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Rena Fruchter was Dudley's concert piano partner, and the friend who looked after him in the final years of his life, until his death at the age of 66. This is her intimate portrait of the extraordinarily brilliant, complex character that was Dudley Moore. During the last ten years of his life Dudley changed. He stepped off the podium and into real life. Physically life was difficult, professionally it was turbulent, but during his final years he blossomed and in the midst of his illness from the debilitating effects of Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, he found peace. Rena writes beautifully of Dudley's final years but also take us back through his life story - conveying his inimitable talent, humour and vibrancy, and evoking the atmosphere of a working class upbringing in Forties Britain, life in Fifties London and his relationship with Peter Cook and the excesses of Eighties LA. With style and precision she unravels his personality, looks back at his childhood and career, weaving a moving and compelling story of a unique man.

The public persona of Dudley Moore was many-sided: the short, anxious member of the comic duo Pete and Dud; the hard-drinking millionaire in the phenomenally successful Arthur; the gifted concert pianist and composer; the working-class kid who won a scholarship to Oxford. His life spanned an era of brilliant British comedy and an extraordinary decade of success—and excess—in Hollywood. After a debilitating illness forced him off the stage into real life, he struggled to survive; paradoxically, he also found inner peace. Looking back on the final 15 years of his life, Rena Fruchter gives us a loving and unflinching portrait of her friend Dudley Moore.

To millions everywhere, Dudley Moore is a diminutive sex symbol, the charming clown of Arthur, an inspired jazz pianist or a member of the legendary Beyond the Fringe satirists. He is all these things but he is also a deeply troubled man whose life has been haunted - and damaged - by his neuroses.Written with Moore's full co-operation, Barbra Paskin's biography is the first book to examine every side of this complex man and his candour has enabled her to write a rivetingly detailed and revealing book.Born with a twisted foot and a slightly withered leg that no amount of corrective surgery could mend, Moore never felt he had his mother's love, yet to this day he seeks her approval, three broken marriages down the line.Moore's career at Cambridge and his spectacular rise to early 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. 10 made him a Hollywood star and Arthur gilded that success. Then came other films which were somehow unworthy of his talents.

Written with Dudley Moore`s full co-operation, this illustrated biography examines every side of this complex man. Proving that there is more to Moore than the diminutive sex Symbol of " 10" and the charming clown of " Arthur" , Paskin explores Moore`s personality and paradoxes with intelligence and compassion.

On 22 August 1960, four university graduates put on 'a little amateur revue' for the Edinburgh Festival and between them changed the face of British comedy for ever. They were Peter Cook, Dudley Moore, Alan Bennett and Jonathan Miller. Ronald Bergan's four-part biography focuses a critical eye on the strangely assorted foursome.

Digitally remastered and two CD set released to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Dudley 's death. For the first time ever, fans of Dudley Moore will have a chance to hear the entire concert from the Dudley Moore Trio's renowned May 2nd, 1978 appearance in Sydney Town Hall, Australia. Recorded live, the concert was broadcast at the time and later excerpted by Cube Records to create the LP Dudley Down Under. Due to LP space constraints in 1978, only nine of the 22 musical numbers appeared on th

Letters from Dudley is a fascinating book containing the letters written by Dudley Moore(1935-2002) to his former high school music teacher, Peter Cork, between the years of 1980 and 1994. Cork taught Moore at Dagenham County High School in England, and later in life became Dudley's friend. Published here for the first time, these 44 letters (200 pages) reveal Dudley's thoughts and feelings on music, movies, life in Hollywood, and much more--at a time when his film career was at its height. This book offers an extraordinary view of the life and personality of the renowned actor, musician and comedian.

A legendary soundtrack to a legendary film. Originally written by Peter Cook and Dudley Moore for the cult British movie Bedazzled (1967). A sublime musical mixture of pop, jazz, psyche and stupidity, this rare score sadly became the victim of terrible bootlegs in the late '90s, when classic 1960s scores became very much in demand to the easy/jet-set/soundtrack in-crowd. First pressings have always been very hard to find. This is the first legal repress. It comes with the first ever repress of P

Peter Sellers, Michael Caine, Dudley Moore. Two brothers attempt to kill each other so that one of them can become the sole heir to a large estate in this uproarious Victorian romp. 1966/color/105 min/NR/widescreen.

A legendary soundtrack to a legendary film. Originally written by Peter Cook and Dudley Moore for the cult British movie Bedazzled (1967). A sublime musical mixture of pop, jazz, psyche and stupidity, this rare score sadly became the victim of terrible bootlegs in the late '90s, when classic 1960s scores became very much in demand to the easy/jet-set/soundtrack in-crowd. First pressings have always been very hard to find. This is the first legal repress. It comes with the first ever repress of P

In this biography the rise and fall of Peter Cook is analyzed. The ups and downs of his life are explored including his partnership with Dudley Moore, his television fame, and ultimately his alcoholism.

In this addictive book Paul Donnelley has chronicled the lives and deaths of more than 1,000 movie personalities. Included are not just the big stars but also a wealth of producers, directors and supporting players. New entries for this edition include Jack Lemmon, Dudley Moore, Billy Wilder, and many more.

The official album-matching songbook to Dudley Moore's 1991 album, Songs Without Words, featuring accurate piano solo transcriptions of all the pieces. Dudley Moore was one of the most beloved and respected artists of our time. Actor, comedian, pianist, composer, conductor, and vocalist, he was renowned for his work in all these areas. Best known to the public for his leading roles in smash hits such as Arthur, Foul Play, and Unfaithfully Yours, he was internationally loved by his audiences. Nevertheless, Dudley's first love was music. A highly-trained classical musician, he studied violin and organ at the Guildhall School of Music in London and later attended Magdalen College at Oxford University as an organ scholar, also studying composition. In his teens, he was inspired by jazz pianists Erroll Garner and Oscar Peterson, and went on to spend many years recording and performing internationally with his own jazz trio. A highly personal collection, Songs Without Words also includes his tribute to composers Tchaikovsky (Thank you, Ilyich) and Satie; a piece dedicated to his son Patrick; and others reflecting his own whimsical play on language. The thirteen pieces share a melancholy and pensive feeling typical of Moore's compositional style. These are, however, challenging pieces, suitable for the advanced pianist. Steve Law's transcriptions were taken from Dudley Moore's recordings. A British composer and arranger, Law studied music at Bristol University and received a Master's degree for his jazz opera Heaven on Earth. In 1998, Law dedicated a piano transcription of Moore's music from the film Bedazzled, and sent the unsolicited score to him, who was so impressed that he invited the young composer to meet with him in London. Law's transcriptions retain the integrity of Moore's rich melodic line, lush expressive harmony and jazz-like improvisation.

"Tragically I was an Only Twin" is a selection of British humorist Peter Cook's comic career, from "Beyond the Fringe," the satirical magazine "Private Eye," his routines with Dudley Moore, and later material. Much of it is very hard to find in the UK, where the book was published, let alone in the US. 350 pages.

From the 1940s through the 1960s, Dudley Huppler (1917–1988) moved in the brightest literary and artistic circles in New York, Chicago, Boulder, and his native Wisconsin, counting among his friends John Wilde, Sylvia Fein, Harry Partch, George Platt Lynes, Paul Cadmus, Marianne Moore, Glenway Wescott, Tobias Schneebaum, Andy Warhol, and others. Moving between the commercial and fine art worlds, he created windows for Bonwit Teller and advertising art for Parker Pen and Henri Bendel but also exhibited in galleries; was featured in Art News, Flair, and Art Digest; and won fellowships for his art and writing. His work is marked by an unusual, meticulous technique, forming sensual and whimsical images of animals, nature, and the human body from tiny gradations of tonal dots.Distributed for the Chazen Museum of Art, University of Wisconsin–Madison

Caustic and cruel but effortlessly witty, Peter Cook was one of the most significant influences on British comedy in the last half-century as well as one of the prime architects of the satire boom of the 1960s. He achieved fame through the comedy sketch show Not Only But Also, where he starred alongside Dudley Moore. While the responsibility of being regarded as a comic guru could have weighed heavily upon his shoulders, the one thing Peter always refused adamantly was to take himself or his career seriously. Wendy E. Cook met Peter in the early 1960s; they soon married, and they lived together during the most explosive time in Peter's amazing career. But as Peter fell deeper into drinking, Wendy eventually moved away with their children, and later divorced her husband. Now, more than 30 years after their separation and more than a decade after his death, Wendy has broken her long silence. This is her take on the Peter Cook few have seen, and the life of one of Britain’s most noted comedic geniuses.

Peter Cook and Dudley Moore are still commonly regarded as the greatest comic double act that Great Britain has ever produced. Today it's impossible to imagine modern sketch shows without them. If you're a fan of Monty Python, The Comic Strip or The Fast Show, then you're a fan of Cook and Moore. This collection of their works is a comprehensive compilation of the finest sketches that Cook and Moore ever wrote together - from the beginning of their partnership, in the groundbreaking stage show, Beyond The Fringe, to the notorious taboo busting Derek and Clive LPs that captured the spirit of punk rock, and inspired the scantological anarchy of Alternative Comedy. Featuring transcripts of one night stands long since almost forgotten, such as their Royal Variety performance, as well as a wealth of virtually unknown material, including previously unpublished scripts for Not Only But Also, Goodbye Again promises to be a revelation, even for Cook and Moore's most informed fans. As well as illuminating their work, this book also promises to shed light on their intimate yet turbulent relationship.

A survival guide to the small but growing frustrations of everyday life lists more than 1,500 maxims for coping with family life, political corruption, and other traumas from the likes of Harry Truman, Yogi Berra, Calvin Trillin, Dudley Moore, and many others

Live From An Aircraft Hangar Dudley Moore - CD 660355848629

Digitally remastered and expanded two CD edition. Beyond the Fringe was a British comedy stage revue written and performed by Peter Cook, Dudley Moore, Alan Bennett, and Jonathan Miller. It played in London's West End and then in America, both on tour and on New York's Broadway in the early 1960s. Hugely successful, it is widely regarded as seminal to the rise of satirical comedy in 1960s Britain. The show was conceived in 1960 by an Oxford graduate, Robert Ponsonby, artistic director for the Ed