Short and Sweet: The Life and Times of the Lollipop Munchkin
1 Jan 1970 12:00am GMT The world’s favorite munchkin, Jerry Maren, gets fifteen more minutes of fame with his new autobiography in which he reveals what it was like to work with such legends as the Marx Brothers, Lucille Ball, Judy Garland, Tiny Tim as well as other career high and low points.
Steps in Time: Fred Astaire is back in print
1 Jan 1970 12:00am GMT Illustrated with more than forty rare photographs from the author's personal collection, here is Astaire in all his debonair glory—his life, his times, his movies, and, above all, his magical screen appearances.
In Spite of Myself: A Memoir by Christopher Plummer
1 Jan 1970 12:00am GMT Christopher Plummer, Canada’s most celebrated and acclaimed actor lets loose in a magnificent memoir that will delight and enchant readers across the country. It's due in bookstores in November. Get the details.
Escape Artist: The Life and Films of John Sturges
1 Jan 1970 12:00am GMT The first film biography of the late director (The Great Escape, The Magnificent Seven) is based on Glenn Lovell’s extensive interviews with John Sturges, his wife and children, and numerous stars including Clint Eastwood, Robert Duvall, and Jane Russell.
Making Movies With Orson Welles: A Memoir
1 Jan 1970 12:00am GMT Gary Graver recounts the highs and lows of the moviemaking business as he and one of the most important directors of all time struggled to get films produced. The two men collaborated F for Fake, the still-unreleased The Other Side of the Wind and other films.