Our Thora: Celebrating the First Lady of Showbusiness

(Paperback, New edition)

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Thora's career spans almost nine decades and yet she is still producing some of her best work. Her appearances in everything from Memento Mori to Victoria Wood's Dinnerladies have endeared her to a nation. But her influence and popularity have been evident right through the formative years of British comedy and she has been a significant inspiration for many contemporary writers and actresses.

Other stars from stage and screen join to pay personal tribute to Dame Thora in her 90th year and this wonderful range of personal and professional photographs reveal an extraordinary and much loved 'first lady of showbusiness'.

Author Bio

Morris Bright is a broadcaster, producer and author. He wrote for the BBC Mr Carry On - The Life and Work of Peter Rogers. His book, Last of the Summer Wine - The Finest Vintage, spent four weeks in the UK Top Ten non-fiction charts and to date has sold in excess of 30,000 copies. His latest book is Fawlty Towers - Fully Booked. Thora Hird, one of Britain s best-known TV personalities, was born in Morecambe, Lancashire, the daughter of theatrical parents. She began acting when she was twenty and has had a highly successful film career as well as starring in many TV comedies. She presented PRAISE BE! for many years and in 1993 became a Dame of the British Empire.