Where There's Smoke ...
One of the most iconic villains in the history of television, the enigmatic Cigarette Smoking Man fascinated legions of fans of the 1990s’ hit TV series, The X-Files. Best known as “Cancerman,” he was voted Television’s Favourite Villain by the readers of TV Guide. The man behind the villain, William B. Davis, is a Canadian actor and director, whose revelations in this memoir will entertain and intrigue the millions of X-Files aficionados worldwide.
But there is more to Davis’s story than just The X-Files.
Davis’s extensive acting experience began when he was a child in Ontario in the 1950s, and grew to encompass radio, theatre, film, and television. At the University of Toronto, where he graduated with a degree in philosophy, he turned his hand to directing, a move that took him to theatre school in Britain and a directing career. There, he reconnected with his undergraduate colleague, Donald Sutherland, and worked at the National Theatre, with such notables as Sir Laurence Olivier, Dame Maggie Smith, and Albert Finney.
Those who love the theatre will delight in his recollections of the Straw Hat Players in Ontario or the trials and tribulations of an artistic director of repertory theatre in Dundee, Scotland, or his valiant attempt to create a theatre in Quebec devoted to the Canadian repertoire. Those who love history will relive with Davis those “golden years” of Canadian radio drama and theatre, not to mention enjoying an inside look at the National Theatre School of Canada where he directed the English Acting Program in the ’60s. Those who love a bit of scandalous gossip will not be disappointed.
Written in an easy conversational style, this memoir truly is “The Musings of the Cigarette Smoking Man” – as William B. Davis reflects on his loves, his losses, his hopes, his fears, and his accomplishments in this unique and engaging autobiography.
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Helene.
Um, if you want to read a novel then maybe you should read (here's my wild idea now), A NOVEL! I read the book as an x-files fan and loved it. He's a great writer (which surprised me) and I for one found it compelling. If I wanted to read something about the X-Files then I would have bought a book that I knew was dedicated to that subject. It's not like I'm an idiot and couldn't tell beforehand that the content was about his life and general experiences as an actor. Of course he uses the iconic image - IT'S ICONIC! It's what he's known for who on god's green earth wouldn't he use it?
What a thoroughly bizarre critique.
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A colleague of mine said “Memoir writing is the new scrapbooking. “ It seems everyone has a story to tell. The problem is not everyone’s story is interesting, at least not to your average reader. The cover of this book is meant to attract X-File fans. What fan could resist learning more about the iconic Cigarette Smoking Man, a character full of mystery and intrigue? Let me warn them right now that the bulk of the book is dedicated to Canadian and British theatre which oddly enough is why I was attracted to it. And contrary to the X-files, there is nothing paranormal or alien oriented about the growth of theatre in Toronto and Vancouver. At worst a few office tantrums and extra marital affairs are exposed but they are real and in the author’s mind explainable. Intermixed is the never ending name dropping. You know how boring speeches are on Oscar night when actors name every director, producer, hair stylist they ever worked with? Well try reading 200 pages of that, except Davis wouldn’t finish his speech by thanking God. All kidding aside, the memoir does offer some insight on acting and the importance of developing networks to succeed. I only wish it read more like a novel instead of a resume. Pictures of family, theatre groups and ski races would have helped to personalize it.