Written with the blessing of Bates' wife Virginia and his twochildren, Ralph Bates: A Biography delves deep into the actor'slife from childhood and his beginning interest in theater atschool, to his tenure at Hammer Film Productions as one ofits rising stars, to his triumphs in television with lead roles inPoldark and Dear John. This biography features 165 photos, including many never-before-seen family photos. Besides hiswell-known turns as the dark and brooding villain, readerswill also learn about his outside love of cricket and his desireto perform comedy, which came to fruition during his multipletours with the production of Run for Your Wife! In addition toquotes from Bates from various interviews, over 70 originalauthor-acquired contributions from family, friends andcoworkers were gathered to give the most complete look at thelife of a much missed actor, husband, father and friend to many.The author is donating all personal proceeds from sales of thisbook to the Ralph Bates Pancreatic Cancer Research Fund, which was created to honor Bates, who passed away from thedisease in 1991.