PETER WYNGARDE: A LIFE AMONGST STRANGERS
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FROM THE AUTHOR
Firstly, the is not a conventional biography, as it's in two parts, the first half of which tells Peter's story from his birth until the late 1980s, which was when I first met him. It then becomes more of a memoir, covering both his career and our time together.
There are contributions to the book from many well-known personalities, who were Peter's friends and colleagues.
Much of what's contained in the book is in Peter's own words, which has been taken from his own writing, and both letters to and from him - including the 2,000 letters, texts and emails he sent to me.
Since Peter gave few interviews to the press and little is known about his private life, many myths have inevitably sprung up about him. This book dispels many of those rumours and tackles the misconceptions born out of media misrepresentation with reasoned argument and genuine evidence.
The book is extremely detailed and honest. Although many of the fallacies about Peter are dispelled within its pages, there has been no attempt to whitewash over the bad moments in his. I have been 100% truthful throughout, and provide evidence to back any argument I make.
I have relied on my vast collection of private papers, original scripts, legal documents, court transcripts, personal diaries and private audio tapes etc., collected by myself over a 30-year period.
The book will also include some rare and never before seen photographs of Peter from his childhood, and throughout his seventy-year career.
The nature of the relationship I shared with Peter is laid bare in HIS words, and corroborated by mutual friends and show business acquaintances. This, I hope, will finally put to bed the vicious and cruel accusations levelled against me in the wake of Peter's death in January, 2018.
The project is backed by Peter's agent, Thomas Bowington (Bowington Management), who has written the 'Afterword". The Forewords have been penned by Steven Berkoff and Sam J. Jones.
It will be some time yet before the book is published but the publisher, Austin-Macaulay, are now readying a marketing campaign that will begin a countdown to the date of publication.
The book will be available to buy from the following outlets: Amazon, Waterstones, WH Smith, Gardners Books, Barnes & Nobel, Bertrams, Nielsen, Ingram, Bam! and Indiebound. You will also be able to purchase directly from Austin-Macaulay themselves.
There is a page devoted to the book on the Hellfire Hall Blog at: www.peterwyngarde.wordpress.com
The author of this book does not wish to make any money from Peter Wyngarde's name. Any royalties earned from the sale of the biography will be donated directly to charity.
INDEPENDENT REVIEWS
"Tina Wyngarde-Hopkins’ has written a most remarkable biography of Peter Wyngarde; he really couldn’t have had a more devoted biographer, whose book is full of fascinating stories and anecdotes from his life and career. She has delved, researched, discovered, analysed, and championed a great actor, who was once recognised as one of the most exciting stage performers on the planet. Well done! This is an essential book for anyone who values this extraordinary man and work. It’s a large book that needs patience to get through, but his was a long, intense and brilliant life.
A fascinating, wonderfully written book.”
Steven Berkoff - Actor, writer and director
"Tina’s life story of Peter is a must read from the one who knew him best. All I can add are my personal one on one stories with Peter, how he impacted my life and those around me.
Just like his character Klytus did not want to die, neither did Peter. But again - someone else had something different to say about that. Peter’s physical body is gone but his influence and memories are with us forever. Thank you Peter and thank you Tina."
Sam J. Jones - Actor
