Dropped Names: Famous Men and Women As I Knew Them - Brossura

Langella, Frank

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ISBN 10: 0062094491 ISBN 13: 9780062094490

Casa editrice: Perennial, 2013

Riassunto

Rita Hayworth dancing by candlelight; Elizabeth Taylor tenderly wrapping him in her Pashmina scarf; streaking for Sir Laurence Olivier in a drafty English castle; terrifying a dozing Jackie Onassis; carrying an unconscious Montgomery Clift to safety on a dark New York street...

Captured forever in a unique memoir, Frank Langella’s myriad encounters with some of the past century’s most famous human beings are profoundly affecting, funny, wicked, sometimes shocking, and utterly irresistible. With sharp wit and a perceptive eye, Mr. Langella takes us with him into the private worlds and privileged lives of movie stars, presidents, royalty, literary lions, the social elite, and the greats of the Broadway stage. We learn something, too, of Mr. Langella’s personal journey from the age of fifteen to the present day. Dropped Names is, like its subjects, riveting and unforgettable.

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Recensione:

"Frank Langella's DROPPED NAMES is a different kind of memoir. . . . Not many of his peers could write such an eloquently dishy book." --Los Angeles Times

L'autore:

Frank Langella has been a professional actor for over five decades and hopes to carry on for several more. He began performing as a boy in his hometown of Bayonne, New Jersey, and currently resides in New York City. This is his first book.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Perennial
• Data di pubblicazione: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0062094491
• ISBN 13: 9780062094490
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 363