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This revealing biography of the charming star of Arthur and 10 is the first book to examine every side of this complex man.Barbra Paskin, writing with Moore's full co-operation, uncovers a deeply troubled man whose life has been haunted -- and damaged -- by his neuroses.Moore's career at Oxford and his spectacular early rise to fame with Alan Bennett, Jonathan Miller and Peter Cook are re-examined, as is his later partnership with Cook and their volatile friendship. His depressive, occasionally violent, side affected all four of his marriages and tempered his film work.Barbra Paskin is the author of 'Dudley Moore: The Authorized Biography', published 2000 under ISBN 9781893224179 and ISBN 1893224171.
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