Mary Wickes
Title | Mary Wickes PDF eBook |
Author | Steve Taravella |
Publisher | Univ. Press of Mississippi |
Total Pages | 413 |
Release | 2013-05-17 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 1604739061 |
Moviegoers know her as the housekeeper in White Christmas, the nurse in Now, Voyager, and the crotchety choir director in Sister Act. This book, filled with never-published behind-the-scenes stories from Broadway and Hollywood, chronicles the life of a complicated woman who brought an assortment of unforgettable nurses, nuns, and housekeepers to life on screen and stage. Wickes (1910–1995) was part of some of the most significant moments in film, television, theatre, and radio history. On that frightening night in 1938 when Orson Welles recorded his earth-shattering “War of the Worlds” radio broadcast, Wickes was waiting on another soundstage for him for a rehearsal of Danton's Death, oblivious to the havoc taking place outside. When silent film star Gloria Swanson decided to host a live talk show on this new thing called television, Wickes was one of her first guests. When Lucille Ball made one of her first TV appearances, Wickes appeared with her—and became Lucy's closest friend for more than thirty years. Wickes was the original Mary Poppins, long before an umbrella carried Julie Andrews across the rooftops of London. And when Disney began creating 101 Dalmatians, Wickes was asked to pose for animators trying to capture the evil of Cruella De Vil. The pinched-face actress who cracked wise by day became a confidante to some of the day's biggest stars by night, including Bette Davis and Doris Day. Bolstered by interviews with almost three hundred people, and by private correspondence from Ball, Davis, Day, and others, Mary Wickes: I Know I've Seen That Face Before includes scores of never-before-shared anecdotes about Hollywood and Broadway. In the process, it introduces readers to a complex woman who sustained a remarkable career for sixty years.
Mary Wickes
Title | Mary Wickes PDF eBook |
Author | Steve Taravella |
Publisher | University Press of Mississippi |
Total Pages | 414 |
Release | 2013-05-24 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 1604739053 |
Moviegoers know her as the housekeeper in White Christmas, the nurse in Now, Voyager, and the crotchety choir director in Sister Act. This book, filled with never-published behind-the-scenes stories from Broadway and Hollywood, chronicles the life of a complicated woman who brought an assortment of unforgettable nurses, nuns, and housekeepers to life on screen and stage. Wickes was part of some of the most significant moments in film, television, theatre, and radio history. On that frightening night in 1938 that Orson Welles recorded his earth-shattering "War of the Worlds" radio broadcast, Wickes was waiting on another soundstage for him for a rehearsal of Danton's Death, oblivious to the havoc taking place outside. When silent film star Gloria Swanson decided to host a live talk show on this new thing called television, Wickes was one of her first guests. When Lucille Ball made her first TV appearance anywhere, Wickes appeared with her--and became Lucy's closest friend for more than thirty years. Wickes was the original Mary Poppins, long before an umbrella carried Julie Andrews across the rooftops of London. And when Disney began creating 101 Dalmatians, it asked Wickes to pose for animators trying to capture the evil of Cruella de Vil. The pinched-face actress who cracked wise by day became a confidante to some of the day's biggest stars by night, including Bette Davis and Doris Day. Bolstered by interviews with almost three hundred people, and by private correspondence from Ball, Davis, Day, and others, Mary Wickes: I Know I've Seen That Face Before includes scores of never-before-shared anecdotes about Hollywood and Broadway. In the process, it introduces readers to a complex woman who sustained a remarkable career for sixty years.
Sweet Oddball - The Story of Alice Pearce (hardback)
Title | Sweet Oddball - The Story of Alice Pearce (hardback) PDF eBook |
Author | Fredrick Tucker |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 472 |
Release | 2021-05-18 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781629337371 |
Sweet Oddball, exhaustively researched and illustrated with 225 rare photos, chronicles the public and private lives of a lady much beloved by her fellow actors and fans.
Surviving Cissy
Title | Surviving Cissy PDF eBook |
Author | Kathy Garver |
Publisher | Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | 289 |
Release | 2015-09-01 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 1630761168 |
Kathy Garver, the teenage heartthrob from the hit series Family Affair (1966–1971), was no one-hit wonder, but a journeywoman actress who appeared in such classic films as Night of the Hunter and The Ten Commandments long before she became a television icon. This memoir is a recollection of a working actress’s experiences, from the many films, television shows, and stage plays in which she performed, to her second career as a voice-over specialist in popular animated films and audiobooks. Featuring anecdotes, Hollywood history, and details of her relationships with such stars as Charlton Heston and Jon Provost, Surviving Cissy is a veritable quilt of Kathy’s exciting life.
The Wisdom of Eve
Title | The Wisdom of Eve PDF eBook |
Author | Mary Orr |
Publisher | Dramatists Play Service Inc |
Total Pages | 104 |
Release | 1994 |
Genre | Drama |
ISBN | 9780822214298 |
THE STORY: Adapted from the story by Mary Orr, on which the film All About Eve and the hit musical APPLAUSE were based. An engrossing and revealing inside story of life in New York's theatre world, told in terms of an unscrupulous ingenue's rise to Broa
From Privilege to Prison: Finding Purpose in a Dark Place
Title | From Privilege to Prison: Finding Purpose in a Dark Place PDF eBook |
Author | Amy Wickes-Passmore |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 200 |
Release | 2015-06-04 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 9781936408948 |
From Privilege to Prison A bubbly, outgoing young woman spirals out of control in a habitual cycle of addiction and alcoholism, indulging in immoral and criminal behaviors. Amy Wickes-Passmore pays a hefty price: a six month prison sentence that continues for almost 4 years, at times alongside of inmates serving life sentences. She is overwhelmed with the loss of her kids to the system as she tries to make sense of her situation while battling her newly diagnosed Bipolar I diagnosis. Amy's animated, comedic personality serves her well behinds bars. She makes a vow to those whom she leaves behind to tell the unimaginable stories about what life is like on the inside. Some jaw dropping stories of inmates, the justice system, kickin' it with the lifers, and performing karaoke for the prison guards. When Amy is released, her personal growth while enduring the harshest of environments allows her to "flip the script" on her past.
The Other Side of Ethel Mertz
Title | The Other Side of Ethel Mertz PDF eBook |
Author | Frank Castelluccio |
Publisher | Berkley |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 2000 |
Genre | Entertainers |
ISBN | 9780425176092 |
The only biography of Vivian Vance is now in paperback, with dozens of rare photographs and handwritten correspondence. Drawn from exclusive interviews with the actress's friends and acquaintances, as well as her own unpublished memoirs, this book tells the whole story about the former glamor girl, including her struggle with a violent depression, her failed love affairs, and her tumultuous friendship with Lucille Ball.