Billy Life and Times of Billy T James by Matt Elliott - ISBN: 9781869507053
Paperback
Behind the laughs: The untold story of a Kiwi comedy legend.

Billy Life and Times of Billy T James

The Life and Times of Billy T. James

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  • Paperback

    402 pages

  • Release Date

    1 December 2009

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Summary

Who can ever forget that wonderful giggle? Billy t James was a larger-than-life comedian who gave us some of our best belly laughs, creating enduring characters as he poked the borax at race relations in New Zealand. His characters were Kiwi through and through and we loved him for it.

When he died in his early forties, of complications following a heart transplant, we were shocked - first by his premature death, and then by one of the first highly publicised interracial body-snatchin…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781869507053
ISBN-10:1869507053
Author:Matt Elliott
Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers (New Zealand)
Imprint:HarperCollins Publishers
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:402
Release Date:1 December 2009
Weight:653g
Dimensions:234mm x 156mm x 23mm
About The Author

Matt Elliott

Matt Elliott is one of New Zealand’s busiest authors, writing across genres for readers of all ages. His best-selling biography of comedian Billy T James was the basis for both a television biopic and cinema documentary. A winner of the Book of the Year and Best Non-fiction Book awards at the New Zealand Children’s Book Awards, he has previously written four rugby titles. He lives in Birkdale, on Auckland’s North Shore, and this year coached his local college’s Fifth grade (Open weight) rugby team.

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