Alec Guinness - Master of Disguise

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1994. A Fine unmarked copy in Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped. xiv + 316 pages. 38 illustrations. Photograph endpapers of Sir Alec being made up for a part. Published in the year of Sir Alec Guinness's eightieth birthday, Garry O'Connor's biography delves into the actor's complex, enigmatic personality and into the nature of his remarkable talent. He probes the formative spiritual and emotional events in his life - his illegitimacy, his unanchored childhood, and his conversion to Roman Catholicism. Drawing on interviews with scores of friends and colleagues, he traces Guinness's acting roots and, closely relating the man to the roles he has created, renders the drama of his development. With portraits of notable figures in Guinness's life, O'Connor recreates a remarkably diverse, long and distinguished career. 2. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.