Bud
A Life
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Charles Bud Tingwell
About this listen
Tingwell's career has spanned over 50 years, from glamorous post-war Hollywood, to London in the swinging 60s, to some of Australia's favourite film and stage productions. That a man can star in two films as widely separated by time and distance as The Desert Rats (1953) and The Castle (1997) is surely a sign of extraordinary longevity and talent.
Yet there is much, much more to Bud than his long list of acting credits. Before he ever established himself as an actor, he served in Europe and North Africa in World War II as a fighter pilot with the RAAF. But above all he is Bud the family man, a loving husband and father. He writes frankly of coping with the death of his beloved wife, Audrey, and of how he was to find comfort in his work. This is Bud's story - as wise, funny, captivating and endearing as the man himself.
©2005 Charles Bud Tingwell (P)2009 BolindaCritic Reviews
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- Gracious
- 12-02-2019
Remembering Bud
I read this book almost 10 years after Bud died and felt a strange sense of loss all over again. My late mother in England who was the same age as Bud was a great fan of his when he was in Emergency Ward 10, so when I migrated to Melbourne and met him when he compered a concert, I was pretty chuffed when he signed a program and addressed it to her. He was a sweet, humble man. When I found this book I was looking for something completely different, but it caught my eye. I'm glad I didn't resist an emotional impulse to use my credit for this book instead of the other thing I was looking for, whatever it was. There's a lot of information in it that would be useful to student actors, but that was quite all right. I was also interested in the technical aspect of his trade.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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- Amazon Customer
- 23-04-2022
A beautiful story.
I met Bud when I was around 15, as it turns out a few months before he died. I knew him from the Castle, mainly. He was surprised I knew who he was, even if it was in a limited capacity. Having finished this book, I now feel I can do that memory justice. He probably was happy to be known.
What I really took away from this story, is how important his family were. It's really the tale of a man out living his life partner, and learning to cope.
Bud is a beautiful narrator, and no-one else could have done this story justice.
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