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Postlethwaite, Pete.

A spectacle of dust : the autobiography / by Pete Postlethwaite. - London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2011. - 279 pages, [24] pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm

Includes index.

After training as a teacher, Pete Postlethwaite started his acting career at the Liverpool Everyman Theatre where his colleagues included Bill Nighy, Jonathan Pryce, Antony Sher and Julie Walters. After routine early appearances in small parts for television programmes such as The Professionals, Postlethwaite's first success came with the acclaimed British film Distant Voices, Still Lives in 1988. This book is the story of a diverse and multi-talented actor's eventful life, told in his own candid and vibrant words.

ISBN: 9780297864936 0297864939 9780297864943 0297864947 9780297866534 0297866532

Nat. Bib. No.: GBB120999 bnb GBB120999 dnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 015752710 Uk

Subjects--Personal Names:
Postlethwaite, Pete.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Actors--Great Britain--Biography.
Actors.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Biography.

LC Class. No.: PN2598.P67 / A3 2001

Dewey Class. No.: 792.028