The Squire of Knotty Ash and his Lady

An intimate biography of Sir Ken Dodd

The Squire of Knotty Ash and his Lady
Tony Nicholson, Lady Anne Dodd
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Hardback
h235 x 150mm - 352pg
29 Mar 2021 UK
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9781914227004
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Sir Ken Dodd was a national institution. He worked tirelessly as one Britain' s most popular comedians for a staggering seven decades. His five hour stage shows were legendary, and he was still performing these hilarious theatrical marathons right up to the age of ninety. Ken was the comedian' s comedian. Fellow pros idolised him and looked up to him as the guv' nor. He was also a talented ballad singer, and enjoyed a hugely successful chart-topping career in the 1960s. In fact his was the only name, apart from The Beatles, to appear in the top five best-selling singles of that iconic pop music decade. Despite his nationwide fame and his crazy, larger-than-life stage persona, he was actually a very private person, away from the limelight. A quiet, well-read, deeply religious thinker. He consciously separated ' the two Ken Dodds' , as he referred to them, and always declined tocooperate with biographers, in order to keep the private Ken Dodd just that - private. This book, thanks to Ken' s wife, Lady Dodd, gives his many fans the first ever in-depth account of his astonishing story, and unravels ' the other Ken Dodd' - the fascinating, kind and complicated private man with whom she spent her life. If you liked Ken Dodd you will love this book. It will undoubtedly surprise and delight you.
Tony Nicholson started his showbiz career in the 1970s as a comedy scriptwriter, writing jokes for no less than The Two Ronnies. He then became a television producer, making entertainment programmes for all the major channels, and earning him a highly-prized BAFTA Award. The two professions sat comfortably side by side throughout his working life - both writer and producer. Tony has been a lifelong Ken Dodd fan. He has written this affectionate and candid biography with Lady Dodd, not just as ashowbusiness insider, who worked with Ken in the 1980s, but also as a genuine fan of Ken' s work. Tony Nicholson is the author of Shut That Door! - the definitive biography of comedian Larry Grayson. He has been married for over forty years andhas two grownup sons. Originally from Yorkshire he now lives by the sea on the south coast of England.
Status: No local stock, title imported to order
ISBN-13: 9781914227004
Published: 29 Mar 2021
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Great Northern Books
Publisher: Great Northern Books
Format: Hardback
Height: 235mm
Width: 150mm
Pages: 352

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