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One Man Band gathers strength page by page. This is by far the funniest volume of the three, and in some ways the most revelatory. The more vulnerable Welles becomes, the more vivid Callow's writing. The fear was always that a description of Welles' later years would be depressing. But this is that rare thing: a book about decline which is actually exhilarating -- David Hare One Man Band gathers strength page by page. This is by far the funniest volume of the three, and in some ways the most revelatory. The more vulnerable Welles becomes, the more vivid Callow's writing. The fear was always that a description of Welles' later years would be depressing. But this is that rare thing: a book about decline which is actually exhilarating -- David Hare Callow continuously strikes to the quick and the essential in Welles -- Michael Coveney Independent Impeccably detailed research peppered with anecdotes and [...] his witty conversational style -- Kevin Maher The Times Compulsive reading. -- Robert McCrum Observer

One Man Band gathers strength page by page. This is by far the funniest volume of the three, and in some ways the most revelatory. The more vulnerable Welles becomes, the more vivid Callow's writing. The fear was always that a description of Welles' later years would be depressing. But this is that rare thing: a book about decline which is actually exhilarating -- David Hare One Man Band gathers strength page by page. This is by far the funniest volume of the three, and in some ways the most revelatory. The more vulnerable Welles becomes, the more vivid Callow's writing. The fear was always that a description of Welles' later years would be depressing. But this is that rare thing: a book about decline which is actually exhilarating -- David Hare A biography as huge as if it had been fed a Welles-style diet of roasted chicken and foie gras -- Victoria Segal * Sunday Times * Callow continuously strikes to the quick and the essential in Welles -- Michael Coveney * Independent * Impeccably detailed research peppered with anecdotes and [...] his witty conversational style -- Kevin Maher * The Times *

One Man Band gathers strength page by page. This is by far the funniest volume of the three, and in some ways the most revelatory. The more vulnerable Welles becomes, the more vivid Callow's writing. The fear was always that a description of Welles' later years would be depressing. But this is that rare thing: a book about decline which is actually exhilarating. -- David Hare One Man Band gathers strength page by page. This is by far the funniest volume of the three, and in some ways the most revelatory. The more vulnerable Welles becomes, the more vivid Callow's writing. The fear was always that a description of Welles' later years would be depressing. But this is that rare thing: a book about decline which is actually exhilarating. -- David Hare A biography as huge as if it had been fed a Welles-style diet of roasted chicken and foie gras. -- Victoria Segal Sunday Times Callow continuously strikes to the quick and the essential in Welles -- Michael Coveney Independent Impeccably detailed research peppered with anecdotes and [...] his witty conversational style -- Kevin Maher The Times

Impeccably detailed research peppered with anecdotes and [...] his witty conversational style -- Kevin Maher * The Times * Callow continuously strikes to the quick and the essential in Welles -- Michael Coveney * Independent * A biography as huge as if it had been fed a Welles-style diet of roasted chicken and foie gras -- Victoria Segal * Sunday Times * One Man Band gathers strength page by page. This is by far the funniest volume of the three, and in some ways the most revelatory. The more vulnerable Welles becomes, the more vivid Callow's writing. The fear was always that a description of Welles' later years would be depressing. But this is that rare thing: a book about decline which is actually exhilarating -- David Hare One Man Band gathers strength page by page. This is by far the funniest volume of the three, and in some ways the most revelatory. The more vulnerable Welles becomes, the more vivid Callow's writing. The fear was always that a description of Welles' later years would be depressing. But this is that rare thing: a book about decline which is actually exhilarating -- David Hare

One Man Band gathers strength page by page. This is by far the funniest volume of the three, and in some ways the most revelatory. The more vulnerable Welles becomes, the more vivid Callow’s writing. The fear was always that a description of Welles’ later years would be depressing. But this is that rare thing: a book about decline which is actually exhilarating -- David Hare One Man Band gathers strength page by page. This is by far the funniest volume of the three, and in some ways the most revelatory. The more vulnerable Welles becomes, the more vivid Callow’s writing. The fear was always that a description of Welles’ later years would be depressing. But this is that rare thing: a book about decline which is actually exhilarating -- David Hare A biography as huge as if it had been fed a Welles-style diet of roasted chicken and foie gras -- Victoria Segal * Sunday Times * Callow continuously strikes to the quick and the essential in Welles -- Michael Coveney * Independent * Impeccably detailed research peppered with anecdotes and […] his witty conversational style -- Kevin Maher * The Times *

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Simon Callow is an actor, director and writer. He has appeared on the stage and in many films, including the hugely popular Four Weddings and a Funeral. His books include Being an Actor, Shooting the Actor, Love is Where it Falls, the first two volumes of his four-volume life of Orson Welles, his theatrical memoir My Life in Pieces, and, most recently, the highly acclaimed Charles Dickens and the Great Theatre of the World.

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