![[hellraisers.jpg|200]] - **Links** - [Amazon UK](https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hellraisers-Inebriated-Burton-Harris-OToole/dp/1848090188/ref=pd_sbs_d_sccl_1_1/260-5285066-8813566?pd_rd_w=xx4sh&content-id=amzn1.sym.ad51136c-8d04-4e54-9ec5-18cad2a65d61&pf_rd_p=ad51136c-8d04-4e54-9ec5-18cad2a65d61&pf_rd_r=YM3XFEBX4KRPWVPPNPA9&pd_rd_wg=fvH1d&pd_rd_r=99735fb6-9e3b-461b-82ec-397eaa068688&pd_rd_i=1848090188&psc=1) - [LibraryThing](https://www.librarything.com/work/6602903/covers) - **Reviews** - NPR: [Four 'Hellraisers,' Living It Up In The Public Eye](https://www.npr.org/2010/03/27/125227649/four-hellraisers-living-it-up-in-the-public-eye) - **[[∙Melvil Decimal System (DDC)]]** - [[7 - The Arts]] - [[79 - Recreational and performing arts]] - [[791 - Public performances]] - [[791.4 - Film, Radio, and Television]] - [[791.43 - Film]] ## Review Really enjoyed this one. It does exactly what it says on the tin. It contains stories and biographies of four of the biggest "hellraiser" actors: [[Richard Burton]], [[Richard Harris]], [[Peter O'Toole]], and [[Oliver Reed]]. It's simple, enjoyable. A good holiday read. Though I do certainly have a love/hate relationship with the hellraisers. They're essentially just alcoholics. And behind a lot of the "fun" stories is a mistreated wife or an innocent person who quite rightly asked a loud drunk to keep the noise down and got a punch as a result. And whilst I enjoy stories about drunkards getting up to mischief I'm always fully aware that if *I* saw these deeds and people in the flesh I'd find them insufferable. ## Highlights I highlighted on my Kindle and haven't gotten around to exporting them. I must do that. *** Created: [[2024-02-24]] Tags: #Oliver_Reed #Richard_Burton #Richard_Harris #Peter_OToole