Title:
In the company of legends
Author:
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Edition:
First edition.
Publication Date:
2015
Publication Information:
New York : Beaufort Books, [2015]
©2015
Physical Description:
vii, 408 pages : illustrations, photographs ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9780825307423
Abstract:
Starting with their award winning profiles of Fred Astaire in 1980, Joan Kramer and David Heeley documented the lives and careers of many Hollywood legends, establishing a reputation for finding the un-findable, persuading the reluctant, and maintaining unique relationships long after the end credits rolled. These were recognized as high-quality, definitive film portraits, which revitalized the genre and made it a mainstay of television programming. This their insiders' view of the famous and the powerful: Katharine Hepburn, James Stewart, Johnny Carson, Frank Sinatra, Lew Wasserman, Ronald Reagan, Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Jane Fonda, Richard Dreyfuss, Audrey Hepburn, and Bette Davis, among others. Kramer and Heeley's behind the scenes stories of the productions and the personalities involved are amusing, sometimes moving, often revealing, and have never been told before.
General Note:
Includes index.
Contents:
Foreword / by Richard Dreyfuss -- Back story -- Fred was first -- "That won't work-- they're all dead" -- Joanne, Paul, and Hugh -- "Now that I have friends" -- Frank, paper towels, and Mickey -- At last, Elizabeth Taylor -- Directing Kate -- A Broadway premiere -- A pink hotel, a yellow box, and the Emmy awards -- The boxer and a singing legend -- Rainbow over the White House -- Jimmy and Johnny-- maybe -- Dirty laundry and a rock concert -- A visit to the White House -- "Don't mess with him" -- "I can't work without the bells" -- "Stay in touch" -- Tea and daggers -- Bacall and Bogie -- Joanne and The Group -- Audrey in Switzerland -- Henry and Jane and Ted and Peter -- Kate on Kate -- Two birthdays: Universal and Columbia -- Getting to know the last mogul -- Garfield: the good die young -- Life was a series of adventures; acting was just one of them -- A few that got away.
Language:
English
