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I Want It Now! a Memoir of Life on the Set of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
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Rob Lowe · 344 pages
A teen idol at fifteen, an international icon and founder of the Brat Pack at twenty, and one of Hollywood's top stars to this day, Rob Lowe chronicles his experiences as a painfully misunderstood child actor in Ohio uprooted to the wild counterculture of mid-seventies Malibu, where he embarked on his unrelenting pursuit of a career in Hollywood.
The Kid Stays in the Picture
Robert Evans · 480 pages
An autobiographical account of the life and times of Robert Evans, Hollywood producer who worked on Love Story, Rosemary's Baby, The Godfather, Marathon Man, Chinatown The Cottonwood Club and many other films.
As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride
Cary Elwes, Joe Layden · 272 pages
From actor Cary Elwes, who played the iconic role of Westley in *The Princess Bride*, comes a first-person account and behind-the-scenes look at the making of the cult classic film filled with never-before-told stories, exclusive photographs, and interviews with costars Robin Wright, Wallace Shawn, Billy Crystal, Christopher Guest, and Mandy Patinkin, as well as author and screenwriter William Gol
If Chins Could Kill: Confessions of a B Movie Actor
Bruce Campbell · 324 pages
There and Back Again: An Actor's Tale - A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Lord of the Rings
Sean Astin, Joe Layden, Joe Layden
An Unsuitable Boy
Karan Johar, Poonam Saxena · 352 pages
xiii, 216 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : 24 cm
Harpo Speaks!
Harpo Marx, Rowland Barber · 482 pages
Watch Me
Anjelica Huston · 389 pages
"Picking up where A Story Lately Told leaves off, when Anjelica Huston is 22 years old, Watch Me is a chronicle of her glamorous and eventful Hollywood years. She writes about falling in love with Jack Nicholson and her adventurous, turbulent, high-profile, spirited 17-year relationship with him and his intoxicating circle of friends. She writes about learning how to act, about her Academy Award-w
Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life
Steve Martin · 216 pages
The author shares the stories of his years in stand-up comedy in a humorous memoir that recalls a first job selling guidebooks at Disneyland, his early magic and comedy act, his years of honing his craft, and the sacrifice, discipline, and originality it took to take him to the top.
With Nails: The Film Diaries Of Richard E. Grant
Richard E. Grant · 320 pages
My Movie Business: A Memoir
John Irving · 176 pages
Diaries 1969-1979: The Python Years
Michael Palin · 672 pages
The Making of The African Queen, or: How I went to Africa with Bogart, Bacall and Huston and almost lost my mind
Katharine Hepburn · 129 pages
This volume recalls the adventures of Katharine Hepburn, John Huston, Humphrey Bogart, and Lauren Bacall during the grueling, on-location filming of The African Queen which prove to be as entertaining and unforgettable as the film classic itself. Includes 45 behind the scenes photos. Hepburn recalls her experience of making this popular film, revealing her emotional highs and lows during the filmi
In Such Good Company: Eleven Years of Laughter, Mayhem, and Fun in the Sandbox
Carol Burnett · 320 pages
In this New York Times bestseller, comedy legend Carol Burnett tells the hilarious behind-the-scenes story of her iconic weekly variety series, The Carol Burnett Show. In In Such Good Company, Carol Burnett pulls back the curtain on the twenty-five-time Emmy-Award winning show that made television history, and she reminisces about the outrageously funny and tender moments that made working on
Star Trek Movie Memories
William Shatner, Chris Kreski · 320 pages
I Blame Dennis Hopper: And Other Stories from a Life Lived In and Out of the Movies
Illeana Douglas
"In 1969, Illeana Douglas' parents saw the film Easy Rider. Like many folks of that generation, the groundbreaking film transformed them. Taking Dennis Hopper's words, "That's what it's all about man", to heart, they abandoned what Illeana had hoped would be her comfortable upper middle class life for a childhood filled with hippies, goats, free spirits, and free love. Illeana writes, "Since it wa
My Happy Days in Hollywood: A Memoir
Garry Marshall · 276 pages
A lighthearted account by the producer and director of such productions as "Laverne & Shirley" and "Pretty Woman" traces his Bronx childhood, role in shaping A-list celebrity careers, and personal philosophies about life and entertainment.
The Million Dollar Mermaid
Esther Williams, Digby Diehl · 416 pages
'Tis Herself
Maureen O'Hara · 313 pages
In a candid, behind-the-scenes memoir, the legendary Hollywood beauty and beloved star of such classics as "The Quiet Man" and "Miracle On 34th Street" looks back on her varied life and career.
Guns and Thighs: The Story of My Life
Ram Gopal Varma · 199 pages
By Myself
Lauren Bacall · 506 pages
L'actrice, dont le rêve d'enfant était de devenir comédienne de théâtre, retrace son parcours dans le monde du cinéma tout en évoquant ses fragilités et ses fiertés.
The Lonely Life
Bette Davis · 275 pages
Her early struggles for a stage career, unhappy marriages, hard work and success told in a lighthearted, bantering style.