{"product_id":"not-just-batmans-butler-alan-napier-9781476662879","title":"Not Just Batman's Butler: The Autobiography of Alan Napier","description":"\u003cp\u003e In January 1966, Alan Napier became a household name on ABC's hit series \u003ci\u003eBatman\u003c\/i\u003e (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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Almost 30 years after Napier's death, James Bigwood, who first read the manuscript in 1975 when interviewing the actor for a \u003ci\u003eFilms in Review\u003c\/i\u003e profile, has prepared it for publication.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This is Alan Napier's story in his own words, annotated and updated, with dozens of rare photographs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alan Napier, James Bigwood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1476662878\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476662879\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/08\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 392\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.90h x 6.90w x 0.90d","brand":"Alan Napier","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46545705173247,"sku":"9781476662879","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_13e5b551-edbf-4658-806b-f21e70e68b8c.jpg?v=1738183123","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/not-just-batmans-butler-alan-napier-9781476662879","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}