Richard E. Grant

Genres: Memoir | Non-Fiction

Richard E. Grant was launched to fame in 1987 cult classic Withnail and I. Since then, he has gone on to star in a wide variety of films, including his Oscar nominated performance in Can You Ever Forgive Me? in 2018. An avid reader, in 2021 he hosted the BBC’s literary travel series Write Around the World with Richard E. Grant. He married Joan Washington in 1986, and has a daughter, Olivia. A Pocketful of Happiness was published by Simon & Schuster in May 2023. You can find him on Twitter/X @RichardEGrant and Instagram at @richard.e.grant.

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Creative Places West Cork Islands
Irish Examiner
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