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In this warm and candid autobiography, Julie Samuel tells the fascinating warts-and-all account of her life on stage and the big screen, beginning with her childhood in post-war England, giving rise to the genesis of her acting dreams as an aspiring child starlet and ultimately her career as an accomplished actor. Julie paints a vivid picture of the glitz and glamour of the showbiz life but also reveals the murkier side of the industry, interwoven with intriguing anecdotes about Julie's experiences meeting many notable actors and celebrities. Spanning a career begun in the 1950s, Julie's life story draws the arc of cultural awakening which has swept Britain in the last few decades and illustrates her innate adaptability to the challenges of being an actor and a woman in a changing world.

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Julie Samuel is an accomplished actor, manager and producer, whose body of work spans the last seventy decades. A graduate of the renowned Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts, Julie debuted at the Victoria Palace Theatre at the age of twelve and went on to perform on stage, television and the silver screen. Her credits include roles in Coronation Street, The Day the Earth Caught Fire and Ferry Cross the Mersey, in which she played a lead role. In 1985, Julie made a foray into music management, promoting the singing career of her daughter, Sarah Cracknell, among other clients. As a producer, Julie has produced a number of plays, many of them Shakespeare's works, and musicals, including the new musical A Bowl Of Cherries in 2012, which played at the Charing Cross Theatre in London. Julie has also produced musical events for the Thames Hospice care charity, at venues such as Windsor Castle, Eton College and the Theatre Royal Windsor.

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