…actually, his real name is Maurice Joseph Micklewight. But the Michael Caine we know and love today – screen legend, Knight of the Realm and all-round icon of cool – will be coming to Bath courtesy of Toppings Books on Wednesday 6 October. The Oscar-winning cockney will talk about his life and his new autobiography ‘The Elephant to Hollywood’, a candid, heart warming account charting an astonishing career that started with an underprivileged childhood in London’s East End and led to Caine becoming a globally successful, intrinsically British superstar. Tickets for this very special event are £20, and include a copy of the book – at that price, there’s no need to blow the bloody doors off…
