Tag Archives: entertainment biography

The Books: “Timebends: A Life” (Arthur Miller)

Posted on October 17, 2008 by sheila

Daily Book Excerpt: Entertainment Biography/Memoir: Timebends: A Life, by Arthur Miller This is truly bizarre. Today happens to be Arthur Miller’s birthday. His is the next book on the shelf. So happy birthday, Arthur Miller. When Timebends came out, in … Continue reading →

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The Books: “The Groucho Letters: Letters from and to Groucho Marx”

Posted on October 16, 2008 by sheila

Daily Book Excerpt: Entertainment Biography/Memoir: The Groucho Letters: Letters from and to Groucho Marx When I was a senior in high school, I dated a guy who was an insane Marx Brothers fan, and still is today. And so it … Continue reading →

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The Books: “Born Standing Up: A Comic’s Life” (Steve Martin)

Posted on October 15, 2008 by sheila

Daily Book Excerpt: Entertainment Biography/Memoir: Born Standing Up: A Comic’s Life, by Steve Martin If I had been in college in the late 70s as opposed to in grade school, I would have been a Steve Martin fanatic. As it … Continue reading →

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The Books: “Dino: Living High in the Dirty Business of Dreams” (Nick Tosches)

Posted on October 14, 2008 by sheila

Daily Book Excerpt: Entertainment Biography/Memoir: Dino: Living High in the Dirty Business of Dreams, by Nick Tosches David Thomson, in his The New Biographical Dictionary of Film: Sixth Edition writes of Tosches’ book: Nick Tosches’ Dino: Living High in the … Continue reading →

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The Books: “My Lucky Stars: A Hollywood Memoir” (Shirley MacLaine)

Posted on October 10, 2008 by sheila

Daily Book Excerpt: Entertainment Biography/Memoir: My Lucky Stars: A Hollywood Memoir, by Shirley MacLaine Wonderful book! It might be my favorite of Shirley MacLaine’s (although granted I have not read her latest). It’s a book of anecdotes and character studies … Continue reading →

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The Books: “Dance While You Can” (Shirley MacLaine)

Posted on October 9, 2008 by sheila

Daily Book Excerpt: Entertainment Biography/Memoir: Dance While You Can, by Shirley MacLaine Dance While You Can came out in the early 90s. Now it can’t be said that MacLaine ever really had a dry period – that’s one of the … Continue reading →

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The Books: “Out On a Limb” (Shirley MacLaine)

Posted on October 8, 2008 by sheila

Daily Book Excerpt: Entertainment Biography/Memoir: Out on a Limb, by Shirley MacLaine This is the book that tipped her over the edge onto a whole other level of wide-spread cultural consciousness. Out on a Limb was 15 weeks on the … Continue reading →

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The Books: “Don’t Fall Off the Mountain” (Shirley MacLaine)

Posted on October 7, 2008 by sheila

Daily Book Excerpt: Entertainment Biography/Memoir:: Don’t Fall Off the Mountain, by Shirley MacLaine I wonder if Shirley MacLaine is bad at anything. I’m sure she is – and so she doesn’t spend her energies in those areas … or who … Continue reading →

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The Books: “Buster Keaton: Tempest in a Flat Hat” (Edward McPherson)

Posted on October 2, 2008 by sheila

Daily Book Excerpt: Entertainment Biography/Memoir: Buster Keaton: Tempest In A Flat Hat, by Edward McPherson I loved coming back to the house on Cape Cod on a drizzly day, and seeing Cashel curled up in a chair with his laptop … Continue reading →

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The Books: “Elia Kazan: A Life” (Elia Kazan)

Posted on September 30, 2008 by sheila

Daily Book Excerpt: Entertainment Biography/Memoir: Elia Kazan: A Life, by Elia Kazan I met Elia Kazan once. It was in 1999 and I was working on a show at the Actors Studio. It was a production of Awake and Sing, … Continue reading →

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