait of a driven man.
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I thought this book was especially good for letting us know the real Michael Caine - his East London background, his dogged determination to succeed and his progression towards becoming an icon in the movie industry. The revelation about his unknown long lost brother was a surprise. Overall well worth reading.
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Oh.... (yawn).... a biography of Michael Caine, hmm? Instead of remembering him for his films or even for this questionable biography -- and due strictly to Caine's own very telling choices -- we now remember Michael Caine for far & away the most revealing work of his entire career. To wit: besides its superb 2-hour documentaries on the most important actors & artists in film history, Turner Classic Movies (TCM) also inserts 5-minute mini-salutes to some of these same Greats in between TCM's various movie broadcasts each week. And several years ago, for some odd reason TCM chose Michael Caine to narrate its latest 5 minute mini-salute to Cary Grant: Grant, the greatest film actor of the 20th Century, as even the most stringent critics now agree. Yet for 5 painfully long minutes Michael Caine salutes ONLY Michael Caine, not Cary Grant -- & indeed, even repeatedly emphasizes his adamant opinion that Cary Grant is entirely forgettable when compared to the likes of Caine! The astonishing egomania of this pathetic act is so appalling that in 2007 TCM finally axed it entirely and, in creating a new mini-salute to Grant, found another star far more famous than Caine who was also -- refreshingly -- a true gentleman rather than one in name only; & thus who readily demonstrated he knew how to remember someone other than himself. Alas, reading William Hall's biography of "Sir" Michael Caine does nothing other than confirm the very same self-obsession of this empty man. Hence just like too many of Caine's movies, this tale's a complete waste of time.
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Michael Caine once said; 'When you're born a Cockney, there's no way to go but up!' Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Michael Caine, Los Angeles, Ellen Micklewhite, Harry Palmer, Dennis Selinger, Beverly Hills, Sean Connery, Get Carter, Harry Saltzman, Rolls Royce, Billion Dollar Brain, Maurice Micklewhite, Roger Moore, South London, Grosvenor Square, Mill House, Stanley Baker, Terence Stamp, West End, John Wayne, Leicester Square, Peter Sellers, Elizabeth Taylor, John Huston, King's Lynn New!
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Michael Caine once said; 'When you're born a Cockney, there's no way to go but up!' Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Michael Caine, Los Angeles, Ellen Micklewhite, Harry Palmer, Dennis Selinger, Beverly Hills, Sean Connery, Get Carter, Harry Saltzman, Rolls Royce, Billion Dollar Brain, Maurice Micklewhite, Roger Moore, South London, Grosvenor Square, Mill House, Stanley Baker, Terence Stamp, West End, John Wayne, Leicester Square, Peter Sellers, Elizabeth Taylor, John Huston, King's Lynn New!
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- Bill Cosby (Black Amer) (Black Americans of Achievement) by Herbert Solomon on page 267, and Back Matter
- Inland Revenue: Selective Examination of Accounts: [Hc]: [1993-94]: House of Commons Papers: [1993-94] by Great Britain on page 307, and page 342
- The Cider House Rules by John Irving on page 336, and Back Matter
- The Man Who Would Be King and Other Stories (Oxford World's Classics) by Rudyard Kipling on page 254, and page 259
- The Battle of Britain (Royal Air Force Official Histories: Air Defence of Great Britain, v.2) by T.C.G. James on page 262, and Back Matter
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