内容简介
NormanWisdom'searlyyearscouldeasilyhavecomestraightfromthepagesofaDickensnovel.Leftbytheirfrightenedmother,ill-treatedbyabrutalfather,Normanandhisbrotherwereforcedtofendforthemselves,sleepingroughinLondonandstealingfoodtosurvive.ThisisaragstorichestaleofthemanCharlieChaplinsaidwouldtakehismantleandwhowentontomakemillionslaugharoundtheworldforoverfivedecades.Herearethehardships,tragediesandtriumphsthatgavehimhisinspiration.FromthedaysworkingtheseasonsatScarborough,totheunforgettableandendearingcharacterNormanPitkin-thelittlemaninatightfittingsuit,readofhisrapidclimbuptheshowbizladder.
作者简介
WilliamHall,whoassistedNormanWisdominthewritingofhislifestory,isabiographer,broadcasterandcritic.Heistheauthorofmorethanadozenbiographies,includingMichaelCaine,JamesDean,FrankieHowerd,LarryAdlerandDickEmery.(20021018)