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All about me! : my remarkable life in show business / by Brooks, Mel,1926-author.;
The legendary comedian, actor, and film producer and director traces his rise from a Depression-era kid in Brooklyn to his stellar film career, offering insight into the inspiration for his ideas and the many close friendships and collaborations behind his sucess.
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Brooks, Mel, 1926-; Comedians; Motion picture actors and actresses; Motion picture producers and directors;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Woody / by Evanier, David.;
Filmography: pages 353-362.Includes bibliographical references (pages 363-366) and index."In this first biography of Woody Allen in over a decade, David Evanier discusses key movies, plays and prose as well as Allen's personal life. Evanier tackles the themes that Allen has spent a lifetime sorting through in art: morality, sexuality, Judaism, the eternal struggle of head and heart. Woody will be the definitive word on a major American talent as he begins his ninth decade, and his sixth decade of making movies"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Allen, Woody, 1935-; Comedians; Motion picture actors and actresses; Motion picture producers and directors;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Home [sound recording (CD)] : a memoir of my early years / by Andrews, Julie;
Read by the author.
Subjects: Andrews, Julie; CD Talking books; Motion picture actors and actresses; Singers;
© p2008., Hyperion AudioBooks,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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My name is Barbra / by Streisand, Barbra,author.;
"The long-awaited memoir by the superstar of stage, screen, recordings, and television Barbra Streisand is by any account a living legend, a woman who in a career spanning six decades has excelled in every area of entertainment. She is among the handful of EGOT winners (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony) and has one of the greatest and most recognizable voices in popular music. She has been nominated for a Grammy 46 times, and with Yentl she became the first woman to write, produce, direct, and star in a major motion picture. In My Name Is Barbra, she tells her own story about her life and extraordinary career, from growing up in Brooklyn to her first star-making appearances in New York nightclubs to her breakout performance in Funny Girl (musical and film) to the long string of successes in every medium in the years that followed. The book is, like Barbra herself, frank, funny, opinionated, and charming. She recounts her early struggles to become an actress, eventually turning to singing to earn a living; the recording of some of her acclaimed albums; the years of effort involved in making Yentl; her direction of The Prince of Tides; her friendships with figures ranging from Marlon Brando to Madeleine Albright; her political advocacy; and the fulfillment she's found in her marriage to James Brolin. No entertainer's memoir has been more anticipated than Barbra Streisand's, and this engrossing and delightful book will be eagerly welcomed by her millions of fans"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Streisand, Barbra.; Motion picture actors and actresses; Motion picture producers and directors; Singers; Women motion picture producers and directors;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Inside out : a memoir / by Moore, Demi,author.;
"Even as Demi was becoming the highest paid actress in Hollywood, however, she was always outrunning her past, just one step ahead of the doubts and insecurities that defined her childhood. Throughout her rise to fame and during some of the most pivotal moments of her life, Demi battled addiction, body image issues, and childhood trauma that would follow her for years all while juggling a skyrocketing career and at times negative public perception. As her success grew, Demi found herself questioning if she belonged in Hollywood, if she was a good mother, a good actress and, always, if she was simply good enough."--
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Biographies.; Moore, Demi.; Motion picture actors and actresses; Actresses; Man-woman relationships.; Divorce.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Run towards the danger : confrontations with a body of memory / by Polley, Sarah,author.;
"Oscar-nominated screenwriter, director, and actor Sarah Polley's Run Towards the Danger explores memory and the dialogue between her past and her present These are the most dangerous stories of my life. The ones I have avoided, the ones I haven't told, the ones that have kept me awake on countless nights. As these stories found echoes in my adult life, and then went another, better way than they did in childhood, they became lighter and easier to carry. Sarah Polley's work as an actor, screenwriter, and director is celebrated for its honesty, complexity, and deep humanity. She brings all those qualities, along with her exquisite storytelling chops, to these six essays. Each one captures a piece of Polley's life as she remembers it, while at the same time examining the fallibility of memory, the mutability of reality in the mind, and the possibility of experiencing the past anew, as the person she is now but was not then. As Polley writes, the past and present are in a "reciprocal pressure dance." Polley contemplates stories from her own life ranging from stage fright to high-risk childbirth to endangerment and more. After struggling with the aftermath of a concussion, Polley met a specialist who gave her wholly new advice: to recover from a traumatic injury, she had to retrain her mind to strength by charging towards the very activities that triggered her symptoms. With riveting clarity, she shows the power of applying that same advice to other areas of her life in order to find a path forward, a way through. Rather than live in a protective crouch, she had to run towards the danger. In this extraordinary book, Polley explores what it is to live in one's body, in a constant state of becoming, learning, and changing"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Personal narratives.; Polley, Sarah.; Screenwriters; Motion picture producers and directors; Motion picture actors and actresses; Psychic trauma.; Memory.; Actors;
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Charlie Chaplin vs. America : when art, sex, and politics collided / by Eyman, Scott,1951-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."The story of Charlie Chaplin's years of self-imposed exile from the United States, when he had become a pariah during the 1950s Red Scare. While living abroad he made his last, and by general agreement, worst films, only to return home years later to a triumphant reception"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Chaplin, Charlie, 1889-1977; Comedians; Motion picture actors and actresses;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Out of the corner : a memoir / by Grey, Jennifer,1960-author.;
"Jennifer Grey takes readers on a vivid tour of the experiences that have shaped her, from her childhood as the daughter of Broadway and film legend Joel Grey, to the surprise hit with Patrick Swayze that made her America's sweetheart, to her inspiring season eleven win on ABC's Dancing with the Stars ... Throughout this intimate narrative, Grey richly evokes places and times that were defining for a generation--from her preteen days in 1970s Malibu and wild child nights in New York's club scene, to her roles in quintessential movies of the 1980s, including The Cotton Club, Red Dawn, and her breakout performance in Ferris Bueller's Day Off. With self-deprecating humor and frankness, she looks back on her unbridled, romantic adventures in Hollywood. And with enormous bravery, she shares the devastating fallout from a plastic surgery procedure that caused the sudden and stunning loss of her professional identity and career"--Amazon.
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Grey, Jennifer, 1960-; Motion picture actors and actresses; Surgery, Plastic;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Shockaholic [sound recording] / by Fisher, Carrie.;
Read by the author.
Subjects: Fisher, Carrie.; Audiobooks.; Authors, American; Motion picture actors and actresses;
© p2011., Simon & Schuster Audio,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Greenlights / by McConaughey, Matthew,1969-author.;
"Drawing on the Academy Award-winning actor's journals and diaries from the last 40 years, this book presents a uniquely McConaughey approach to achieving success and satisfaction"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; McConaughey, Matthew, 1969-; McConaughey, Matthew, 1969-; Motion picture actors and actresses; Conduct of life.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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