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Scribner
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
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"Between 1995 and 1999, Patton Oswalt lived with an unshakable addiction. It wasn't drugs, alcohol or sex: it was film. After moving to L.A., Oswalt became a huge film buff (or as he calls it, a sprocket fiend), absorbing classics, cult hits, and new releases at the New Beverly Cinema. Silver screen celluloid became Patton's life schoolbook, informing his notion of acting, writing, comedy, and relationships. Set in the nascent days of L.A.'s alternative...
4) Shockaholic
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Language
English
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It's been a roller coaster few years for Carrie since her Tony- and Emmy-nominated, one-woman Broadway show and New York Times bestselling book Wishful Drinking. She not only lost her beloved father, but also managed to lose over forty pounds of unwanted flesh, not by sawing off a leg (although that did cross her zapped mind), but by doing what might be termed "wishful shrinking" all the while staying sober and sane-ish.
Author
Publisher
Taylor Trade Publishing
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
The star of Laverne & Shirley tells stories of her struggles as a child growing up with meager means and dreaming of becoming an actress. She also shares many misadventures and amusing anecdotes about some of the most famous actors in Hollywood.
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Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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Most people know Andrew McCarthy from his movie roles in Pretty in Pink, St. Elmo's Fire, Weekend at Bernie's, and Less than Zero, and as a charter member of Hollywood's Brat Pack. That iconic group of inǧnues and heartthrobs included Rob Lowe, Molly Ringwald, Emilio Estevez, and Demi Moore, and has come to represent both a genre of film and an era of pop culture. In his memoir Brat: An '80s Story, McCarthy focuses his gaze on that singular moment...
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Publisher
Cooper Square Press
Pub. Date
2001.
Language
English
Description
Marilyn Monroe (1926-1962) remains one of America's most compelling and tragic figures. Her films, as well as her public persona, established her as both a gifted artist and a potent cultural icon. This biography is a work of stunning scope and depth, both accurate and absorbing. Based on over 150 interviews and more than 35,000 pages of previously sealed files, including Monroe's diaries, letters, and other personal and revealing documents, this...
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