Leo 'Rumpole' McKern: The Accidental Actor

By George Whaley

This long-awaited biography tells the story of a working-class Sydney boy who left Australian shores in the 1940s and went on to an extraordinary and renowned acting career. In England he become a major Shakespearean actor and made many films. Yet it was the gravelly-voiced, potato-faced Horace Rumpole in the long-running series Rumpole of the Bailey that made him a household name in Britain and Australia.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1921410892
• ISBN13: 9781921410895
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: University of New South Wales Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"