The Ragman's Son - Brossura

Douglas, Kirk

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1849839026 ISBN 13: 9781849839020

Casa editrice: Simon & Schuster Ltd, 2012

Riassunto

Kirk Douglas's skilful and passionate autobiography charts the rise of the son of an illiterate Russian-Jewish ragman who became a Hollywood legend. With unflinching humour and frankness he reveals the inside story of more than forty years of stardom, alongside Sinatra, Wayne and Olivier - and his relationships with movie goddesses like Crawford, Hayworth and Dietrich. Rich in unforgettable anecdotes that capture the true spirit of the golden years of Hollywood and Broadway, this is an autobiography that reads like a novel, narrated by the unmistakable voice of a true superstar.

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Kirk Douglas, born Issur Danielovitch is world famous and has more than 80 films to his credit.

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Kirk Douglas's skilful and passionate autobiography charts the rise of the son of an illiterate Russian-Jewish ragman who became a Hollywood legend. He tells of a childhood of brutal poverty, and the father whose silent, brooding presence had a profound effect on his future.
It reveals too the determination that led him to take on astonishingly diverse roles that few stars would have risked - Spartacus the slave, the mad painter Van Gogh and the conscience-stricken colonel in Paths of Glory.
With unflinching humour and frankness he reveals the inside story of more than forty years of stardom, alongside Sinatra, Wayne and Olivier - and his relationships with movie goddesses like Crawford, Hayworth and Dietrich.
Rich in unforgettable anecdotes that capture the true spirit of the golden years of Hollywood and Broadway, this is an autobiography that reads like a novel, narrated by the unmistakable voice of a true superstar.
'By turns self-mocking, whimsical and proud, studded with starry names and fascinating in its behind-the-scenes glimpses and insights into his craft' Sunday Times
'This is not a dispassionate or discreet book: Douglas relives old grudges, rows and love affairs . . . It's enthralling' Observer
978-1-84983-902-0
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Autobiography

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• Editore: Simon & Schuster Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1849839026
• ISBN 13: 9781849839020
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 544