Press Release: New DIANA RIGG Biography and CHRISTMAS TV Book set for the Fall
ONE TOUGH DAME: THE LIFE AND CAREER OF DIANA RIGG and CHRISTMAS TV MEMORIES: NOSTALGIC HOLIDAY FAVORITES OF THE SMALL SCREEN will be published in the fall.
See below for separate detailed information on each book, both authored by Herbie J Pilato.
CONTACT: Pilato Creative Media * 310.480.0067 * [email protected]
“One Tough Dame: The Life and Career of Diana Rigg …explores, to full capacity, her humanity, fearlessness, endurance, tenacity, her most beloved performances, and so much more.”
— Rupert Macnee (from the Foreword)?
One Tough Dame: The Life and Career of Diana Rigg offers a sweeping portrait of the revered performer’s life and career. Deemed a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1994, Diana Rigg (1938–2020) initially found fame as super sleuth Mrs. Emma Peel in the 1960s BBC/ABC-TV espionage series, The Avengers.
A classically trained and multi-award-winning thespian, Rigg is known for her diverse body of work—from her big-screen debut in 1969 as Countess Teresa di Vincenzo, wife of James Bond in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, to her Tony Award-winning, leading role in Medea on Broadway, culminating with her Emmy-nominated portrayal as Lady Olenna Tyrell on the heralded small screen gem, Game of Thrones. This eclectic volume traces Rigg’s career as a renowned star of television, film, and the stage. The author includes insights from rare, archived interviews, encompassing both video dialogues conducted by the University of Kent and Oxford Union.
The meticulously curated archival material in One Tough Dame is further complemented by equally-rare photos, and retrospections drawn from diverse media sources and hitherto unpublished accounts from the people who knew Rigg best, affording readers an unprecedented, all-encompassing glimpse into her private world.
One Tough Dame features exclusive commentary from Rupert Macnee (son of Riggs’s Avengers costar and dear friend Patrick Macnee); the show’s stunt coordinator/director Ray Austin; actors Samuel West, Bernie Kopell, Barbara Barrie, Juliet Mills, John Schuck, and Damon Evans; director Bruce Beresford; and documentarian David Naylor, among others
In all, One Tough Dame: The Life and Career of Diana Rigg delivers the goods and offers an in-depth perspective of a beloved, brave, brilliant, and trailblazing actor.
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“The greatest love story in the history of television would have to be Herbie J Pilato and television itself…His greatest love letter, CHRISTMAS TV MEMORIES: NOSTALGIC HOLIDAY FAVORITES OF THE SMALL SCREEN , could very well be his most heartfelt…It is worthy of your biggest Christmas kiss!”
— Marlo Thomas (from the Foreword)?
For most of us, fond memories of the Christmas season are inseparable from TV’s holiday presentations. The world loves everything from iconic cartoons like How the Grinch Stole Christmas and A Charlie Brown Christmas to the ground-breaking Julia sitcom segment “I’m Dreaming of a Black Christmas,” Christmas in Rockefeller Center, and the 1992 TV remake of Christmas in Connecticut directed by Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Christmas TV Memories: Nostalgic Holiday Favorites of the Small Screen embraces it all, offering a tinsel-decked traipse down memory lane. This book chronicles animated classics, variety shows, and specials hosted by Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, and Andy Williams; made-for-TV features such as The House Without a Christmas Tree, The Gathering, and The Waltons’ Homecoming; as well as holiday-specific episodes of series including The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet and The Mary Tyler Moore Show, and more.
With a foreword by best-selling Free to Be You and Me author and That Girl star Marlo Thomas, along with commentary from other celebrities, historical quotes, and insights from entertainment journalists and archivists, Christmas TV Memories: Nostalgic Holiday Favorites of the Small Screen serves as the go-to companion to the small screen’s most cherished holiday programs.
CONTACT:
Pilato Creative Media
310.480.0067