My Turn is an autobiography written in 2002. It looks into Norman's childhood and how he rose to fame. This is a great primary source as it was written by Norman himself and therefore, is a very reliable source of information. It also is helpful in finding out Norman's personal view on his life. The following photocopies are pages I feel will be useful to my project.
The photocopy above is useful to me because it mentions how Norman took inspiration from Charlie Chaplin. It also talks a lot about 'Trouble In Store' which is one of my feature films that I will be focusing on. Norman talks about his favourite scenes from this film which helps me to get an idea of his own opinion on it.
The page above is very useful for this project because Norman explains exactly where his 'gump' character and image came from. This is relevant because it is a trait of Norman's that helped to make him a British comedy icon.
The next photocopy (above) is a page in the book where Norman talks briefly about his character that he created. However, the majority of this extract is about Norman's home in the Isle of Man. This isn't particularly relevant to my project. Having said this, Norman does talk about the trophies he had collected over the years. This helps me to get an idea of Norman's achievements as a British Comedian.
The final extract I have looked at from the book focuses on Norman's knighhood. This doesn't tell me much about Norman as a British comedy icon but it is useful in telling me about his achievements in the entertainment industry.
Other than these 4 examples, I have also looked at Norman's childhood. This is because he often talks about how his childhood inspired his performances. For example, he says that the abuse he got from his father taught him how to fall. This would later become a trait of Norman Pitkin.
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