This Wilfrid Brambell book is the most difficult to find of the print works available concerning the late actor.
Wilfrid Brambell, who played Paul’s grandfather in “A Hard Day’s Night”, released this hardback autobiography back in 1976. Supposedly, Wilfrid refused to have an editor work on his book release and the reviews were terrible as a result of his decision. The book did not remain in the marketplace very long and is fairly obscure. The collector market for books that even have a remote connection to the Beatles story seems to still be on the upswing.
As a long-time Beatles book collector, I was startled to even learn of this book’s existence.
Wilfrid Brambell – Kindle Book
This is a kindle book release about Wilfrid released in 2016 and is 66 pages long. The author is Philip Glass.
The Authorised Wilfrid Brambell – New in 2022
This is the newest book about Mr. Brambell, by author David Clayton, published August 4, 2022 by The History Press.
For those of you who may have read all three, what are your thoughts on the books? Have a favorite?
Buzz
, i have recently received : four sides of the circle by terry wilson, road to love me do by spencer leigh , a is for apple vol 4 by axel kornith, wanna know a secret by ian wright. from the bomb to the beatles by juliet gardiner, 100 songs of the beatles by starry celini and: love and let die by john higgs. keep up the good research. will post more next month.
thanks to your blog, i have recently received : four sides of the circle by terry wilson, road to love me do by spencer leigh , a is for apple vol 4 by axel kornith, wanna know a secret by ian wright. from the bomb to the beatles by juliet gardiner, 100 songs of the beatles by starry celini and: love and let die by john higgs. keep up the good research. will post more next month.
Thanks for the feedback Edward – John’s knowledge is invaluable!
for me, the hardest beatle book was johnny gentile & the beatles first ever tour . finally located the book after decades of searching.
I only found that on kindle. Want the original!
I was lucky to find the Johnny Gentle book on eBay, signed by him and co-author Ian Forsyth.
Edward: I also like the bit of trivia associated with Johnny Gentle which was his stage name. He also used another stage name of Darren Young. His birthname was John Askew.
Darren Young needed a middle 8 to a song he had written called “I’ve Just Fallen For Someone” and John Lennon supplied him with the middle 8 and went uncredited on the record. You can find a recording of this song on Youtube!
Proud to be a part of David’s blog. Will endeavor to share many examples of rare or obscure Beatles-related print material that I hope you will enjoy seeing. David is both an author and a person that I respect very much.
It is our honour to have you here John and I know I will learn a lot from you.