Stamp Album

Name: Stamp Album
Brand: Blackstone Audiobooks
Availability: InStock
Author: Terence Stamp
ISBN: 9781504655279

Author: Terence Stamp

Narrator: Terence Stamp

Unabridged: 12 hr 11 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Escargot

Published: 09/01/2015

Categories: Nonfiction, Biography & Autobiography, Arts & Entertainment, Memoirs

Synopsis

In this enchanting memoir, Terence Stamp takes listeners with him on his unlikely journey from prewar London’s East End, where his birth heralded the unification of two Cockney clans, to the beginnings of the stardom that would transform his life. A born storyteller, Terence looks back on his life with humor and affection for everyone from his beloved mother—whose unswerving conviction that he was special instilled in Terence a belief that his life would be different—to the teacher who informed him that he “would make a good manager at Woolworth’s.”That was not to be. After winning a scholarship to the Webber Douglas Academy, Terence teamed up with another struggling actor, fellow Londoner Michael Caine. The two shared a mews house, running their lines together and sharing one suit for auditions. But the lean times were about to end.

About Terence Stamp

Terence Stamp (1938–2025) was an English actor who began his career in 1962 and earned numerous awards, including a Golden Globe Award and a Cannes Film Festival Award, among many other accolades. He is well-known for his title role in Billy Budd, which earned him nominations for an Academy Award and a BAFTA Award. Other notable film credits include Far from the Madding Crowd, The Collector, Superman, and Valkyrie.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Sheena

Had a big crush on Mr Stamp and actually went to see him talking about his life in Newcastle. I was able to ask him a question about this book as I was reading it and he turned his chair round to face me, leaned forward and stared into my eyes with his piercingly blue ones and gave me his total and......more

Goodreads review by Mary

I bought this book after meeting Terence in a bookshop in Manchester 1987 at a book signing event. I remember being shy and excited to meet him and even had my photograph taken with him. He was warm and friendly and I couldn’t wait to read about his life and adventures. I wasn’t disappointed and bou......more

Goodreads review by Andrew

I didn't realize at first that this book is about Terrence's life up to about 20 years old, so it doesn't cover any of his film career or even his study of acting. It's mainly about his teenage social life in '50s London which was quite interesting I suppose. My interest comes from my knowledge of o......more

Goodreads review by Judith

I thoroughly enjoyed the great actor's account of his early life as a poor Cockney kid growing up in London. I just had the great pleasure of seeing him as the "silver-haired gentleman" in the fantastic "Last Night in Soho." Now I'll have to read the subsequent volumes.......more