Bruce: The Autobiography

by Bruce Forsyth

Bruce Forsyth is known across four generations as the face of family entertainment classics such as The Generation Game, Play Your Cards Right and The Price is Right. His is an amazing story that spans more than two thirds of the twentieth century. In the late 1950s, over half of Britain would tune in to Sunday Night at the London Palladium, making Bruce a star in a few weeks. But it had been a long slog since his debut as a fourteen-year-old 'Boy Bruce the Mighty Atom' in 1942, then wartime work for the Red Cross and National Service, and playing every theatre, concert party, summer season, double act and review known to man. Bruce's first-ever account of his whole life is chock full of anecdotes, honest appraisals of tough times, failed marriages and affairs, comments on entertainment and what it took to be a comedian at the height of his powers. 'In the gameshow of life, Brucie hasn't just won the TV, the golf clubs and the hostess trolley. He's won the cuddly toy as well' Mirror

Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Autobiography

547 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 12, 2001

About the author

Sir Bruce Joseph Forsyth-Johnson CBE was an English television presenter and entertainer whose career spanned more than 75 years. In 2012, Guinness World Records recognised Forsyth as having the longest television career for a male entertainer. Wikipedia

Reviews

[James · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the most enjoyable reads I have had in a long time. It reads just as if Sir Bruce Forsyth was sitting talking to you.

I found it engrossing and a real comfort read. I like to read a book I have already read when I'm on holiday. It's read too soon for this year but if d.v., I'm spared to holiday next year I'll be taking Bruce along for the trip.

[Leslie Lewis · Rating 2 out of 5]

Ego chasibgAn interesting autobiography which is quite a bold exercise in egotism which can appear to be over bearing reading





It was interesting how Bruce manages to balance out his work and his home life
I still recommend reading it.

[Nicola · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this guy! Brilliant read and what a life he had.

[Redfox5 · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm not really a Bruce fan to be honest. As far a I knew he was just a game show host. But this book was pretty good. His journey to stardom is an interesting one. One that is now extinct. Doing variety shows to have your name made is pretty much unheard of now. As much as I liked the showbiz side of things, I felt that Bruce glossed over his personal life. With regards to his first marrige, I think Bruce may have come across as no so nice and this was why it was left out. I wanted the nitty gritty! You can tell he is proud of himself and why he has every right to be, he doesn't seem to have many shortcomings. I felt like maybe he was building himself up alot. He mentions that he doesn't like to name drop. He bloody does! On most pages there is a name drop! Because I'm to young though alot of the names I didn't recognise. Talking of young. I'm not even born until one of the last chapters! This book is not something I would read again but it's worth picking up, even if it's just to see what showbiz was like before and at the birth of tv.