Maggie smith biography radio 4 listen

No one does glamour, severity, girlish charm or tight-lipped witticism better than Dame Maggie Smith, one of Britain's best-loved actors.

Maggie smith biography radio 4 listen

This new biography written by Michael Coveney and read by Peter Firth for BBC Radio 4, shines the stage-lights on the life and work of a truly remarkable performer, whose career spans six decades.

From her days as a star of West End comedy and revue, Dame Maggie's path would cross with those of the greatest actors, playwrights and directors of the era.

Whether stealing scenes from Richard Burton (by his own admission), answering back to Laurence Olivier, or impressing Ingmar
Bergman, her career can be seen as a who's who of British theatre in the 20th century.

The biography also details her success in Hollywood - inaugurated by her first Oscar for her signature film, The Prime Of Miss Jean Brodie - as well as her subsequent departure to Canada for a prolific four-season run of leading theatre roles.

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