{"product_id":"9781472122049","title":"Once A Saint: An Actor's Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003e'A wickedly entertaining new memoir' \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccording to the \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e Ian Ogilvy was 'the undisputed star of 1970s TV as the dashing Simon Templar in \u003ci\u003eReturn Of The Saint\u003c\/i\u003e'. The show turned him into a household name, causing him to be touted as the next James Bond. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom a liberal upbringing in post-war Britain, boarding school escapades and life at RADA, Ogilvy enjoyed an acting career spanning more than fifty years, including TV show \u003ci\u003eUpstairs, Downstairs\u003c\/i\u003e and films \u003ci\u003eWitchfinder General\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNo Sex Please: We're British \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eDeath Becomes Her\u003c\/i\u003e. His story plays host to a spectacular all-star cast including Boris Karloff, Hayley Mills, Penelope Keith, Derek Nimmo, Timothy Dalton, Derek Jacobi and Meryl Streep, and Ogilvy gives a vivid account from behind the scenes of the Golden Age of television and film.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOnce a Saint \u003c\/i\u003eis an amusing and unvarnished story: a tremendously endearing tale from a working actor. His story is modest and endlessly charming, told in such a way that opens a reader's heart to him.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Little, Brown Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47173292327152,"sku":"9781472122049","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781472122049_p0.jpg?v=1763597411","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781472122049","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}