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My Friend Johnny: The Last 20 Years of a Beautiful Life with Johnny Carson and Friends

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Report copyright infringementby Howard Smith (Author), Eli Gonzalez (With)For two decades, Howard Smith shared an extraordinary friendship with Johnny Carson-not as the legendary Tonight Show host, but simply as John. A neighbor turned close companion, Howard entered John's private world far from the spotlight.In My Friend Johnny, Smith paints an intimate portrait of the man behind the iconic desk: funny, kind, and generous, yet deeply complex. From tennis matches to quiet moments, their bond...

Decades Never Start on Time: A Richard Roud Anthology

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Report copyright infringementby Michael Temple (Editor), Karen Smolens (Editor)Richard Roud, film writer and co-founder and director of the New York Film Festival, was one of the most influential film critics of the twentieth century. Renowned for his close relationships with French New Wave directors such as Godard and Truffaut, he played a key role in bringing European art cinema to the attention of American and British audiences.This anthology brings together selected writings from his pub...

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Report copyright infringementby R. K. Chin (Author)This is no armchair general or Monday morning quarterback to expose the Gold Rush myth. I was there. Rode, ate, worked (a little) side by side with the cast members of the widely acclaimed and groundbreaking Discovery television reality show. A real gold strike for the Discovery Channel in its inaugural season, it was followed by more scintillating seasons which included new cast members working on different claims. I am restricting my discus...

Girl's Got to Breathe: The Life of Teresa Wright

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Report copyright infringementby Donald Spoto (Author)The actress Teresa Wright (1918-2005) lived a rich, complex, magnificent life against the backdrop of Golden Age Hollywood, Broadway, and television. There was no indication, from her astonishingly difficult--indeed, horrifying--childhood, of the success that would follow, nor of the universal acclaim and admiration that accompanied her everywhere. Her two marriages--to the writers Niven Busch (The Postman Always Rings Twice; Duel in the Su...

So Gay for You: Friendship, Found Family, and the Show That Started It All

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Report copyright infringementby Kate Moennig (Author), Leisha Hailey (Author)An intimate, hilarious memoir of art, friendship, queerness, and found family by Kate Moennig and Leisha Hailey, stars of The L Word--including never-before-shared stories and photos from behind the scenes of the show and their personal lives. "Are you comfortable with nudity?" my manager asked. In the early 2000s, Kate Moennig and Leisha Hailey--both young artists trying to figure it all out--met at auditions for a...

Reel Tears (hardback): The Beverly Washburn Story, Take Two

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Report copyright infringementby Beverly Washburn (Author), Donald Vaughan (Author)Beverly Washburn was one of Hollywood's most familiar child actors during the 1950s and '60s, a consummate performer who excelled at both comedy and drama with equal ease. Renowned for her uncanny ability to cry on cue, she appeared in countless television shows during the medium's Golden Age, and many of the era's best-loved movies, including Walt Disney's Old Yeller, The Greatest Show on Earth, Shane, and Spid...

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Report copyright infringementby Agnes Bristow (Author), John Fraser (Foreword by), Bridgetta Tomarchio (Editorial Coordination by)The shocking true story of Communist China- and the woman it couldn't contain.As the Cultural Revolution sweeps across the nation, young ballerina Tia Zhang rises to the top of Mao Zedong's favorite dancers. Her success leads her to a forbidden love with a dashing military athlete - but it can not protect them from the brutality of the Communist regime.In a story t...

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind: Love, Loss and the Fade to White

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Report copyright infringementby Maia Wyman (Author)Siskel and Ebert meet Joan Didion in Auteur, a unique series that combines in-depth film criticism with personal autobiography. Each book in the series examines a single movie through a critical and historical lens, filtered through the author's creative and emotional connection to the film. The result is a literary memoir that celebrates some of our most beloved and influential movies.Two decades ago, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind pi...

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Report copyright infringementby Juliet E. Prowse (Author)Juliet Prowse was a young South African dancer who burst into the international spotlight in her first Hollywood movie, Can-Can. Considered talented and exotic, she caught the media's attention and her engagement to Frank Sinatra fuelled their fascination further. But was it true love and what did Sinatra make of Juliet's relationship with Elvis during G.I. Blues? Unhappy with 20th Century Fox, Juliet broke out of her contract, created ...

Magician of the Movies: The Life of Walt Disney

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Report copyright infringementby Bob Thomas (Author)From Marceline to the Magic KingdomAward-winning Associated Press reporter Bob Thomas' original biography of Walt Disney is fast-moving and insightful-the perfect introduction to Walt for readers of all ages.The stories told in Magician of the Movies unravel the man who fascinates us to this day. Thomas puts us in the wagon with young Walt making the rounds with Doc Sherwood in Marceline, Missouri. He makes us feel Walt's despair at the loss ...

$The Unfractured Fairy Tale Life of Edward Everett Horton$

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Report copyright infringementby Lon Davis (Author), Debra Davis (Author)Edward Everett Horton (1886-1970), a stage-trained American actor and undisputed master of the double-take, made his mark in the escapist films of the 1930s and '40s with his nuanced portrayals of flustered, nervous-nelly types. Movie buffs treasure his performances in such timeless classics as Trouble in Paradise (1932), Top Hat (1935), Lost Horizon (1937), Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941), and Arsenic and Old Lace (1944). B...

Daws Butler - Characters Actor (hardback)

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Report copyright infringementby Ben Ohmart (Author), Joe Bevilaqua (Author), Nancy Cartwright (Foreword by)The official biography of the voice of Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound and all things Hanna-Barbera. This first book on master voice actor Daws Butler has been assembled through personal scrapbooks, letters and intimate interviews with family and co-workers. Foreword by Daws' most famous student, Nancy Cartwright (the voice of Bart Simpson). Number of Pages: 302 Di...

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Report copyright infringementby Edward Gross (Author)From the authors of The Fifty-Year Mission and So Say We All, comes the first and only comprehensive oral history of the Star Wars movie franchise. For the past four decades, no film saga has touched the world in the way that Star Wars has, capturing the imaginations of filmgoers and filmmakers alike. Now, for the first time ever, Edward Gross and Mark A. Altman, the bestselling authors of The Fifty-Year Mission, are telling the entire sto...

The Morse Code: Decoding the Career of Iconic Lighting Designer Peter Morse

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Report copyright infringementby Vickie Claiborne (Author), Peter Morse (Author)The Morse Code: Decoding the Career of Iconic Lighting Designer Peter Morse explores key developments and evolving techniques, processes, and technology within contemporary theatrical lighting design through the career and impact of US lighting designer Peter Morse.Peter Morse's career as a lighting designer spans over 50 years. He has worked with most of entertainment's biggest artists, including Michael Jackson, ...

Robert Shaw: An Actor's Life on the Set of Jaws and Beyond

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Report copyright infringementby Christopher Shaw Myers (Author)Just in time for the 50th anniversary of Steven Spielberg's Jaws, an intimate and richly-told portrait of the iconic actor and writer Robert Shaw, from his portrayal of the legendary shark hunter Captain Quint and beyond, written lovingly but honestly by his nephew. "Go for the Jaws, stay for the Shaws." --Nat Segaloff, author of The Exorcist Legacy Robert Shaw unforgettably commanded attention as the weathered seaman Captain Quin...

How In The World...? - A behind the scenes look at what it takes to create the MAGIC of Walt Disney World

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Report copyright infringementby David Schroeder (Author)How In The World... can you buy forty-three square miles of land without anyone knowing? That is just the beginning of this fascinating journey through the first twenty-five years of development, construction, and daily operations of Walt Disney World -- Disney's largest resort complex. No other Walt Disney World book offers such an all-encompassing perspective as "How in the World...?" as it delves into everything from how Walt Disney W...

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Report copyright infringementby Jon Kremer (Author)A Go! Go! Revisited - Beatles, Bournemouth and Beyond updates and extends Jon Kremer's Sixties memoir Bournemouth A Go! Go! The full text and images contained within the original edition are annotated with substantial footnotes, complemented with additional photos. As Beatlemania swept across Britain in 1963 two teenagers, Jon Kremer and Al Stewart, in a story that came to be known as The Men from Rickenbacker, took turns in playing John Len...

Think Fast!! Lessons I Learned From Minnesota to Manhattan and Back

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Report copyright infringementby Carole Wendt (Author) Number of Pages: 198 Dimensions: 0.42 x 7 x 5 IN Publication Date: May 30, 2025

$The Unfractured Fairy Tale Life of Edward Everett Horton$

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JayBangs: How Jay Stein, MCA, & Universal Invented the Modern Theme Park and Beat Disney at Its Own Game

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Report copyright infringementby Sam Gennawey (Author)Jay Stein Builds a Better MousetrapAfter years of sitting fat and happy atop the theme park totem pole, Mickey Mouse discovered a big cat in his backyard named Jay Stein. Against stiff odds, corporate politics, and fierce opposition from Michael Eisner's Disney, Jay Stein founded Universal Studios Florida. This is how he did it.Starting in the mailroom of MCA (now NBCUniversal), where his duties included delivering messages to stars like Al...

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Report copyright infringementby Peter Shelley (Author)Alexis Smith (June 8, 1921 - June 9, 1993) was an American star of film, television, theatre, and radio. Born in Canada, she grew up in Los Angeles and was a professional dancer. She also studied acting and was discovered in a college production by a Warner Bros. scout. Signed to a long-term contract Smith spent nine years playing supporting parts, appearing three times with Errol Flynn, twice with Humphrey Bogart, and with Cary Grant in N...

Respect for Acting: Expanded Version - Hardcover

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by Uta Hagen (Author), Haskel Frankel (With), Katie Finneran (Foreword by)The classic book on acting, in an attractive updated edition Since its original publication in 1973, Uta Hagen's Respect for Acting has remained a durable classic and a must-read for all students of acting. As an acting instructor at the Herbert Berghof Studio, Hagen helped to develop the talents of world-class actors like Robert DeNiro, Matthew Broderick, Gene Wilder, Amanda Peet, Austin Pendleton, Whoopi Goldberg, and...

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Report copyright infringementby John Agar (Author), L. C. Van Savage (As Told to)For over 20 years, the name John Agar on a marquee meant action to moviegoers - from World War II land, sea and air battles, to the frontier west, to the new frontier of 1950s science fiction, where he stood fast against some of the era's most memorable movie monsters. Agar's rise to fame was meteoric: During World War II, the $83-a-month buck sergeant met and later married "America's Sweetheart" Shirley Temple, ...

Stay Interesting: I Don't Always Tell Stories about My Life, But When I Do They're True and Amazing

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Report copyright infringementby Jonathan Goldsmith (Author)What makes a life truly interesting? Is it the people you meet? The risks you take? The adventures you remember? Jonathan Goldsmith has many answers to that question. For years he was a struggling actor in New York and Los Angeles, with experiences that included competing for roles with Dustin Hoffman, getting shot by John Wayne, drinking with Tennessee Williams, and sailing the high seas with Fernando Lamas, never mind romancing many...

The View from the Bridge: Memories of Star Trek and a Life in Hollywood

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Report copyright infringementby Nicholas Meyer (Author)"Essential reading for any Star Trek and movie fan." -trekmovie.com When Nicholas Meyer was asked to direct the troubled second Star Trek film, he was something less than a true believer. A bestselling author and successful director, he had never been a fan of the TV series. But as he began to ponder the appeal of Kirk, Spock, et al., he realized that their story was a classical nautical adventure yarn transplanted into space and-armed...

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Report copyright infringementby Frank Evans (Author)The extraordinary, funny and entertaining story of a Salford lad turned matador Number of Pages: 314 Dimensions: 0.7 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN Publication Date: January 03, 2013

Whiskey Road: Special 60 Year Anniversary Edition

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Report copyright infringementby Parkey Sharkey (Author), Jon Kinyon (Author)Parkey Sharkey was an infamous hard-drinking cab driver, scofflaw and pugilist from Palo Alto, California. Many actually believed that journalist Paul Coates of the LA Daily Mirror invented Parkey Sharkey to keep his column alive in the late 1950s. Which was not true at all. Parkey's letters and cards were 100 percent legit. And yes, he actually appeared on Groucho Marx's "You Bet Your Life" more than once. Parkey's "...

The Book of Chalamet: A Chalamazing (Unofficial) Celebration of Timothee

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Report copyright infringementby Pesala Bandara (Author)Timoth?e? Chala... may I?! This book is a celebration of the actor, style-icon and consummate heartthrob we all love! Timoth?e Chalamet is a global superstar, award-winning actor and leading heartthrob of his generation. With his androgynous good looks and sweet, humble disposition, he is miles away from the macho superheroes who have been dominating Hollywood - and fans across all genders love him for it. He has played challenging roles,...

Living the Château Dream: As Seen on the Hit Channel 4 Show Escape to the Château

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Report copyright infringementby Angel Strawbridge (Author), Dick Strawbridge (Author)In January 2015 Dick and Angel Strawbridge embarked on the journey of a lifetime when they swapped their cosy two-bedroom flat in East London for a derelict château with 12 acres of land in the Loire valley. Where Sunday Times bestseller A Year At The Château told the entertaining and heartwarming beginning of the family's French adventure, as they found their forever home and began to restore and renovate t...

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Report copyright infringementby James Curtis (Author)The legend of W. C. Fields has persisted for more than half a century--the gin-guzzling misanthrope about whom Leo Rosten famously said, "Any man who hates dogs and babies can't be all bad." But there was another Fields, the man behind the character of the red-nosed card sharp, who wrote, directed, and performed in some of the most enduring comedies of all time, including "It's a Gift," "My Little Chickadee," and "The Bank Dick." Fields' ca...

Fight Forever: The Ballad of Kevin and Sami

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Report copyright infringementby J. J. McGee (Author), Jaime Shelhamer (Illustrator), Kristina L. Snowden (Editor) Number of Pages: 436 Dimensions: 0.89 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: April 01, 2025