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1. williamboyd.co.ukWilliam Boyd – Official website for best selling author

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   Learn about William Boyd, the author of seventeen novels, including The Romantic, his latest whole life novel set in the 19th century. Find out his latest news, reviews, interviews, and projects in film and radio.

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     WILLIAM BOYD has received world-wide acclaim for his novels...

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     A new “whole life” novel from William Boyd, the author of...

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     Winner of BAFTA Best Drama Serial at the BAFTA Television...

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     The first play by bestselling author William Boyd, Longing...

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     Throughout his career as a novelist, William Boyd has never...

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3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › William_Boyd_(writer)William Boyd (writer) - Wikipedia

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   William Andrew Murray Boyd CBE FRSL (born 7 March 1952) is a Scottish novelist, short story writer and screenwriter.

4. thebookerprizes.com › the-booker-library › featuresWhere to start with William Boyd: a guide to his best fiction

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   Dec 12, 2023 · Learn where to start reading the novels of William Boyd, the twice Booker Prize-nominated author of Any Human Heart and The New Confessions. Explore his themes, styles and settings, from fictional biographies to foreign adventures.

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     WIDE OPEN TOWN - William Boyd, Russell Hayden - full Western Movie [English]

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     William Boyd - Borrowed Trouble - 1948

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6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › William_Boyd_(actor)William Boyd (actor) - Wikipedia

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   William Lawrence Boyd (June 5, 1895 – September 12, 1972) was an American film actor who is known for portraying the cowboy hero Hopalong Cassidy.

7. literature.britishcouncil.org › writer › william-boydWilliam Boyd - Literature - British Council

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   Learn about the life and works of William Boyd, a Scottish novelist, screenwriter and James Bond author. Explore his themes, awards, influences and critical perspective.

   • Place Of Birth: Accra, Ghana

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8. www.imdb.com › name › nm0101955William Boyd - Biography - IMDb

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   Learn about the life and career of William Boyd, the actor who played Hopalong Cassidy in movies and TV shows. Find out how he became a matinee idol, a Western icon, and a savvy businessman.

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   Who was William Boyd?

   • William Boyd. Actor: The Volga Boatman. The son of a day laborer, William Boyd moved with his family to Tulsa, Oklahoma, when he was seven. His parents died while he was in his early teens, forcing him to quit school and take such jobs as a grocery clerk, surveyor and oil field worker. He went to Hollywood in 1919, already gray-haired.

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   Where did William Boyd live?

   • William Boyd lived in a cabin in the Alabama Hills near Lone Pine while he made some of the Hoppy movies. It is also where he and his wife Grace spent their honeymoon. That same cabin, now known as "Hoppy Cabin", was used in 6 Hopalong Cassidy movies. It is easily recognized by the stone well in front of the house.

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   What happened to William Boyd?

   • He retired to Palm Desert, California, in 1953. In 1968 he had surgery to remove a tumor from a lymph gland and from then on refused all interview and photograph requests. During the run of the Hopalong Cassidy TV series, William Boyd began making PSA-style monologues at the end of each show where he spoke to his young fans directly as "Hoppy".

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   How many books has William Boyd written?

   • William Boyd’s entertaining story of a life apparently lived to the full turns into a journey deep into a very human heart. William Boyd has written 17 novels and multiple collections of stories. Here's our guide detailing where to start with the twice Booker Prize-nominated author

   Where to start with William Boyd: a guide to his best fiction

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   What is any human heart by William Boyd about?

   • Any Human Heart by William Boyd William Boyd’s entertaining story of a life apparently lived to the full turns into a journey deep into a very human heart. Longlisted for the Booker Prize in 2002, Any Human Heart tells the extraordinary story of a life lived to the fullest.

   Reading guide: Any Human Heart by William Boyd

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   Did William Boyd write a James Bond novel?

   • In 2012 Boyd was commissioned by the Ian Fleming estate to write an official James Bond novel, which was published in 2013 on the sixtieth anniversary of the publication of Fleming’s Casino Royale. Fleming himself made a cameo appearance in Any Human Heart. William Boyd lives in London.

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10. thebookerprizes.com › the-booker-library › featuresReading guide: Any Human Heart by William Boyd | The Booker ...

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    Dec 5, 2023 · Learn about the longlisted novel by William Boyd, a historical fiction that follows the life of Logan Mountstuart from the 20th century. Discover the main characters, the author's background, the critics' reviews and the TV adaptation.