Freddie Mercury, the great pretender: a life in pictures
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"This official book celebrated the colorful life of one of the greatest showmen the world has ever seen: as a child growing up in Zanzibar; as singer in the legendary rock band Queen; as a solo artist; and above all as one of the twentieth century's foremost pop culture icons. Freddie Mercury's life is recounted in rare photographs and insightful text."--Back cover.
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Subjects
Biography
Illustrated works
Mercury, Freddie
Mercury, Freddie -- Pictorial works
Mercury, Freddie -- Portraits
Queen (Musical group) -- Pictorial works
Rock musicians
Rock musicians -- England -- Biography -- Pictorial works
Rock musicians -- Great Britain -- Biography
Rock musicians -- Great Britain -- Pictorial works
Illustrated works
Mercury, Freddie
Mercury, Freddie -- Pictorial works
Mercury, Freddie -- Portraits
Queen (Musical group) -- Pictorial works
Rock musicians
Rock musicians -- England -- Biography -- Pictorial works
Rock musicians -- Great Britain -- Biography
Rock musicians -- Great Britain -- Pictorial works
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9781787392588
9781608871780
9781608871780
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| Grouping Title | freddie mercury the great pretender a life in pictures |
| Grouping Author | sean ohagan |
| Grouping Category | book |
| Grouping Language | English (eng) |
| Last Grouping Update | 2025-06-24 20:16:53PM |
| Last Indexed | 2025-07-05 22:37:29PM |
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Brooks, Greg
Gray, Richard
Malek, Rami
Symes, Phil
Gray, Richard
Malek, Rami
Symes, Phil
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O'Hagan, Sean, 1956-
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Brooks, Greg,writer of supplementary textual material
Gray, Richard,art director
Malek, Rami,writer of foreword
Symes, Phil,writer of supplementary textual material
Gray, Richard,art director
Malek, Rami,writer of foreword
Symes, Phil,writer of supplementary textual material
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O'Hagan, Sean
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"This official book celebrated the colorful life of one of the greatest showmen the world has ever seen: as a child growing up in Zanzibar; as singer in the legendary rock band Queen; as a solo artist; and above all as one of the twentieth century's foremost pop culture icons. Freddie Mercury's life is recounted in rare photographs and insightful text."--Back cover.
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9781787392588
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2012
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2019
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Carlton Books
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Insight Editions
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Biography
Illustrated works
Mercury, Freddie
Mercury, Freddie -- Pictorial works
Mercury, Freddie -- Portraits
Queen (Musical group) -- Pictorial works
Rock musicians -- England -- Biography -- Pictorial works
Rock musicians -- Great Britain -- Biography
Rock musicians -- Great Britain -- Pictorial works
Illustrated works
Mercury, Freddie
Mercury, Freddie -- Pictorial works
Mercury, Freddie -- Portraits
Queen (Musical group) -- Pictorial works
Rock musicians -- England -- Biography -- Pictorial works
Rock musicians -- Great Britain -- Biography
Rock musicians -- Great Britain -- Pictorial works
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Freddie Mercury, the great pretender : a life in pictures
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Freddie Mercury : the great pretender : a life in pictures / [text, Sean O'Hagan]
Freddie Mercury, the great pretender : a life in pictures / [text, Sean O'Hagan ; captions, Greg Brooks and Phil Symes ; art direction, Richard Gray] ; foreword by Rami Malek
Freddie Mercury, the great pretender : a life in pictures / [text, Sean O'Hagan ; captions, Greg Brooks and Phil Symes ; art direction, Richard Gray] ; foreword by Rami Malek
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Freddie Mercury, the great pretender
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a life in pictures
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Biography
Illustrated works
Mercury, Freddie
Rock musicians
Illustrated works
Mercury, Freddie
Rock musicians
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