An Actor's Life - A Short Story

by Duncan Whitehead · 2013

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It is Oscar night and Hollywood holds its breath to see if Sir Michael Brookes not only wins the best actor but also the best supporting actor award, which would take his tally of Academy Award wins to an unprecedented six....meanwhile his biggest fan and fellow actor Terry Sparkes watches the ceremony alone in his dingy London flat unaware that this evening will change his life forever......but have Terry's and Sir Michael's paths crossed before?

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A short story of approximately 7,500 words.

Genre
humorhumorMore like thisLess of this
Themes
actorsactorsMore like thisLess of this
Setting
2010s2010sMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
short · 28 pages
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short storiesshort storiesMore like thisLess of this

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