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Loading... My Life in Three Acts (1990)by Helen Hayes
   None No current Talk conversations about this book.   ) mrsmig | Jan 19, 2018 |  Helen Hayes has been on stage, screen and television for more than fifty years. In that time she moved among the world's most famous and talented people. She speaks with wit, wisdom, and candor on topics both public and private, offering behind-the-sceens portraits of great personalities, telling of the advice older actors gave her and how she in turn gave advice. She treats us to delightful anecdotes about Ethel Barrymore, John Ford, Al Capone. At the same time she reflects more seriously on the painful parts of her life. And, finally, she expresses her strong views on what is wrong with the American theatre today and what has always been wrong with Hollywood. christinejoseph | Dec 1, 2015 | phylliscurtis | Aug 7, 2007 | no reviews | add a review
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Helen Hayes had been on stage, screen, and television for more than fifty years. In that time she moved among the world's most famous and talented people. She speaks with wit, wisdom, and candor on topics both public and private, offering behind-the-scenes portraits of great personalities, telling of the advice older actors gave her and how she in turn gave advice. She treats us to delightful anecdotes about Ethel Barrymore, John Ford, and Al Capone, at the same time reflecting more seriously on the painful parts of her life. Written just three years before her death and narrated by her son, James MacArthur, this is an engrossing account of a rich, productive life. No library descriptions found. |
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 Google Books — Loading...GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)792.028The arts Recreational and performing arts Stage presentations, Theatre Standard subdivisions and types of stage presentation Techniques, procedures, apparatus, equipment, materials, miscellany Acting and PerformanceLC ClassificationRatingAverage: (4.11)
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