A Clown Too Many

"A Clown Too Many", published by Elm Tree Books. 'I love Blackpool, it's sort of Bournemouth with chips. I've got nice digs here, just like home... filthy and full of strangers. We often come to see the wife's mother here, she lives in Birmingham but looks better from Blackpool. Before I came on I said to the producer that I felt a bit funny, he said get out there before it wears off.' So ran Les Dawson's patter on a trial run for Blackpool Night Out in 1965 - and, in show business parlance, he murdered them. After a ten-year struggle round northern clubs, Les Dawson became an 'overnight success'.. Television stardom, culminating in Royal Variety Performances and his own show at peak Saturday night viewing time, was his. The road to the top had been long and wearing: dead end jobs selling vacuum cleaners and insurance, punctuated with occasional bookings as pub pianist or comic and frequent moments of despair. Marriage to Meg brought great happiness, but this was followed by the heartbreaking (and inaccurate) diagnosis that they would never have children. Even after his 'big break', Les's career has had its setbacks, but dogged persistence and the lugubrious humour that has become his trademark have carried him through. He is now one of the best-loved personalities in Britain, and his fans will delight in this autobiography, told with candour, wit and characteristic fighting spirit. Book details: published 1985. Order now on BookShops.in with fast, reliable delivery across India.