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Dawn French: The Unauthorized Biography

Dawn French is the doyenne of British comedy, with a successful career that started in the 1980s when she was part of the innovative troupe The Comedy Strip. As one half of the funniest and most successful comedy double acts of all time, French and Saunders, her brilliantly observed performances established her as a formidable comic talent. As the female vicar Geraldine Granger in the long-running and hugely popular series The Vicar of Dibley she delighted audiences for fourteen years. Now this affectionate biography tells the remarkable story of her rise to fame, from her first meeting with Jennifer Saunders to their twentieth anniversary at the BBC. It also looks at her long-lasting marriage to Lenny Henry and how she juggles the demands of parenthood and career. Dawn French is an entertaining and often moving story that is sure to appeal to her millions of fans.

  • Format
  • hardcover
  • Pages
  • 311
  • Language
  • english
  • ISBN
  • 9780283070600
  • Genres
  • biography
  • Release date
  • 2007