Author(s): Robert Ross

BIOGRAPHY

Everyone thinks they know the Sid James story the womaniser who carried on with his Carry On leading lady, Barbara Windsor, and drank himself to death after the affair ended. Sid was certainly a lover of the flesh be it chorus girls or race horses but the rumours that have enlivened hundreds of newspaper exposes fail to tell the whole story of this complex actor. At turns a quiet, even-tempered family man and the ultimate lad, this book reveals every facet of his character through never before published correspondence with his family, friends and colleagues, forgotten press interviews and exclusive tales from Sid's inner circle including Jim Dale (Carry On co-star), Sally Geeson (Bless This House co-star), and scriptwriters Ray Galton and Alan Simpson (Hancock's Half-Hour). Sid James: Cockney Rebel reveals the actor's many sides: the war hero, the saviour of Diana Dors, the seducer of his agent's wife, the reluctant broadcaster, shrewd investor, and addicted gambler. Sid, who counts Jonathan Ross, Paul Merton, Ben Elton and Frank Skinner as loyal and devoted fans, is as popular today as he ever was.
And this revealing biography will captivate anyone interested in learning more about this national treasure of comic acting.