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Bezig met laden... So Far, So Good: A Memoirdoor Burgess Meredith
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. Actor, director, and apparently unsung Don Juan, Burgess Meredith has written a sprightly autobiography heavy on anecdote and portraiture (of his friends and colleagues) and light on both the art and detail of his remarkable career. There are funny stories abounding and memorable depictions of his circle of acquaintance (including John Steinbeck, James Thurber, and Zero Mostel). Those looking for in-depth analyses of the crafts of acting and directing will not find much here. Nor will those hoping for details on the creation of Meredith's many films. Only a comparative handful are mentioned, and a scant few of those in any depth. He writes at some length about his breakout film, WINTERSET (the play version of which he had also starred in), but has barely ten words for his much-better remembered film from the same period, OF MICE AND MEN. There are paragraphs about ROCKY and DAY OF THE LOCUST, but an entire chapter devoted to a disastrous film called THE YIN AND YANG OF MR. GO. Meredith writes in an extremely pleasant style and seems not to hold very many grudges. He writes with pleasure of his friends and even most of his several wives (most prominently, Paulette Goddard). The book is a very enjoyable experience, but it hasn't the depth to please thoroughly anyone who yearns for deeper insights into the man or his career. ( ) geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
"So Far, So Good is the memoir of one of our century's most accomplished actors and directors - a colorful, candid, witty tour through the world of American theater and film. Burgess Meredith's remarkable career - including dozens of films, scores of plays, and distinguished directorial work both on Broadway and on the screen - speaks for itself: from his first early success on Broadway in Winterset, to his indelible performance as the Penguin in the Batman television series, to his portrayal of Sylvester Stallone's feisty manager in Rocky, he has acted in some of this century's most important movies and plays, and alongside some of its finest actors." "A deliciously entertaining storyteller, Burgess Meredith takes us inside his glittering world, to Tallulah Bankhead's salacious midnight parties in her Gotham Hotel suite (she played hostess in the nude), to the behind-the-set antics with former wife Paulette Goddard (together they misplaced $300,000 worth of jewels), to the Communist witch-hunts in the 1950s (he was blacklisted). So Far, So Good is filled with marvelous anecdotes and revealing reminiscences about John Huston, Orson Welles, Jimmy Stewart, Katharine Cornell, Ingrid Bergman, John Steinbeck, Marlene Dietrich, Ian Fleming, Fred Astaire, Charles Chaplin, Aldous Huxley, Alexander Calder, Kurt Weill, Ginger Rogers, Jean Renoir, Lauren Bacall, Artie Shaw, David Selznick, Joe Schenk, Charles Laughton, Franchot Tone, Andy Warhol. But Meredith's memoir is also a touching story of humor, kindness, and triumph spanning over half a century in the spotlight. So Far, So Good is a delight from first page to last, perhaps Burgess Meredith's best performance so far."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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