In January 1966, Alan Napier became a household name on ABC's hit series Batman (1966-1968) as Alfred Pennyworth, loyal butler to the show's title character. This ""overnight success"" came after 16 years of stage work (and the occasional film) in his native England and 26 years of film and television work (and the occasional play) in the United States. In the early 1970s, Napier wrote an autobiography, detailing his childhood as a ""poor relation"" of the famous Birmingham political family the Chamberlains (Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain was a cousin), and his collaborations over the…mehr
In January 1966, Alan Napier became a household name on ABC's hit series Batman (1966-1968) as Alfred Pennyworth, loyal butler to the show's title character. This ""overnight success"" came after 16 years of stage work (and the occasional film) in his native England and 26 years of film and television work (and the occasional play) in the United States. In the early 1970s, Napier wrote an autobiography, detailing his childhood as a ""poor relation"" of the famous Birmingham political family the Chamberlains (Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain was a cousin), and his collaborations over the years with the likes of John Gielgud, Laurence Olivier, George Bernard Shaw, Noel Coward, Fritz Lang, Otto Preminger and Alfred Hitchcock. Almost 30 years after Napier's death, James Bigwood, who first read the manuscript in 1975 when interviewing the actor for a Films in Review profile, has prepared it for publication. This is Alan Napier's story in his own words, annotated and updated, with dozens of rare photographs.
Table of Contents Acknowledgments (James Bigwood) Introduction (James Bigwood) Part One: Birmingham Prologue: The Reason Why 1. Nanny and Mother Do Their Best 2. The Family Click 3. Napierolatry 4. Chamberlain in Excelsis 5. The Grove-Cast Iron 6. Tennal Grange-Non-Ferrous 7. Heritage 8. Trailing Clouds of Glory 9. Intimations of Immorality 10. A Talent Is Discovered 11. Fish Out of Water 12. Into the Swim Part Two: London 13. A Year of Grace 14. Benevolent Deity 15. Where Is Fancy Bred? 16. Breakthrough 17. Bitter Sweet Days 18. Marie Tempest and Gerald du Maurier 19. A Lesson in Drama 20. Near Misses and Sweet Aloes 21. On the Rocks 22. Ibsen, Shaw and Sayers 23. Tomorrow to Fresh Woods 24. Filling Quotas (James Bigwood) 25. Crossing the Pond Part Three: America 26. From Sea to Shining Sea 27. A Toe in the Door 28. Old Friends and New Experiences 29. Broadway 30. Down to Earth 31. Meeting Gip 32. Take One (James Bigwood) 33. Marrying Gip 34. Take Two (James Bigwood) 35. Dogs 36. Take Three (James Bigwood) 37. Mountains 38. Take Four (James Bigwood) 39. Don't Talk Politics to Adolphe Menjou 40. Give My Regards to Broadway 41. Take Five (James Bigwood) 42. Family Affairs 43. Friends 44. Television (James Bigwood) 45. Journey's End 46. More Television (James Bigwood) 47. Patriarch 48. Batman 49. Alfred the Butler (James Bigwood) 50. After Batman 51. The Vortex (James Bigwood) 52. Back to Work (James Bigwood) 53. Hitchcock, Hubbard and Hawkins (James Bigwood) 54. Family and Friends (James Bigwood) 55. One Role Too Many (James Bigwood) 56. Writing (James Bigwood) 57. Last Hurrah (James Bigwood) 58. Playing Oneself (James Bigwood) 59. Batman Redux (James Bigwood) 60. The End (James Bigwood) 61. Memorial (James Bigwood) Appendix A. Acting Credits On the Stage delete On the Big Screen (Films) delete On the Small Screen (Television) delete Appendix B. How to Approach a Production of Shaw's Heartbreak House (Alan Napier) Index
Table of Contents Acknowledgments (James Bigwood) Introduction (James Bigwood) Part One: Birmingham Prologue: The Reason Why 1. Nanny and Mother Do Their Best 2. The Family Click 3. Napierolatry 4. Chamberlain in Excelsis 5. The Grove-Cast Iron 6. Tennal Grange-Non-Ferrous 7. Heritage 8. Trailing Clouds of Glory 9. Intimations of Immorality 10. A Talent Is Discovered 11. Fish Out of Water 12. Into the Swim Part Two: London 13. A Year of Grace 14. Benevolent Deity 15. Where Is Fancy Bred? 16. Breakthrough 17. Bitter Sweet Days 18. Marie Tempest and Gerald du Maurier 19. A Lesson in Drama 20. Near Misses and Sweet Aloes 21. On the Rocks 22. Ibsen, Shaw and Sayers 23. Tomorrow to Fresh Woods 24. Filling Quotas (James Bigwood) 25. Crossing the Pond Part Three: America 26. From Sea to Shining Sea 27. A Toe in the Door 28. Old Friends and New Experiences 29. Broadway 30. Down to Earth 31. Meeting Gip 32. Take One (James Bigwood) 33. Marrying Gip 34. Take Two (James Bigwood) 35. Dogs 36. Take Three (James Bigwood) 37. Mountains 38. Take Four (James Bigwood) 39. Don't Talk Politics to Adolphe Menjou 40. Give My Regards to Broadway 41. Take Five (James Bigwood) 42. Family Affairs 43. Friends 44. Television (James Bigwood) 45. Journey's End 46. More Television (James Bigwood) 47. Patriarch 48. Batman 49. Alfred the Butler (James Bigwood) 50. After Batman 51. The Vortex (James Bigwood) 52. Back to Work (James Bigwood) 53. Hitchcock, Hubbard and Hawkins (James Bigwood) 54. Family and Friends (James Bigwood) 55. One Role Too Many (James Bigwood) 56. Writing (James Bigwood) 57. Last Hurrah (James Bigwood) 58. Playing Oneself (James Bigwood) 59. Batman Redux (James Bigwood) 60. The End (James Bigwood) 61. Memorial (James Bigwood) Appendix A. Acting Credits On the Stage delete On the Big Screen (Films) delete On the Small Screen (Television) delete Appendix B. How to Approach a Production of Shaw's Heartbreak House (Alan Napier) Index
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