Billy Life and Times of Billy T James
The Life and Times of Billy T. James
$41.24
- Paperback
402 pages
- Release Date
1 December 2009
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 |
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| 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 |
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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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