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New York, New York, U. S. A.: Carroll & Graf Publishers. New with no dust jacket. 1999. First Thus. Softcover. From a review by Publishers Weekly (starred review) : "This vibrant, anecdote-packed biography. Provides an intimate portrait of a secretive man. " Luis Bunuel was dangerous, enigmatic, elusive, and never dispassionate. He had brilliant friends and made famous enemies. He helped Picasso hang the Guernica. He clashed with Greta Garbo and attended orgies staged by Charlie Chaplin. Bunuel, too, was a man of exceptional genius as well as unexpected charm, and he stands among the greatest creative artists of the 20th century. Disguising his sensitivity in cynicism and a calculated use of the bizarre, Bunuel's films, made over a 50-year period from his 1928 Un Chien Andalou - with its famous image of a razor drawn across a girl's eyeball - to a late blossoming in the 1960s and 1970s with Belle de Jour, Viridiana, and The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, still…
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Bunuel
by Baxter, John
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Charlie Chaplin: Comic Genius
by Robinson, David
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New York: Harry N Abrams Inc. New with no dust jacket. 1996. Softcover. In 1914 Charlie Chaplin emerged from the costume shed at Hollywood's Keystone Studios wearing baggy pants, and ill-fitting jacket, and a small bowler hat - and thus was born the Little Tramp, one of the world's most beloved film characters. This small book chronicles Chaplin's brilliant career as an actor, writer, and director, as well as his often-controversial and much-publicized personal life - his love affairs, his pusuit by the FBI, and his final break with the United States. With his brilliantly observed characterizations and his comic genius, Charlie Chaplin forever changed the course of moviemaking. Well illustrated, including a filmography, list of illustrations, and an index. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. ; 143 pages .
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The Illustrated John Lennon
by Giuliano, Geoffrey; Giuliano, Brenda; Lennon, Charlie (Introduction by)
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North Dighton, Massachusetts, U. S. A.: JG Press. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1996. Hardcover. This book takes readers miles beyond any of the more than two dozen major books published about the dreamy, bespectacled singer/composer from suburban Liverpool. With a riveting text culled from over a decade of research into Lennon's extraordinary life, author Giuliano rounds out his insightful look at the former Beatle with seldom-before-seen photos, many never previously published, spanning the performer's life. The introduction by John's uncle reveals, for the first time, the often complicated hidden world of his famous nephew. This book neatly ties together the myth, music and magic of one of the 20th century's greatest artists. Includes a Q&A session and Lennon chronology. Pictorial cover; corners are slightly worn. Jacket has light wear at the corners and a 1 1/2" repaired tear at the back. In protective cover. ; 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall .
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Kate Remembered
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New York: Putnam Pub Group. New in New dust jacket. 2003. Second Printing. Hardcover. From the Author's Note: This book is. Not a critical study of either Katharine Hepburn's life or her career. It is, rather, as true an account of her life as I can present, based on countless hours of private conversations during which she reminisced. Even more than recalling events, Miss Hepburn often used our time together to reflect, an exercise in which I don't think she indulged with anybody else. And so, more than my remembrances, this book intends to convey hers. " 370 pages, some photos. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. .
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Love Always, Patsy : Patsy Cline's Letters to a Friend
by Hazen, Cindy; Freeman, Mike
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New York, Ny, U. S. A.: Berkley Publishing Group. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. In 1955, Treva Miller Steinbicker, a starstruck girl from East Tennessee, approached an up-and-coming country western singer in the hopes of establishing her fan club. Patsy Cline cheerfully accepted the honor. Over the next four years, through an intimate exchange of letters, she would become Treva's close friend and confidante. This is the collection of that remarkable, cherished correspondence - poignant, colorful, humorous and genuinely revealing in its honesty and warmth. The letters are reproduced as written, quite readable, with text included. 272 pages with index. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. .
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Mia & Woody, Love and Betrayal
by Groteke, Kristi with Rosen, Marjorie
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New York: Carroll & Graf Publishers, Inc.. Fine in As New dust jacket. 1994. First Edition; Unknown. Hardcover. Kristi Groteke was the nanny to Mia Farrow's children and a confidante to Farrow. After a dozen years in which the two stars seemed to live a Manhattan fairy tale, it was shocking that they publicly aired their problems and end to their affair. Woody Allen had an affair with one of the daughters, and was accused of sexual abuse to another. Written from first-hand knowledge and sympathetic understanding, this is a tale of love gone terribly wrong. Several pictures and an action in court to gain custody of two of Farrow's children are included in the 286 pages. This is a sad but compelling look at the crumbling of a previously loving relationship, including the childrens' feelings about Allen. Pages are clean but some in the middle are wavy. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ; B&W Photographs .
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No Intermissions: the Life of Agnes De Mille
by Easton, Carol
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New York, New York, U. S. A.: Da Capo Pr. New. 2000. First Publishers Edition. Softcover. No Intermissions is the first comprehensive biography of Anges de Mille, an American cultural giant: Dancer, choreographer, director, labor union leader, bestselling author, and passionate advocate of the arts. During a life that spanned most of the 20th century, de Mille worked and played with a fabulous cast of characters, from her uncle (Cecil B. De Mille) , to Charlie Chaplin, Cole Porter, Noel Coward, and many others. Drawing on unpublished papers and on extensive interviews with friends, colleagues, relatives, and de Mille herself, the author takes us behind the scenes of de Mille's life. Includes 8 pages of illustrations, including bibliography and index. ; 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall .
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One More Time
by Burnett, Carol
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New York: Random House. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1986. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hardcover. One day Carol Burnett bought a typewriter, placed it on her work table, and began a letter to her three daughters. What she wanted to tell them was what her own childhood had been like. What she DIDN'T want was for her children to grow up knowing as little about their mother's childhood as she had known about the early lives of her own parents. Day by day long-forgotten memories came flooding back, memories of a childhood sometimes so painful that she had barely been able to confront its joys and sorrows, until she sat down to write her letter. That letter became this book. This is a wonderful book - happy, sad, a little of everything, may more of some. You will encounter this story just as vivdly as Burnett lived it, with the freshness and amazement of direct experience. It is a rich, touching memoir of a determined spirit who insisted on life and joy - and found it, wherever she happened to…
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Oona : Living in the Shadows: a Biography of Oona O'Neill Chaplin
by Scovell, Jane
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New York, Ny, U. S. A.: Warner Books, Incorporated. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. Oona was born to a family blessed by genius and plagued by tragedy, and Oona lived in the shadows from an early age. Her father, Nobel Prize-winning playwright Eugene O'Neill, was an alcoholic and distant man who abandoned Oona when she was a child and later disinherited her. Her eccentric mother, a writer, was loving yet often absent. Both of her brothers committed suicide at an early age. Drawing on extensive research, this book reveals how Oona yearned fo her father's love her entire life and, for most of her years, managed to evade the family curse of drink and despair. In comelling detail, it relates how as a girl she tuned her back on Manhattan's cafe society and went to Hollywood to become an actress. And, of course, she met Charlie Chaplin. The DJ has a 1" tear at the top rear flap. 354 pages, including index and 16 pages of photographs. 8vo - over…
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Remembering Patsy
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Nashville, Tennessee, U. S. A.: Rutledge Hill Press. New in New dust jacket. 2002. First Printing. Hardcover. This book is a celebration of Patsy Cline the friend, the legend, and the role model. Patsy's friends and peers such as Loretta Lynn, Jan Howard, Brenda Lee, and Bill Anderson share stories both touching and funny about the star who left well before her time. Performers who never had the opportunity to meet Cline (in fact, many weren't born when she died) such as Lee Ann Womack, k. D. Lang, Trisha Yearwood, Amy Grant, and Patty Griffin explain why Patsy Cline remains one of the most respected and loved performers of all time, in any genre of music. This is the first collection of its kind - paying tribute to a legend, like we may never see again. 95 pages, half are photographs. CD included with Diana Krall singing "Crazy. " 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. .
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Ring of Fire: a Tribute to Johnny Cash
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Nashville, Tennessee, U. S. A.: Rutledge Hill Press. New in New dust jacket. 2003. First Printing. Hardcover. The music of Johnny Cash spoke to and for Americans of all ages, backgrounds, and social settings for nearly half a century. He was the first artist to be inducted in both the Rock and Roll and country Music halls of fame. This book is a celebration of the many facets of Cash. It features tributes sometimes moving and sometimes funny from Dolly Parton, Trish Yearwood, Rodney Crowell, Merle Haggard, Loretta Lynn, Kris Kristofferson and others. This volume shows why the Man in Black made the common man feel he was one of them. When Cash died, the author wrote in USA Today "Last weekend the whole country wore black. " 95 pages, half are photos, with a CD of Cash singing "Ring of Fire. " 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. .
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Sondheim
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New York: Harry N Abrams Inc. New in New dust jacket. 2000. Hardcover. This volume, originally published in 1993, is an enlarged and updated version. Stephen Sondheim grew up under the wing of one of the great creators of musical theater, Oscar Hammerstein II, but he forged a long and brilliant career away from the shadow of that master. His own inventions as lyricist, composer, and in both roles, broke new ground. Beginning as a lyric writer for Leonard Bernstein (West Side Story) and Jule Styrne (Gypsy) , Sondheim struck out on his own, writing both music and lyrics for many wonderful shows including A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Follies, Into the Woods, and more. The author provides a narrative of Sondheim's life and a cogent analysis of the music and lyrics. This greatly enhanced by generous quotations from the artist himself. Sondheim gave many long interviews over several months that give this book a special, intimate and accurate authority. Coupled with the…
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Split Image: the Life of Anthony Perkins
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New York, New York, U. S. A.: E P Dutton. New with no dust jacket. 1997. First Softcover Edition. Softcover. NEW - "Much more than a celebrity tell-all. Required reading for anyone wanting a peek at the high price of stardom and homophobia. " - Milwaukee Journal Sentinal. Who is Anthony Perkins? The author was asked that continually as he interviewed individuals for this book. He grew up around the corner from Perkins, and often felt his own life was in sync with his. After all, in Psycho he was a strange man who spent much of his time alone, the rest with his mother. The author, twelve years old at the time, did the same thing. When the author moved to Los Angeles, Tony Perkins came into the bookstore he worked at. "I began to feel he was following me. " Winecoff says in the author's note. But here is the story of Tony Perkins, from his childhood to his death from AIDS. 482 pages, with 14 pages of photographs. 8vo - over 7¾" -…
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Under the Rainbow : the Real Liza Minnelli
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Secaucus, Nj, U. S. A.: Carol Publishing Group. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1995. Hardcover. The daughter of Judy Garland and movie director Vincente Minnelli, Liza Minelli has endured excruciating trauma and failure, and exhilirating passion and success - with the help of drugs, lovers, and a few close friends. This is the touching story of a bewildered little girl searching for the childhood she never had and a love that has eluded her. There are many intimate details included about her childhood, her troubles with her mother, her marriage to Peter Allen, and much more. The binding has light wear on one bottom corner and a spot on each bottom board. The jacket is lightly worn at a few of the corners and scuffed at the spine bottom. The outside of the pages on the bottom have a stain, like coffee and it goes a bit to the vertical side. The stain does not go through to the pages themselves. 248 pages including an index, 24 pages of photographs, including eight pages in color. 8vo -…
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