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Publisher
Blackstone Publishing
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"If it weren't for Emma Johnson, Caryn Johnson would have never become Whoopi Goldberg. Emma gave her children the loving care and wisdom they needed to succeed in life, always encouraging them to be true to themselves. When Whoopi lost her mother in 2010--and then her older brother, Clyde, five years later--she felt deeply alone; the only people who truly knew her were gone. Emma raised her children not just to survive, but to thrive. In this intimate...
Author
Publisher
Alyson Books
Pub. Date
2001
Language
English
Description
This remarkable biography, written by Divine's mother, Frances Milstead, reveals a never-before-seen side of the renowned actor and drag performer. Following him as he grows from angelic choirboy to flamboyant adult, this account reveals the star's humanity through words and rare photos. color insert.
Publisher
Deskpop Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
The true story of Cary Grant: from acrobat to icon. Explore the meteoric rise of 'Archibald' Leach', better known as 'Cary Grant', from his life as a young acrobat on Broadway to one of America's most beloved actors in Hollywood.
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
The loving tribute to Gene Wilder celebrates his life and legacy as the comic genius behind an extraordinary string of film roles, from his first collaboration with Mel Brooks in The Producers to the enigmatic title role in the original Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory to his inspired on-screen partnership with Richard Pryor in movies like Silver Streak. It is Illustrated by a bevy of touching and hilarious clips and outtakes, never-before-seen...
Publisher
Deskpop Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
The True Story of the Barrymores is the story of 3 generations of actors who, from the birth of cinema to the advent of social networking, left their mark on the entertainment industry. It is also the story of a cursed generation and a legacy that will be saved in the early 80s by the cry of a 7-year-old girl. Her name is Drew Barrymore.
Author
Series
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"From her idyllic childhood in the American Midwest to her Oscar-nominated performance in Sunset Boulevard (1950) and the social circles of New York and Los Angeles, actress Nancy Olson Livingston has lived abundantly. In her memoir, A Front Row Seat, Livingston treats readers to an intimate, charming chronicle of her life as an actress, wife, and mother, and her memories of many of the most notable figures and moments of her time. Livingston shares...