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The film and theater veteran dishes on celebrities hes known, which makes for a compelling read. Our marketplace offers a huge selection of movies from sellers worldwide. His hair is graying at the temples and his clothes are. Frank langella attacks hollywood stars in scathing memoir. Each of us needs something food, liquor, pot, whatever to help us survive. Frank langella s personal stories and commentaries regarding bette davis, elizabeth taylor, charlton heston, jackie kennedy, and raul julia were particularly fascinating.
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With johnny depp, frank langella, lena olin, emmanuelle seigner. Frank langellas personal stories and commentaries regarding bette davis, elizabeth taylor, charlton heston, jackie kennedy, and raul julia were particularly fascinating. Famous men and women as i knew them, and frank langellas cyrano, and more on. Frank langella me long sometimes faults theres a great deal of attention paid and books written about this change of life in a woman, and really very little written about a mans change of life. The actor frank langella went everywhere, met everyone and fell into. Dropped names, frank langellas memoir the new york times.
Langella caught the acting bug when he was 11, after playing an elderly man in a school play on the life of abraham lincoln, and he went on to earn a degree in theater from syracuse university. A rare book dealer, while seeking out the last two copies of a demon text, gets drawn into a conspiracy with supernatural overtones. Elizabeth taylor tenderly wrapping him in her pashmina scarf. Frank langella agent, manager, publicist contact info. He earlier won acclaim for playing count dracula on broadway and in the movies, so its tempting to joke that playing one monster prepared him to play another. Famous men and women as i knew them by frank langella not only is frank langella a marvelous and talented actor, it turns out he is a gifted writer as well. If you have any questions on how to use our service, you can contact.
Frank langellas email hits my inbox late on a sunday afternoon in march. Frank langella theres a great deal of attention paid. But what impresses is the spellbinding power of that fine american actor, frank langella, best known in britain as the disintegrating president in frostnixon, who plays lear and wins. But actor frank langella, then 34, still fell for his costar, and they began a passionate affair together on the set of the littleremembered 1972 western called the wrath of god. The daily mail is running some exhaustive excerpts from frank langellas upcoming book, dropped names. Famous men and women as i knew them langella, frank author hardcover. Laurence olivier and frank langella in dracula 1979. Langella, 74, was nominated for an oscar in 2008 for frostnixon, and hes got about three movies. Captured forever in a unique memoir, frank langellas myriad encounters with some of the past.
His candid stories of the wide array of famous people he has known, both casually and intimately, are fabulous. The books subtitle should be bad girls go everywhere, although. Dropped names by frank langella dishes on fellow actors. Captured forever in a unique memoir, frank langellas myriad encounters with some of the past centurys. He is a fourtime tony award winner, twotime obie award winner, and an academy award nominee. Famous men and women as i knew them by frank langella online at alibris. Famous men and women as i knew them, and frank langella s cyrano, and more on. Mar 30, 2012 frank langella is probably best known for his tonywinning and oscarnominated performances as richard nixon in the stage and screen versions of frostnixon. Frank langella, author of superman returns 2006 film, on librarything librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers home groups talk zeitgeist. In a few days, the actor will head west to begin shooting showtimes new jim carrey.
Very nice of mr langellas admission of raul julia as his boyfriend. Published this week by harper collins, langellas memoir is a tourdeforce debut that, in the proudest showbusiness tradition, leaves us wanting more. I first took notice of this book when i saw the author, actor frank langella interviewed on the tavis smiley show to discuss his memoir of the. He is also the author of the critically acclaimed memoir dropped names. Mar 26, 2012 the daily mail is running some exhaustive excerpts from frank langellas upcoming book, dropped names. Frank langella dishes about the famous in memoir the mercury. Frank langellas cyrano by frank langella goodreads. Frank langellas dropped names is a different kind of memoir. As a young man frank langella worked with laurence olivier, partied with noel.
Stage and screen stalwart langella recalls his encounters with celebrity, both in and out of the spotlight. Rarely have i read a book about celebrities that is as insightful, candid, revealing, and as wellwritten as this one. Famous men and women as i knew them offers shrewd and often poignant observations that linger in the mind long after each chapter endsand there are 66 vignettes to savor. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. Celebitchy frank langellas book trashes dead celebrities. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Frank langella s email hits my inbox late on a sunday afternoon in march. There are many main characters, such as cyrano, a poet, christian, a soldier, and roxane, the woman that they both love. Captured forever in a unique memoir, frank langellas myriad encounters with some of the past centurys most famous human beings are profoundly affecting, funny, wicked, sometimes shocking, and utterly irresistible.
Frank langella has been a professional actor for over five decades and hopes to carry on for several more. The estimated speaking fee range to book frank langella for your event is available upon request. Mar 23, 2012 10 stories from frank langella about his famous friends in his new memoir dropped names, frank langella recalls meetings and friendships with boldface names. Famous men and women as i knew them, which can be purchased at a lower. Frank langella speakers bureau and booking agent info. The christian science monitor is an international news organization that delivers thoughtful, global coverage via its website, weekly magazine, online daily edition, and email newsletters. Frank langella is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics. Famous men and women as i knew them, in which he trashes countless nowdeceased celebrities including anne bancroft, yul brynner, paul newman, and liz taylor. Early on in this engaging memoir, the author notes his difficulty in conveying the glory of a chapters subject, noel coward, to a contemporary audience, as wit, intelligence, and style have lost ground to stupid, vulgar, and loud. Privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers statistics cookie statement mobile view. Liam neeson, diane kruger, january jones and frank langella directed by. Apr 22, 2012 march 30, 2012 the actor frank langella writes about meeting some of the 20th centurys biggest celebrities in his memoir, dropped names. See all books authored by frank langella, including dropped names.
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