Winner Takes All

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Michael Winner the legendary film director writer & food critic is a colourful figure who has led a remarkable life. He has a reputation for being outspoken & true to form in his autobiography he tells it like it is with sharp & insightful observations. ' Winner Takes All' begins with his unconventional childhood as a Jewish boy attending a Quaker boarding school & introduces his eccentric mother who was a compulsive gambler. Michael Winner gained his first taste of fame when aged fourteen he met the stars for a showbusiness column in twenty London local papers. At Cambridge he edited the student newspaper & became a local celebrity. The author is a natural raconteur & his anecdotes from the film industry are compelling. He recounts his early life with relish & provides fascinating accounts of his experiences directing some of the world's most famous actors & actresses including Charles Bronson Sophia Loren Joan Collins Orson Welles Marlon Brando & Anthony Hopkins. Many of them became close friends. As a food critic Michael Winner is famous for shooting from the hip. Love him or loathe him he is constantly in the public eye. His esure TV commercials
- which produced a national catchphrase ' Calm down dear!'
- have been an advertising industry phenomenon. What may come as a surprise to the reader is the gentle side that he reveals in his autobiography. He speaks with candour about his private life; he admits his fear of relationships with women & confides the heartbreaking story of the love of his life a famous female star.