by Dirk Bogarde
Hans and Agnes Zwickl: my cook and housekeeper for ten years. With the Corgis and the English Mastiff, Candida.
Welcoming Judy to a party at the Ad Lib Club, London, 1964.
Nore, Hascombe, Surrey: from the chestnut walk. Spring, 1964.
Ingrid Bergman and Gareth Forwood at Nore, 1965.
Arriving at the Barberini Cinema, Rome, with Luchino Visconti for the premiere of “The Damned”, 1968.
“…never much more than a metre apart…” Visconti, self and Forwood. Grand Hotel des Bains, Venice Lido, 1970.
“…we shall shoot the book as Mann has written it…” Venice, 1970.
With Silvana Mangano as the Lady of the Pearls.
“…You will have lips as ripe as strawberries…” The “Death” make-up for the final scene.
With Piero Tosi.
A Note on the Author
Sir Dirk Bogarde (1921–1999) was an English actor and novelist. Initially a matinee idol, Bogarde later acted in art-house films such as Death In Venice; between 1947 and 1991, Bogarde made more than sixty films.
In his writing career, as well as completing six novels, Bogarde wrote several volumes of autobiography. For over two decades he lived in Italy and France, which was where he began to write seriously. In 1985 he was awarded an honorary degree of Doctor of Letters by the University of St Andrews and in 1990 was promoted to Commandeur de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French government.
Sir Dirk Bogarde has a legion of fans to this day – an extraordinary commitment to an extraordinary man.
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A Gentle Occupation
A Particular Friendship
A Period of Adjustment
A Short Walk from Harrods
An Orderly Man
Backcloth
Cleared for Take-Off
Closing Ranks
For the Time Being
Great Meadow
Jericho
Snakes and Ladders
Voices in the Garden
West of Sunset
* Van den Bogaerde, the family name.
* “Hunted” in Britain.
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First published in Great Britain in 1978 by Chatto & Windus
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