London: W H Allen & Co Ltd, 1976. No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, very slightly dustiy page edges and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked with rubbing/light creasing to upper edge and small tear to upper edge of front dust flap. Filmography plus 357pp. The story of movie star Doris Day including all her marriages, affairs, real and rumoured and her celebrations and tragedies. Illustrated.. Hard Cover. Very Good (+)/Very Good (-). 9.5 x 6.25 inches.

Synopsis

Biography of Doris Day with 36 pages of photographs and filmography. This unusual collaboration in the form of an autobiography brings together a highly skilled professional writer and the film superstar who never enjoyed being thought of as Miss Goody Two-shoes. For the first time, Doris Day tells the story behind the headlines of her private life- three marriages, real and rumored affairs, and professional triumphs countered by personal tragedies. At thirteen Doris was in a car hit by a train, and for a while she expected to be crippled for life. At sixteen she was earning her living on the road signing with bands. At seventeen she married a man who turned out to be a psychopathic sadist. She talks of many other things she never told anyone before, and her book is as compelling as it is honest. Mr. Hotchner, the author of Papa Hemingway: A Personal Memoir, has enriched her story with candid interviews with her son, Terry Melcher; her mother, her friends, and many of the people she has worked with including Bob Hope, James Garner, and Jack Lemmon. In this perceptive book, "the girl next door" turns out to be an inspiring woman of unique courage and strength.

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Bookseller: Godley Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 024199
Title: Doris Day: Her Own Story
Author: Hotchner, A. E
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good (+)
Jacket Condition: Very Good (-)
ISBN 10: 0491017677
ISBN 13: 9780491017671
Publisher: W H Allen & Co Ltd
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1976
Keywords: Actress, Films, Movies, Hollywood, Doris Day
Bookseller catalogs: Performing Arts - Film; Biography - Performing arts;
Size: 9.5 x 6.25 inches

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