Robert alan monkhouse obe june 1, 1928 december 29, 2003 was a british writer, actor, comedian and presenter. Great memories of the 60s, i met my wife in the club agogo in 1966 and we are stll together, when i remember some of the groups, and artists that i saw live in the clubs back then its just amazing, great days,im on face book if anyone remembers me. Monkhouse had an elder brother, john, who was born in 1922. The book of days was robert chambers last publication, and perhaps his most elaborate. He acted in films and wrote and acted on television. Author of just say a few words, crying with laughter, bob monkhouse at the beeb, the book of days, celebrity quiz book, over the limit, crying with laughter audio boo, funny for money. My aunt elizabeth monkhouse, who has died aged 99, was a leading light in adult education for several decades with the workers educational. Price new from used from paperback, import please retry. Monkhouse s grandfather john monkhouse 18621938 was a prosperous methodist businessman who cofounded monk and glass, which.
I always felt it was a shame we didnt see more of bob monkhouse as a comics artist, but in 1981 arrow books published the book of days, a whacky day by day guide to historys strangest facts. In 1972, bob cohen, a science teacher in the peace corps, began a search for spiritual enlightenment that took him the length and breadth of india. Monkhouse was born on 1 june 1928 at 168 bromley road, beckenham, london, the son of wilfred adrian monkhouse 18941957 and dorothy muriel monkhouse nee hansard 18951971. Allan noble monkhouse wikisource, the free library. Buy remembering bob monkhouse bbc audio unabridged edition by monkhouse, bob isbn. Bob winton is currently considered a single author. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,650grams, isbn. Explore books by bob monkhouse with our selection at. Cookies websites use cookies that have been placed on this site by its operator. The secret life of bob monkhouse 2011 01032011 gb comedy, documentary 1h 30m user score. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Buy the book of days by bob monkhouse online at alibris uk. I ended up watching the movie after the fact just to see if maybe the movie was better than the book.
It was written by bob, and also illustrated by him, proving that he definitely still had his artistic talent. Veteran british comedian and television host bob monkhouse has died at his bedfordshire home aged 75. It was even painful to have to fill out the discussion questions because there is nothing to say. Those were the days will the best brains of the future build things resembling our past innovations, or will they dedicate their time to tasks like making twitter more userfriendly. Originally given to the bfi, but now stored solely with kaleidoscope, the collection includes. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. This database contains volumes 122 of the dictionary of national biography, 19211922. He was a game show host and standup comedian monkhouse died of prostate cancer in bedford references.
Jan 20, 2012 my aunt elizabeth monkhouse, who has died aged 99, was a leading light in adult education for several decades with the workers educational association wea and the university of london. An account of the final three days of the eisenhower presidency, focused around his farewell speech, highlighting eisenhowers principled leadership and contribution to the nation. Oct 01, 2009 the bob monkhouse archive is stored and managed by kaleidoscope on behalf of the monkhouse family. Victoria schwabs writing so amazing the archived is a book that you learn to love more and more as time goes on. It was a huge collection of short, largely factual pieces which today would generally be bracketed as trivia but very interesting trivia. Production and delivery to the uk is within 1012 working days for all large landscape books, large portrait books and all photographic paper books. First and foremost, i would like to say that i did not enjoy this book. Turn around times vary depending on the book format.
Over the years, ive described it as the 1869 version of todays trivial pursuit or cultural literacy books, but those descriptions do it a disservice. Monkhouse encore bob monkhouse remembered british comedy. The book of the week archive is a second, electronic and selective look at the lifes blood of haiku, the individual collection nearly every important haiku poet has published at least one collection and in some cases, scores at one time or another, but given their short runs, low visibility, poor distribution and frangibility, they end up not being seen by a huge majority of the. Buy book of days 1st paperback printing by monkhouse, bob isbn. Matters connected with the church calendar, including the popular festivals, saints days, and other holidays, with illustrations of christian antiquities in general. Nov 19, 2010 the book doctors, aka david henry sterry, and exagentcurrent wife arielle eckstut, authors of the workman book the essential guide to getting your book published, will making a house call in long island, and they want you to pitch your book at their pitchapalooza. Bob monkhouse simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Bob, is author and publisher of rhymingstory picture books, including danny the dragon, and the award winning tommie turtles secret, winner of best childrens book and book of the year in the florida writers associations royal. I feel sad that they had to miss hearing it all by just a few days. The monkhouse archive this series was purportedly using the collection of comedy recordings that the elder statesman of comedy had accumulated over the years, but was a standard clip show, where the bbc archives were raided for clips along a theme. See all formats and editions hide other formats and. It sits on my night stand ready to entertain and enlighten. This database contains volumes 122 of the dictionary of national.
Bob monkhouse has books on goodreads with 395 ratings. His first son was born disabled with cerebral palsy. Summer 2003 and bob monkhouse entertains a room full of comedians with standup, chat and a comedy masterclass. Elizabeth monkhouse obituary education the guardian. The book of days paperback january 1, 1981 by bob monkhouse author 4. Monkhouses grandfather john monkhouse 18621938 was a prosperous methodist. Dwight eisenhower is the first president i remember. Here is an actual transcript of his lifetransforming meeting with srila prabhupada in the holy village of mayapur, india, the birthplace of sri krsna caitanya. My act wasnt great a monk broke a 20year vow of silence to heckle me. On the eleventh hour of the eleventh day in november 1918, the guns of the western front fell silent. Mar 19, 2020 20 days of me all creatures great and small be the change big trip books books books. Mar 08, 2018 some or all works by this author are in the public domain in the united states because they were published before january 1, 1925. The book doctors, aka david henry sterry, and exagentcurrent wife arielle eckstut, authors of the workman book the essential guide to getting your book published, will making a house call in long island, and they want you to pitch your book at their pitchapalooza.
Bob monkhouses astonishing joke book now open to the. Bob monkhouse recounts his life and 40 years of stardom in show business, during which time he has known both triumph and tragedy. The extraordinary story of comedian bob monkhouse s life and career, told through the vast private archive of films, tv shows, letters and memorabilia that he left behind. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. Bob monkhouse obe 19282003 was one of the uks bestknown comedians, with a long career combining writing, acting, standup and as a tv game show host. Bbc news entertainment bobs full house yields tv treasure. Bob, is author and publisher of rhymingstory picture books, including danny the dragon, and the award winning tommie turtles secret, winner of best childrens book and book of the year in the florida writers associations royal palm literary awards competition. Bob monkhouses astonishing joke book now open to the public. Aug 16, 2017 three days in january, bret baier with catherine whitney. He died peacefully in his sleep after a twoandahalf year battle.
The secret life of bob monkhouse 2011 the movie database. This is an exlibrary book and may have the usual libraryused book markings inside. Books by bob monkhouse author of crying with laughter. Jul 08, 2004 bob monkhouse recounts his life and 40 years of stardom in show business, during which time he has known both triumph and tragedy.
But he had accumulated reeltoreel tapes and 16mm film well before vhs and betamax were invented. Jan 19, 2016 kazuo ishiguro, the remains of the day. The end of the great war explores the brutal, heroic and extraordinary final days of the first world war. Its detailed descriptions of key historical events, the. We now store 12 international collections worth over a million pounds. First bafta book launch forsyte and hindsight by james cellan jones 2007 first itv commission to make raiders of the lost archives. He was also an expert on silent cinema and an avid film collector. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit. The entertainer was among the first people to own a video recorder. The turn around time for all other books is 710 working days. The most prized book in my collection is chambers 1869 the book of days. Inside you can expect to find biographies of notable individuals including surname, birth place, parents names, residence, job history, schools.
Bob monkhouses most popular book is crying with laughter. Comedian bob monkhouse, who died on monday, spent more than 50 years in showbusiness on radio, television and on stage. See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Bob sinfield, who scripted many of monkhouses radio and tv shows, remembers a kind and surprisingly modest man with a genuine love of jokes. Since bob monkhouse s death in 2003, this remarkable comedy archive has remained hidden, stored in suitcases under the desk of the comedians former writing partner, colin edmonds. Monkhouse encore bob monkhouse remembered bob monkhouse, a worldclass laughter maker, would have been 90 on june 1st 2018. Robert alan monkhouse obe 1 june 1928 29 december 2003 was a british comedian, actor and presenter. Three days in january, bret baier with catherine whitney. Freedom, truth and harlems greatest bookstore by vaunda micheaux nelson 10192015 the boy in the black suit by jason reynolds 9142015 the first case by ulf nilsson 5272015 the new small person by lauren child 5112015 the rest of us just live here by patrick ness 10262015. Dec 12, 2008 when bob monkhouse died in 2003, he left behind not only a comedic career spanning half a century but also a vast collection of private tv and film recordings from the same period.
Some or all works by this author are in the public domain in the united states because they were published before january 1, 1925. The night became the stuff of legend among comedians, but was never transmitted until now. Who nicked his joke books and although i thought at the time the documentary would hvae mentioned the missing steptoes if he had them, it is inconceivable for him not to have some kind of steptoe content perhaps they dont know its amazing whats been found from people leaving tapes running. Veteran british comedian and television host bob monkhouse died today at his bedfordshire home, his manager said. Robert alan monkhouse obe 1 june 1928 29 december 2003 was a british.
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