Ewan McGregor: An Unauthorized Biography [Mass Market Paperback]

Chris Nickson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 15, 1999

The radical star of Trainspotting and the hottest young member of the "Brit Pack," Ewan McGregor is Scotland's biggest export since Sean Connery. He now explodes into global stardom at the center of the most highly anticipated films in movie history-- the new Star Wars prequels.

Get plugged into the whole story of this dynamic young actor for the new millennium, from his training at London's Guildhall School of Music and Drama to his first big break on British TV. Learn the inside story of McGregor's cosmic connection to his role as the young Jedi Knight Obi Wan Kenobi (hint: it's a family tradition).

From day one, the ultra-hip GenX heartthrob has called his own shots and chosen mellow cool over Hollywood glitz. This fascinating bio reveals how Ewan does it-- his way.

With 8 pages of fab photos!

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks (April 15, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312969104
• ISBN-13: 978-0312969103
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,274,003 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I'm the author of the Richard Nottingham books, historical mysteries set in Leeds in the 1730s and featuring Richard Nottingham, the Constable of the city, and his deputy, John Sedgwick. The books are about more than murder. They're about the people of Leeds and the way life was - which mean full of grinding poverty for all but the wealthy. They're also about families, Nottingham and his and Sedgwick, and the way relationships grow and change, as well as the politics, when there was one law for the rich, and another, much more brutal, for everyone else.

Why Leeds? It's where I was born and raised, and that puts a place in your bones. You know it the way you can never quite know anywhere else...

In addition to this I'm also a music journalist, reviewing for magazines and online outlets, something I've been doing since the mid 1990s, specializing these days in world and roots music.

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A very good and interesting book, July 11, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Ewan McGregor: An Unauthorized Biography (Mass Market Paperback)

This is a really good book. It's very informative. Not only does it give information about Ewan but also about his movies which is nice when trying to convince one's mother to let them see a movie. It wasn't written in American english but not hard to read. It was a good book.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An interesting little book., October 15, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Ewan McGregor: An Unauthorized Biography (Mass Market Paperback)

I'm enjoying this book but find that it's a bit too short and because it's written by an American author it has a US slant on it (e.g box office takings of films are all in dollars and release dates are different too). Otherwise, I find the little snippets of fun information about the films he's worked on very interesting.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars He is Hot, June 2, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Ewan McGregor: An Unauthorized Biography (Mass Market Paperback)

The book is good, but it isn't in American english so it can be a little funny, I wouldn't do a book reort on it ether it was hard.