Autobiography corner -come join me!

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Do you love read autobiographies - I do!
my new year’s resolution is to read more autobiographies.
so I have just finished Matthew Perry. Feeling a bit sad as I read it after he died. He finished the book full of hope to beat his addiction and find a life partner. So sad.

next is Kathy Burke.

so which ones are you reading?

Bumping coz I'd like a few recommendations.

Following with interest! I would love some recommendations for autobiographies. I really enjoyed Betty White's and William Shatner's and am currently working my way through Jackie Chan's. All fascinating in different ways. Shatner is totally insane.

I finished Kathy Burke's a few weeks ago, really enjoyed it. I went through a phase of them about three years ago but haven't found as many I fancy recently. I enjoyed Barbra Streisand's last year but it was very, very long.

I’ve just read Tim Curry’s. It was ok. He says at the beginning he won’t be gossiping or telling about his love life and he doesn’t! And it’s all the more dull for it.
He also had a major stroke a few years ago and that’s only briefly discussed. All in all I feel it it’s a bit thin.

My favourites are American Prince by Tony Curtis and the David Niven ones.

I like the gossipy tone and stories about old Hollywood.

Rob halfords Confession. Ozzys was good too

I've just read Alan Cummings' second one. It was fine, didn't grab me as much as the earlier one he wrote. (Sorry Alan, I still love you).

And also Janey Godley the Scottish comedian. The Woman Who Won't Shut Up. She's had a tough life. Really interesting book. I would recommend it.

Lady Anne Glenconner - Lady in waiting.
Very interesting and as I am listening rather than reading I love her voice.

I really enjoyed the Alan Cumming's one, didn't know he'd done a second one.

I also love Pal O'Grady's autobiographies, real heartfelt, laugh out loud stuff.

I have just finished reading Viola Davis, and am going to get a copy of Ashley Walters next, I am just waiting for it to come out in paperback, though.

I’m just finishing Education by Tara Westover. I’m gripped. It’s a tough read in places. She suffered terribly. It reminds me of Wavewalker by Suzanne Haywood, similar theme of negligent parents and having to self educate.

Ive recently read and liked The Moon’s a Ballon by David Niven and Esme Young’s Behind the seams. Also last year enjoys Pamela Anderson’s but didn’t think much of Paloma Faith’s.

Im up for some more recommendations.

Dave Grohls Storyteller is very good. He manages to hop about a bit in time rather than the very linear story a bio can often take.

I really loved Alan Cuming's first one years ago, also the Lady Glenconner ones.

Others that I have enjoyed in more recent years have been
Christopher Eccleston - I Love The Bones of You
Paul Merson - Hooked (former Premier League footballer)
Sue Perkins East of Croydon (more of a travel book but interspersed with a personal story)
Eniola Aluko (another footballer)
Floella Benjamin - What Are You doing Here
Lea Ypi - Free (growing up in Albania during the fall of communism)
Lemn Sissay - My Name is Why

Demi Moore was one of the best I’ve read.

I can recommend Red carpets and other banana skins by Rupert Everett (more of a memoir) and if you're into music Johnny Marr's recent autobiography is good, and (70s punk singer) Viv Albertine's Boys Boys Boys etc is excellent - she's a really good writer.

Claire Tomalin’s “A Life of my Own” is very good - she is a biographer by profession so has a lot of skill, and has an interesting family and work life (journalism for a long time).

I really enjoyed this too. What a window on another time and world.

Also recommend Boy in a China Shop by Keith Brymer Jones and
Bonkers: My life in Laughs by Jennifer Saunders

Oh, I'm an autobiography fiend but I am getting very selective these days.

2/3rds through "We did okay, kid" (Anthony Hopkins). I've put it down now but might wander back to it if nothing else comes along.

Finished "Strangers" by Belle Burden. Took a while to warm up, but then was very good. Very relatable as my husband left very abruptly and the consequences were extremely familiar.

Not strictly an autobiography, but Raising Hair is surprisingly good. Although it nearly made the "2/3rds read," pile, am likely to finish it.

Because it's an interesting story, and because he clearly did actually write it himself: So I think I'll become a musician by Louis Mordish. (Who? He was a cinema organist. A what? I've never heard... Too often the response I get.) But he was one of the most eminent, and rose from an east London working-class Jewish childhood.

If you like footballer’s autobiographies, you might like Pat Nevin’s. I’ve only read the first one so far. Looking forward to reading the second

Thanks, I have a particular soft spot for Merse and Eni's story was interesting as a black female player. I will look out for the Pat Nevin one. I've got Ian Wright and Tony Adams in my TBR pile.

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Andre Agassi and Michael J Fox's are both fantastic

I really liked Cynthia Lennon’s book John.

I have heard Sheila Hancock’s is really good. Sting’s and Eric Clapton are on my list to read.

I also loved Lucy Mangan’s one about her life in books and Hadley Freeman’s one about 80s films which are autobiographical. Also Margaret Atwood’s one about writing.

Bob Geldof, 'Is that it?'I read it just after live aid. I'm that old, it really is well written.
Kenneth Williams
John Lyndon's

Again I'm old lol