Dick Van Dyke My Lucky Life - Softcover

Van Dyke, Dick

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9781786061096: Dick Van Dyke My Lucky Life

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ISBN 10: 1786061090 ISBN 13: 9781786061096

Publisher: John Blake, 2016

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Dick Van Dyke, indisputably one of the greats of the golden age of television, is admired and beloved by audiences the world over for his beaming smile, his physical dexterity, his impeccable comic timing, his ridiculous stunts, and his unforgettable screen roles. His trailblazing television programme, The Dick Van Dyke Show, was one of the most popular sitcoms of the 1960s and introduced another major television star, Mary Tyler Moore, it also won fifteen Primetime Emmy Awards. But Dick Van Dyke was also an enormously engaging movie star whose films, including Mary Poppins and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, have been discovered by each new generation of fans and are as beloved today as when they first appeared. Who doesn't know the word 'supercalifragilisticexpialidocious'? A colourful, loving, richly detailed look at the decades of a multi-layered life, My Lucky Life In and Out of Show Business will enthral every generation of reader, from baby-boomers who recall when Rob Petrie became a household name, to all those still enchanted by Bert's 'Chim Chim Cher-ee'. This is a lively, heart-warming memoir of a performer who still thinks of himself as a 'simple song-and dance man', but who is, in every sense of the words, a classic entertainer.

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In my opinion, Luck has little to do with Dick Van Dyke s life. It is, rather, his innate kindness and talent that have had an extraordinary effect in shaping the man. And what a fascinating self-portrait he s given us in this book.
Mary Tyler Moore

From the time I worked with Dick on the movie Bye Bye Birdie, I have admired his many talents, not the least of which is the joy and enthusiasm he shares with audiences. I m a big fan of his and his book. Ann-Margret

Van Dyke tells a wonderful story about himself and his times. And in an often surprsingly relevant manner our times. We ve always liked the performer it s hard not to like Dick Van Dyke but this will will make you admire him. --Playbill

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"In my opinion, 'Luck' has little to do with Dick Van Dyke's life. It is, rather, his innate kindness and talent that have had an extraordinary effect in shaping the man. And what a fascinating self-portrait he's given us in this book."
--Mary Tyler Moore

"From the time I worked with Dick on the movie Bye Bye Birdie, I have admired his many talents, not the least of which is the joy and enthusiasm he shares with audiences. I'm a big fan of his......and his book."--Ann-Margret

"Van Dyke tells a wonderful story about himself and his times. And--in an often surprsingly relevant manner--our times. We've always liked the performer--it's hard not to like Dick Van Dyke--but this will will make you admire him."--Playbill

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About the Author:

DICK VAN DYKE was born in West Plains, Missouri, in 1925. He is an internationally recognized and accomplished performer, and has been a recipient of the Theatre World Award, a Tony, a Grammy, and four Emmy awards. He lives in California.

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