Luckier Than Most

<p><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>'I'd like to be an actor' I said.</em></p><p><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>'Be an actor?' my father said. 'Good God you can't even speak.'</em></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Step into the extraordinary life of David Tomlinson the beloved British actor best known as Mr. Banks in Disney's timeless classic </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Mary Poppins</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>. Tomlinson takes you on a captivating journey from his early days as a Royal Air Force pilot during World War II where he survived a crash and served as a flying instructor to a film career spanning over 50 iconic movies including </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The Love Bug</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> and </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Bedknobs and Broomsticks.</em></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Beyond the screen discover his adventures on stage in hit plays like </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The Little Hut</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> and his enduring marriage with Audrey Freeman loving family life and four sons. This autobiography brimming with humour wit and personal reflections features a heartfelt family tribute by his son James and conversational afterword by acclaimed actor Miles Jupp and Bafta winning writer James Kettle who brought David's life to the stage in the production of 'The Life I Lead'. A charming and candid tale of stardom family and adventure </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Luckier than Most</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> is the story of a man whose warmth and talent continue to enchant generations.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>This new edition includes an introduction by British author journalist and satirist Craig Brown.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Richly comic and deeply moving The Express</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>A charmingly told story The Stage</span></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p>