ONE TOUGH DAME: THE LIFE AND CAREER OF DIANA RIGG by Herbie J Pilato: An Overview

Early Praise

“ONE TOUGH DAME: The Life and Career of Diana Rigg…explores, to full capacity, her humanity, fearlessness, endurance, tenacity, her most beloved performances, and so much more.” — From the Foreword by Rupert Macnee (son of Patrick Macnee, Diana Rigg’s co-star from The Avengers)

“We always knew there was more to Diana Rigg than the lady-spy our generation grew up admiring (and lusting after). Herbie J Pilato peels away her Avengers leather suit to reveal an exquisitely well-written and researched book. Meticulous without being pedantic, this is not only a superb biography, it’s also a chronicle of the last innocent era in popular culture.” — Nat Segaloff, pop-culture author/historian

“Herbie J Pilato delivers the book the glorious Dame Diana deserves. One Tough Dame is incredibly well-researched, and he explores Diana Riggs’s life and career with a welcome air of upbeat affection that still allows for an honest perspective on her work and its cultural impact. The trove of lovingly restored photographs is the icing on the cake. Bravo! — Samuel Garza, pop-culture author/historian

Bullet Points

• Opens with Forward by Rupert Mcnee (son of Patrick Macnee, her co-star on The Avengers).