Blessings in Disguise Author:Alec Guinness There is only one Alec Guinness. Star-struck and theater-struck, he fell in love with acting, and hid behind dozens of masks. Now, with disarming modesty and quiet candor, the master of hundreds of parts steps out of the shadows and crosses the footlights to count his "blessings" ... and to tell us of his truly extraordinary life. The ... more »book includes pen portraits of such characters as Ralph Richardson, Sybil Thorndike and John Gielgud, as well as accounts of Guinness's film career, religious beliefs and wartime experiences.« less