Dropped Names: Famous Men and Women As I Knew Them

ISBN: 0062094491

Author: Langella, Frank

Condition: New

New York Times BestsellerThis uncommonly eloquent book is enjoyable for the panoply of great names who turn up. . . . A natural raconteur, [Mr. Langella] seems to fit precisely Henry Jamess famous description of the novelist as one on whom nothing is lost. -Charles Isherwood, New York TimesRita Hayworth dancing by candlelight; Elizabeth Taylor tenderly wrapping him in her Pashmina scarf; streaking for Sir Laurence Olivier in a drafty English castle; terrifying a dozing Jackie Onassis; carrying an unconscious Montgomery Clift to safety on a dark New York street...Captured forever in a unique memoir, legendary actor Frank Langellas myriad encounters with some of the past centurys most famous human beings are profoundly affecting, funny, wicked, sometimes shocking, and utterly irresistible. With sharp wit and a perceptive eye, Mr. Langella takes us with him into the private worlds and privileged lives of movie stars, presidents, royalty, literary lions, the social elite, and the greats of the Broadway stage. We learn something, too, of Mr. Langellas personal journey from the age of fifteen to the present day. Dropped Names is, like its subjects, riveting and unforgettable.