The Thistleball, Story Of An Actor's Life, By Bramwell Fletcher

"The Thistleball", Story Of An Actor's Life, starts on February 20, 1918, when Bramwell was just a boy of 14, attending his first job interview with his mother by his side. He gets the job on the spot! At 17, while riding his bike, George Bernard Shaw spots him and asks about the paint box on the back of Bramwell's bike. Shaw engages Bramwell in conversation, and that was the beginning of Bramwell's direction toward a life in stage, film, and TV. This is approximately 90,000 words, five chapters, and many parts within each chapter, making it ideal for a feature documentary series. It reads more like a novel or a film than a memoir because it's told in Bramwell's actor's voice, about his whole life, and then, incredibly, typewritten by Lael Wertenbaker. There are historical events in this manuscript that no one has ever heard before, involving the likes of Boris Karloff, the Barrymores, Laurence Olivier, Helen Chandler, George Bernard Shaw—the list goes on—and the read is captivating. This is a historical piece of literature documenting the Golden Age of stage, film, and Hollywood, and it is adaptable for many different venues. I'm an open book, and I'll answer any questions you have. In advance, thank you so very much for your support! —Jim Lincoln