by Brian Thompson · Atlantic Books · tapa blanda · ISBN 9781843544982
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«Keeping Mum: A Wartime Childhood» is Brian Thompson's childhood memoir, published by Atlantic Books in paperback (234 pages, in English).
Brian Thompson recalls his childhood in Cambridge and London during the 1940s, with a mother who danced with American soldiers at night and a distant father. While other children were evacuated, he travelled to London and spent much of the war with eccentric relatives.
First volume of Brian Thompson's memoirs, continued by Clever Girl (2007); winner of the Costa Book Award 2006 and the TLS Ackerley Prize 2007.
For readers of memoirs and British history, especially the Second World War period.
Brian Earl Thompson is an American actor. His career began with a small role in the 1984 film The Terminator. He played the villainous "Night Slasher" in the 1986 film Cobra. His first named role was on Werewolf, a horror series that ran during Fox's inaugural broadcasting year of 1987–1988. Thompson has played several characters in the Star Trek franchise—the most notable being the Klingon Lieutenant Klag, who informed Commander William Riker that "Gagh is always best when served live", the Alien Bounty Hunter on The X-Files, and Eddie Fiori on Kindred: The Embraced. In 2014, he produced, wrote and starred in the B movie parody The Extendables.
