The Kenneth Williams Diaries

(Paperback)

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For more than 40 years broadcaster and comedian Kenneth Williams kept a journal of his experiences. This book is a selection of these diaries. In addition to offering evidence as to the nature of Williams's death in 1988, the diaries reveal a side to his character that many suspected but only few understood. They look at his own tortured sexuality, his relationship with Louie his mother, his thoughts on religion and his verdicts on friends and colleagues such as Noel Coward, Tony Hancock, Sheila Hancock, Maggie Smith and Joe Orton.

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Annihilatingly honestfascinatingthese diaries cast a bizarre spell. They appeal, they delight, and now and then do both at once. Independent

Caustically compelling. Time Out

Unputdownablewith the appeal of eavesdropping on the conversation of a unique personality. Financial Times

Hilarious anecdotes abound. Whats On

Author Bio

Russell Davies, editor of The Kenneth Williams Diaries, is a journalist and broadcaster who has worked as a newspaper columnist and critic and presented numerous programmes on BBC Radio. He is also the editor of The Kenneth Williams Letters.