Dear Cary - My Life With Cary Grant

Zusatztext "[Cannon's] candid memoir chronicles the near fairy tale May-December romance between the ingénue and the legendary star." Informationen zum Autor Award-winning film and television actress, director, screenwriter, editor, and producer Dyan Cannon is the first woman in the history of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to be nominated for Oscars both as an actress and as a filmmaker. She lives in Hollywood and is at courtside for every Los Angeles Lakers home game. Klappentext He was the ultimate star, defining Hollywood glamour as well as cinematic achievement. She was a bright new actress, beautiful and funny, who would one day prove her talent by being the first woman to receive Academy Award nominations for her work on-screen and behind the camera. On his arm, she found herself traveling in the inner circles of power and glamour in which Cary Grant was king among the Hollywood royalty. Behind closed doors, she discovered a Cary no one knew: a thoughtful, caring, and private person, with dark family secrets that weighed heavily on him. With unparalleled honesty, Dyan Cannon shares the heartwarming and heartbreaking story of her magical romance and stormy marriage to screen legend Cary Grant. Featuring rare photographs and never-before-seen letters and notes from Cary Grant, Dear Cary is told with poignancy and hard-won wisdom, a story for anyone who has ever loved and lost. Zusammenfassung Withhonesty and heart-rending emotion! actress and filmmaker DyanCannon tells the story of her topsy-turvy relationship with Hollywood legendCary Grant. Cannon’s captivating narrative takes the reader behind the scenesof Hollywood’s Golden Age! inside America’s high court of glamour and notorietyin which Cary Grant was king. In his private life alongside Cannon! however! astory that began with all the romance of his famous films— Charade ! ToCatch a Thief ! An Affair to Remember or The Philadelphia Story— wouldend up taking a series of tragic and unpredictable twists and turns. Insharing Grant’s inside story for the first time! Dear Cary is exactlywhat Hollywood is always looking for . . . the next blockbuster! and a storyfor romance lovers of all ages.   ...

Product details

• Authors: Dyan Cannon
• Publisher: It Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.04.2012
• EAN: 9780061961410
• ISBN: 978-0-06-196141-0
• No. of pages: 352
• Dimensions: 154 mm x 228 mm x 26 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; Music, Biography: general, Memoirs, Films, cinema, Theatre Studies, Wildlife: general interest, Self-help, personal development and practical advice, Musicians, singers, bands and groups, Gender studies: women and girls, Composers and songwriters, Biography: arts and entertainment, Biography: historical, political and military, HISTORY: WORLD, NATURE: Animals / General, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Personal Memoirs, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Entertainment & Performing Arts, SELF-HELP: Personal Growth / General, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Women, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Music, SELF-HELP: Motivational & Inspirational, NATURE: Animals / Wildlife, MUSIC: Essays