A Sunday Times Book of the Year ';A memoir as soulful, wryly witty, and lyrical as it is candid and courageous' Booklist, starred review ';Impressive, candid and vivid' The Times ';Beautifully written' Sunday Times Sally Field is one of the most celebrated, beloved and enduring actors of our time, and now she tells her story for the first time in this intimate andhaunting literary memoir.
The sun shone, the crowds waved and cheered wildly and billions watched on TV all around the world as Kate lovingly kissed William on the balcony of Buckingham Palace - not once but twice!
Native Americans have been a constant fixture on television, from the dawn of broadcasting, when the iconic Indian head test pattern was frequently used during station sign-ons and sign-offs, to the present.
Lew Resseguie has known Presidents, worked professionally as an actor in theater,film and television , a songwriter, newspaperman,and theatrical director and producer.
This is the true story of Peggy Batchelor, whose first performance was as Baby Peggy of the Wembley Tattoo in 1925, who went on to entertain the troops in ENSA during the Second World War, who pursued a varied acting career, involving broadcasting at the Olympics of 1948, working for the BBC and in theatre, and who then had a successful career in education.
With his tongue firmly planted in his cheek, smoking a cigar and sipping a glass of wine, George Stewart, a 25-year veteran of the news business discusses history, fantasy, politics and most of all friendship and love of life in his adopted home town of Tustin, CA, small town U.
Feathers of Color What it was like playing the Famous BigBird An American Icon is about the journey of a man who became one of the worlds biggest stars.
"e;Love Sick"e; is one of the first break through poetry books of its kind that breaks free of traditional writing stanzas and just unleashes the true passion of the poetess.
Blonde, vivacious Jean Arthur is best remembered today for her unizue, childlike voice and for the handful of classic Thirties and Forties movies she made for directors Frank Capra and George Stevens, such as You Can't Take It With You, Mr.
Brightfire covers important events during and after the reign of King Raedwald of Sutton Hoo, Suffolk, East Anglia, UK, and is set mainly in and around his homestead nearby, with some scenes set in Northumbria and elsewhere.
At a time when opportunities were closed to women and orchestral venues boasted signs, Only Men Need Apply, Elaine Shaffers extraordinary talent and perseverance forged a career that would lead her to soaring heights.
Pirouettes and Passions Growing up behind the CurtainBy Mia NadasiThis memoir is for readers interested in ballet and theatre and life of the privileged artists behind the ex- Iron Curtain.
Her son introduces his mother's life story which she has written as a fictional narrative as she relives traumatic experiences while writing about them.
Drip into Drama is a collection of historcal fiction plays that were written to educate students and adults about the struggles and perserverances of historical figures.
On March 19, 1937, world-renowned Soviet film-maker, Sergei Eisenstein, appears before the All-Union Creative Conference of Workers in Soviet Cinematography, accused of having failed to create films which reflect the social and political orthodoxy of the Stalinist regime.
A comprehensive guide to understanding Vietnam's long and tumultuous history A Brief History of Vietnam explores the turbulent history of a land that has risen from the ashes of war to become the newest Asian tiger economy.
In July of 1984, Edward Van Halen was the most popular musician in the world in the most popular band in the worldthe band that to this day bears his own surname.
An American recording icon of the early 1900s, Cal Stewart created the popular Uncle Josh Weathersby character; Joshs town, Punkin Center; and the many colorful characters who inhabited his fictional town from Way Down East.
From Ann Miller to Jimmy Stewart, from Marilyn Monroe to George Clooney to Sir Laurence Olivier, Giancarlo Menotti, Dolly Parton, Billy Crystal, and a host of others, author and actress Peggy Pope has crossed paths with a number of extraordinary artists.
Entertainments industry leaders portray a rags to riches phenomenon that suggests that those who become successful simply transition from the sidewalk to the Bentley overnight.
From the late 1940s to the early '60s, Marilyn Monroe appeared in barely thirty movies, beginning with bit parts and moving on into supporting roles for such films as The Asphalt Jungle, All About Eve, and Clash by Night.
This is the first book on enduring Hollywood star Eleanor Parker, long underrated despite three best actress Academy Award nominations (Caged, 1950; Detective Story, 1951; Interrupted Melody, 1955).
