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The fascinating professional and personal life of one of today's most talented actresses is revealed in this biography of Diana Rigg, one of the sexiest women ever to grace the television screen. Rigg's high-profile roles are detailed-from the brilliant and seductive British agent Emma Peel in The Avengers to one of the most intelligent and impressive of James Bond's women (and the only one who actually gets to marry him) in On Her Majesty's Secret Service. Rigg's time with the Royal Shakespeare Company and her current stage career are also profiled. This book tells the story of a rebellious and outspoken woman who has always lived life on her own terms, defying both convention and authority. ... Read more

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Lovely Biography of a Free Spirit & Gifted Actress!
Though forever linked in the public's eye with her Emma Peel role, Diana Rigg - sorry, Dame Diana Rigg! - is one of England's most respected theater actresses and, judging from this book, one hell of an interesting individual. In an eventful career fueled by a fierce independence and a drive to test new waters, Rigg has scored notable successes in the theater, movies and television along with the occasional failure. Her personal life has been as adventuresome and, as revealed in this biography by Kathleen Tracy, Rigg is as interesting a character as any role she has played.

Born in India and educated in England, Rigg arrived in London in the late 1950s very much a free spirit. Joining what was to become the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1959 she embarked on a theater career, slowly establishing a reputation as a gifted, insightful actress. In 1965, on a whim, she auditioned for the AVENGERS TV series and won the role that made her into a cultural icon.

It isn't overstating matters to say the Emma Peel character exploded on the public conscience, especially the male portion. Here was a beautiful, intelligent, witty and self-assured woman capable of handling all situations, a woman totally unlike anything seen on television previously. Yet, for all the attention given to karate kicks and 'Emmapeeler' costume, Rigg was a marvelously talented actress with a wonderfully expressive face that could effortlessly go from self-confidence to uncertainty to terror. Not to mention a smile that lit up a room and a rich, fruity voice and laugh!

Characteristically seeking new challenges, Rigg left the AVENGERS after two years. Returning to the theater world her reputation as a stage actress steadily grew over the years, Olivier subsequently calling her "a brilliantly skilled and delicious actress." Rigg's track record in films and television was mixed. She was charming in THE ASSASSINATION BUREAU, held her own against George C. Scott in THE HOSPITAL, was the best Bond girl ever in ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE, tanked in DIANA, was Emmy nominated for IN THIS HOUSE OF BREDE and was monstrously evil in MOTHER LOVE. Rigg's personal live was just as varied and interesting.

Rigg was not interviewed for this book, author Kathleen Tracy interweaving comments from previous Rigg interviews with background information and insightful commentary.

Unbelieveably this is the first book on this gifted Tony and Emmy Award winner. Rigg fans will enjoy this book immensely, especially those quoted sections where she reveals herself as a forthright, insightful and self-deprecating 'Dame who considers herself a dame.' Read & enjoy!

Quick, interesting read
For Avengers fans as well as Diana Rigg admirers, time capsule of the sixties as well...

Damita Syn
If you're a true Avengers addict or Diana Rigg devote there's probably not much that will dissuade you from purchasing this book. However fair warning should be given. The fact that Kathleen Tracy is listed as the "author" of this book is laughable. The book really should be titled, "Diana Rigg: The Compilation of Quotes and Information Cribbed From Every Other Story or Article Written about Diana Rigg." I imagine the publisher went with "biography" as the latter would be difficult to fit on the jacket. There's neither an original nor insightful word to be found in this "biography". This book is entirely made up of the content from articles previously published on Diana Rigg. Spend an hour searching on Lexis/Nexus and you'll achieve the same results as the book. Frankly, if I were Diana Rigg I'd be pretty peeved that someone is making money on this. I hope she's getting a cut.

The only biography of this amazing woman
Rigg is one of the greatest actresses of our time, and there's finally a biography that covers her life and work. A fun read, and lots of great pics. ... Read more

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Dame Diana includes one of her own killer reviews
Typical of the type of review found in this collection - Dame Diana was appearing on Broadway in a play (Troilus & Cressida, i think) that included a nude scene with her male co-star.(As i recall, it would have been near the end of the 1960s - '68 or '69, perhaps - when she would have been about thirty.)

She reports that, after reading it, she was so deflated that she literally sneaked into the theatre before the next show and hid out in her dressing room until she absolutely *had* to go on.

The offending comment?" ... Diana Rigg, who is built like a brick cathedral with insufficient flying buttresses ... "

One of the funniest books I have ever read
One of those rare books that consistently leaves the reader in tears of laughter (albeit at someone else's expense).
I must say that I have newfound respect for actors after reading this book. The performers in these pages are some of the world's most renowned actors and yet no one escapes unscathed.
My favorite selection is the diary of an actress in a touring company of Romeo and Juliet and her description of the problems she encounters during a performance.
I wish I could give it more than five stars!

Most hilarious book ever
Diana Rigg has compiled the most hilarious book I've ever read.If you keep it in the bathroom guests or other family members will wonder why you are roaring with laughter behind the commode door.British wit and droll sarcasm at its finest.

Buy this book
The world of theatre criticism can be a brutal and mean place where careers are lost and broken. The chance for comedy is just as enormous. Diana Rigg has compiled some of the meanest, nastiest, and funniest theatre reviews ever published.Playwrights, actors, actresses, directors and theproductions themselves are all hung out to dry. This book is a hilariousaddition to anyone's collection.

Wonderful collection of humorous theatrical reviews
Diana Rigg, as an actor, has turned the other cheek by collecting and editing reviews of theatrical productions, past and present. Although the reviews are often at the expense of the principals in a production, they are written and edited in such a manner that makes them possibly more interesting than the production itself. If biting wit that sometimes draws blood is your thing, then you will enjoy this book. ... Read more

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118 page classic adult magazine featuring a nude pictorial of English actress Fiona Lewis, an interview with Diana Rigg, phone phreaks, erotic French postcards, more nude pictorials, and much more! ... Read more

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This is an anthology of countryside poetry, selected and read by Diana Rigg. ... Read more

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Chapters: Diana Rigg, Augusto and Michaela Odone, Robert Matthew, Colin Bell, Monty Finniston,. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 25. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Dame Enid Diana Elizabeth Rigg DBE (born 20 July 1938) is an English actress. She is probably best known for her portrayals of Emma Peel in The Avengers and Countess Teresa di Vicenzo in the 1969 James Bond film On Her Majesty's Secret Service. Rigg was born in Doncaster in South Yorkshire to Louis Rigg and Beryl Helliwell; her father was a railway engineer who had been born in Yorkshire. Between the ages of two months and eight years Rigg lived in Bikaner, India, where her father was employed as a railway executive . Rigg still speaks fluent Hindi. She was then sent to a boarding school, the Moravian school in Fulneck, near Pudsey. She disliked her boarding school, where she felt like a fish out of water, but she believes that Yorkshire played a greater part in shaping her character than India did. Rigg is particularly known for her role in the British 1960s television series The Avengers, where she played the secret agent Mrs. Emma Peel for 51 episodes between 1965 and 1968. Rigg tried out for the role of Emma Peel on a whim, without ever having seen the programme. Her career in film, television and the theatre has been wide-ranging, including roles in the Royal Shakespeare Company between 1959 and 1964. Her professional debut was in The Caucasian Chalk Circle in 1955, aged 17. Although she was hugely successful in the role of Emma Peel, she did not like the lack of privacy that television brought. She also did not like the way that she was treated by ABC Weekend TV. After a dozen episodes, she discovered that she was being paid less than a cameraman. For the second series she held out for a raise in pay (from GB£90 to GB£...http://booksllc.net/?id=195158 ... Read more

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Les achats comprennent une adhésion à l'essai gratuite au club de livres de l'éditeur, dans lequel vous pouvez choisir parmi plus d'un million d'ouvrages, sans frais. Le livre consiste d'articles Wikipedia sur : Denise Gence, Diana Rigg, Françoise Seigner, Catherine Salviat, Dominique Valadié, Christine Murillo, Christine Fersen, Antoinette Moya, France Guy, Charlotte-Rita Pichon, Réjane, Oulaya, Natascha Mcelhone, Simone Paris, Claire Vernet, Hassiba Rochdi, Yasmina Reza, Héléna Bossis, Catherine Ferran, Rebecca Miller, Claude Perron, Lana Marconi, Jeanne Provost, Margarita Isabel, Caroline Eugénie Segond-Weber, Eleonora Duse, Sophie Bourgeois, Corinne Frandino, Gabrielle Colonna-Romano, Madeleine Roch, Marie Sabouret, Blanche Derval, Pamela Wedekind, Rebecca Jackson Mendoza, Jane Hading, Denise Noël, Thérèse Marney, Maude Adams, Sophie Balazard. Non illustré. Mises à jour gratuites en ligne. Extrait : Denise Gence est une actrice française née le 8 mars 1924. Elle a aujourd'hui cessé toute activité théâtrale ou cinématographique et n'accorde plus d'entretiens. Dominique Valadié pour La Dame de chez Maxim ...http://booksllc.net/?l=fr ... Read more

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Kapitel: Anthony Quinton, Baron Quinton, Diana Rigg, Reiner Schulze, Richard Lynn, Jim Al-Khalili, Joseph Macrory, Frank Furedi, John Leech, Elizabeth Stuart, John Goto. Aus Wikipedia. Nicht dargestellt. Auszug: Dame Enid Diana Elizabeth Rigg DBE (born 20 July 1938) is an English actress. She is probably best known for her portrayals of Emma Peel in The Avengers and Countess Teresa di Vicenzo in the 1969 James Bond film On Her Majesty's Secret Service. Rigg was born in Doncaster in the West Riding of Yorkshire to Louis Rigg and Beryl Helliwell; her father was a railway engineer who had been born in Yorkshire. Between the ages of two months and eight years Rigg lived in Bikaner, India, where her father was employed as a railway executive . Rigg still speaks fluent Hindi. She was then sent to a boarding school, the Moravian school in Fulneck, near Pudsey. She disliked her boarding school, where she felt like a fish out of water, but she believes that Yorkshire played a greater part in shaping her character than India did. Rigg is particularly known for her role in the British 1960s television series The Avengers, where she played the secret agent Mrs. Emma Peel for 51 episodes between 1965 and 1968. Rigg tried out for the role of Emma Peel on a whim, without ever having seen the programme. Her career in film, television and the theatre has been wide-ranging, including roles in the Royal Shakespeare Company between 1959 and 1964. Her professional debut was in The Caucasian Chalk Circle in 1955, aged 17. Although she was hugely successful in the role of Emma Peel, she did not like the lack of privacy that television brought. She also did not like the way that she was treated by ABC Weekend TV. After a dozen episodes, she discovered that she was being paid less than a cameraman. For the second series she held out for a raise in pay (from GB£90 to GB£180 weekly. However in a 1966 article from the Daily Mirror, it stated Diana's fir...http://booksllc.net/?l=de ... Read more

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NYC Broadway Playbill Longacre Theatre April 1994 ... Read more

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Les achats comprennent une adhésion à l'essai gratuite au club de livres de l'éditeur, dans lequel vous pouvez choisir parmi plus d'un million d'ouvrages, sans frais. Le livre consiste d'articles Wikipedia sur : J. K. Rowling, Rosalind Elsie Franklin, Agatha Christie, Diana Spencer, Diana Rigg, Emma Thompson, Maggie Smith, Zaha Hadid, Vanessa Redgrave, Julia Margaret Cameron, Enid Blyton, Sophie Dawes, Lady Randolph Churchill, Lola Montez, Kate Bush, Famille Mitford, Lisa Jardine, Anne Fine, Penelope Aitken, Jade Goody, Carol Vorderman, Emily Davies, Elizabeth Fry, Arabella Spencer-Churchill, Madge Gill, Constance Briscoe, Cynthia Elinor Beatrix Hamilton, Sue Townsend, Edwina Mountbatten, Lynda Gratton, Wendy Cheesman. Non illustré. Mises à jour gratuites en ligne. Extrait : Dame Agatha Christie, née Agatha Mary Clarissa Miller (15 septembre 1890 - 12 janvier 1976), puis, après son second mariage, Lady Agatha Mallowan et, à partir de 1971, Dame Agatha Christie, était une femme de lettres britannique, auteure de nombreux romans policiers. Son nom est associé à celui de deux héros récurrents : Hercule Poirot, détective professionnel, et Miss Marple, détective amateur. On la surnomme la « Reine du crime » ; ceci fait d'elle l'une des plus importantes et des plus novatrices des écrivains (dans le développement du genre). Elle a aussi écrit plusieurs romans sous le pseudonyme de Mary Westmacott. Agatha Christie a publié plus de 80 romans, pièces de théâtre et recueils de nouvelles traduits dans le monde entier. Une grande partie d'entre eux se déroule à huis clos, ce qui permet au lecteur d'essayer de deviner le coupable avant la fin du récit. Une grande partie de ses romans et nouvelles a été adaptée au cinéma ou à la télévision, en particulier Le Crime de l'Orient-Express, Dix Petits Nègres, Mort sur le Nil, Le Train de 16 h 50 ou Le Meurtre de Roger Ackroyd. Agatha Christie est l'une des écrivains les plus connues au monde si l'o...http://booksllc.net/?l=fr ... Read more

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Chapters: Jeremy Clarkson, Craig Nelthorpe, Michael Rankine, John Mclaughlin, Brian Roper, Diana Rigg, Philip Davies, Tom Evans, Harry Mcnally, Mark Ryan, Lewis Mcmahon, Andy Butler, Simon Weaver, Graham Kirkham, Baron Kirkham, Graham Rix, Bill Humble, Darius Henderson, Darren Mansaram, David Cowling, Adie Moses, Mark Atkins, Mark Rankine, Cass Pennant, Nathaniel Mellors, Jonti Picking, Sarah Stevenson, Ben Muirhead, Mike Elwiss, Andy Morrell, Steve Burton, Bobby Saxton, Michael Denison, John Haselden, Leon Osborne, Ronald Dearing, Baron Dearing, John Fothergill, Jamie Mcdonnell, Gordon Turner, Danny Schofield, George Pearson, Sam Hird, Graham Hyde, John Butcher, Rodney Bickerstaffe, Kevin Johnson, Liam Botham, Richard Cawley, Kevin Bird, Malcolm Webster, Barry Mahy, Greg Young, Andy Rhodes, Harry Thickett, Iain Coucher, Terry Twell, Lewis Hardman, Jimmy Ruffell, Ricky Ravenhill, Janet Dibley, Jamie Green, John Field, Jack Brownsword, Michael Hills, Kevin Marsh, Craig Cowling, Simon Worrall, Neil Dudgeon, Richard Dawson, Bill Horsman, Brian Shenton, David Cork, Bruce Woodcock, Mary Millar, Jack Firth, Ian Kirke, John Bird, Stewart Mell, Trevor Hartley, Ian Wardle, William Morley Punshon, Liam Higgins, Marcus Williams, John William Harper, Stephen Nicholas, Mother Mary More, Richard Lumb, Tony Spink, Tom Mcgoldrick, Tim Boon, Anthony John Gledhill, John Francis Bentley, Richard Cameron, Simon Widdup, Steven Clark, Jessica Baglow, Percy Elland, Mary Parkinson, Francis Fawkes, Jason Buckle, Michael Cusack. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 345. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Top Gear (2002)Top Gear (1977)Jeremy Clarkson's MotorworldRobot WarsJeremy Clarkson's Extreme MachinesClarksonClarkson's Car YearsSpeedYou Don't Want To Do ThatJeremy Clarkson Meets The NeighboursThe Victoria Cro...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=265586 ... Read more

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For Diana Rigg fans only
After watching one of the early "Avengers" episode in black-and-white, I decided to surf the 'net for a list of full Diana Rigg movies.Accidentally I found out that she had written a book, and the one and only one: "No Turn Unstoned, Theatrical Reviews."

Having seen Ms. Rigg in one Broadway play a long time ago, Moliere's "The Misanthrope," the topic of the book caught my interest.Apparently she had written the book partly as a result of a poor review of one of her performances.

The book is a compendium of unfavorable theatrical reviews contributed by actors, some very famous but many not-too-famous.Additionally the quality of reviews vary widely.Therefore there is a muddled mix of interesting as well as not-too-interesting snippets.Many of the reviews are probably better off kept buried in the archives of petty journalism.This is probably why the book has not been reprinted and is no longer available except for a few overpriced used volumes.

But if you are willing to delve through Ms.(now Dame) Rigg's work, you may find some pieces worthwhile the effort and the price.Or maybe not.But if you are a Diana Rigg lifelong fan, then it should be worth some.After all you can only watch so many episodes of "Avengers" so many times. ... Read more