{"product_id":"in-the-frame-9780753824344","title":"In the Frame","description":"\u003cp\u003eHelen Mirren has been an internationally acclaimed actress and the recipient of many awards  transferring without obvious effort from stage  cinema and television for over 40 years. Known in her youth for a forthright style  a liberated attitude and a bohemian outlook  she has never ceased to be out of the public eye  with legions of admiring fans all over the world. This illustrated memoir is an account of an extraordinary talent  and a life well lived. Helens aristocratic Russian grandfather was sent to London by the Tsar and found himself stranded and penniless by the Bolshevik revolution  cut off from the family estate. He brought with him a trunk of papers and photographs. This delightful memoir starts with contents of the trunk  with evocative pictures of Helens Russian antecedents. She has kept a rich seam of photographs and memorabilia from her life  and her parents  family life  childhood  teenage and early years as an actress living in insalubrious flats are vividly documented. Helens many distinguished roles in theatre  cinema and television and the illustrious men and women she has encountered are commemorated  as well as her forays into Hollywood and her subsequent life in the US with her husband  film director Taylor Hackford. Golden Globe and Oscar ceremonies make their appearance  as do many stunning images of Helen by the worlds leading photographers. IN THE FRAME is a book to savour  created and written by one of the great personalities of our age.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45648335437877,"sku":"ByrdShop_0753824345","price":43.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780753824344.jpg?v=1781716235","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/in-the-frame-9780753824344","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}