A Dreadful Man

This is THE book to get about sanders. Great photos and very sensitivley written. Ahern paints a picture of a very intricate, talented and complex man, an extremely rare individual who at times was a VERY difficult person. The book includes many letters of correspondence between Ahern, Sanders and Bentia. it is also a VERY sad book (in my oppinion) to read. In his later life Sanders was falling appart at the seams and unfortunaly those closest to him did not take the opportunity to threw him a lifeline and regretted not doing so for the rest of their lives. Whether he could have been saved is questionable.... we will never know.

Benita Hume was a charming correspondent. Her letters bring her 2nd husband George Sanders to life in a way that a more objective observer probably never could. Who else would tell you that Sanders could play the guitar behind his back, or that he was an amateur electrician who routinely rewired his friends' houses? He had so many gifts, it's endlessly fascinating to me that he ended his life because he was bored.This may not be a typical biography, but it's one of the best that I've read.