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This marvelous collection of images, many of which are drawn from Judi Dench’s personal photo albums, offer the actress’ many fans a rare insight into her life. John Miller, her biographer, has augmented Judi Dench’s own photos with images depicting 50 years of distinguished work in film, theater, and television. From her childhood in York and her first work as an actress in her teens, to recent informal shots backstage and private family photos, these images show Judi Dench as never seen before.
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Judi Dench in her own words, in photographs that include many from her own albums - and never seen before.Here is Britain's most loved actress snapped in childhood and from early appearances in the York Mystery Plays through a career that has encompassed stage, film and television, from Shakespeare to James Bond and situation comedy, winning her countless awards, including a Hollywood Oscar.Scenes from my life shows her off stage as well as on. We see Judi Dench in the wings off sets, in dressing rooms and often happily larking about. Here, too, are scenes showing a happy marriage to actor Michael Williams and with daughter Finty and grandson Sam.The photographs are accompanied by inimitable captions in which the author recollects the moments when they were taken, often with previously unrecorded anecdotes.Scenes from my life - introduced by John Miller, her biographer - is a fresh and delicious take on the life and career of Dame Judi, who was further honoured in the 2005 Queen's Birthday Honours when she was made a Companion of Honour.
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