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Title: John Cleese: The Inspirational Life Story of the Comedian, Public Speaker, and the Movie Star Who Helped Introduce Monty Python to the World
Author: Patrick Bunker
Narrator: Rebecca Seip
Format: Unabridged
Length: 42 mins
Language: English
Release date: 06-13-16
Publisher: Patrick Bunker
Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 2 votes
Genres: Arts & Entertainment, Celebrity Bios

Publisher's Summary:
John Cleese was born on October 27th, 1939 in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England. He was the only child of Muriel and Reginald Francis Cleese. His parents earned a modest living. His father worked as an insurance salesman while Muriel was a stay-at-home mother, but they still sent their young son to private schools, intending to give him the best education and opportunities imaginable. John began his schooling at St. Peter's, a preparatory school when he was eight years old. Early on, Mr. Cleese showed promise, receiving a prize for English. Additionally, John was an athlete, excelling in cricket and soccer for much of his young life.
Unfortunately even during his early life, John had a complicated upbringing. His relationship with his mother was strained. Cleese is quoted as saying, "When I was a child and I was upset about something, my mother was not capable of containing that emotion, of letting me be upset but reassuring me, of just being with me in a calming way. She always got in a flap, so I not only had my own baby panics, fears, and terrors to deal with, but I had to cope with hers, too. Eventually I taught myself to remain calm when I was panicked, in order not to upset her. In a way, she had managed to put me in charge of her. At 18 months old, I was doing the parenting." Cleese would later go on to say that his mother was "supremely self-centered" and that she "did not take interest in anything that did not immediately involve her." Those issues would persist throughout much of Cleese's life.

Members Reviews:
OK if You Want a Quick Light Read
This is short and choppy.
More like a collection of vignettes.
Chapters are abreviated and don't go into much depth - basically a series of snpshots

Enjoyed most the quotes from Cleese's own augobiography
Reading this while recovering from back surgery, I could laugh the British way, with some restraint, so as not to bust my stitches! Enjoyed most the quotes from Cleese's own augobiography. Thank you! Jan