Foster Child: a Biography of Jodie Foster
Language: English
Published by Dutton Books, 1997
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- Title
- Foster Child: a Biography of Jodie Foster
- Author
- Buddy Foster
- Publisher
- Dutton Books
- Publication year
- 1997
- Condition
- Good
- Binding
- Hardback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0525941436
- ISBN 13
- 9780525941439
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From the Author
A DUTTON BOOK. Jodie Foster is a survivor. Even more than that, Jodie Foster is a stunning success in an intensely competitive industry. Yet until now no one beyond her most intimate circle has known the full story - the struggles, the challenges, the triumphs and their costs - of this superstar who has won such vast public acclaim yet remains one of Hollywood's most fiercely private people. Now Jodie Foster's older brother, who not only shared her tumultuous childhood but was a child star himself, tells the whole story of the little girl who grew up in the glare of the spotlight - matured into a brilliant actress and one of the most powerful figures in Hollywood today. Buddy Foster reveals what it was like to be one of four children raised by an avidly ambitious, controlling, yet caring mother and her lesbian companion - in a family haunted by financial needs that only the early success of Jodie and Buddy could meet. He recounts Jodie's first flirtation with fame as the sweet little girl in the memorable Coppertone ad; her spectacular entry into movies as the wise-beyond-her-years teen in Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, and the unforgettable underage prostitute in Taxi Driver; her long agony of being stalked by John Hinckley, the fan from hell who shot President Reagan to get Jodie's attention; her attempt to be "normal" as a student at Yale; and her return to fulfill her destiny in films, winning two Academy Awards for Best Actress and the creative independence that enabled her to form her own production company and achieve her first directorial hits. Even more fascinating, Buddy Foster talks about his sister's remarkable intellect, apparent from infancy, and the iron self- discipline that has allowed her gifts to flourish. He separates rumor from truth about the men and women in her love life and about her actual sexual preferences. He describes her relationship with mentors and co-stars such as Martin Scorcese and Robert De Niro. And he offers a true insider's knowledge of her strengths and her weaknesses, her drives and demons, her beliefs and doubts - in pursuit of perfection in her life and in her work. This is Jodie Foster's amazing life, from her stormy childhood to her emergence as one of Hollywood's youngest power brokers - in a very personal book about a very private woman. Buddy Foster, Jodie Foster's brother, was a child model and actor particularly known for his role on the hit television show Mayberry R.F.D. He now owns a construction company and lives with his wife in Duluth, Minnesota. Leon Wagener is a journalist who has profiled many leading stars. His work is currently appearing in The Sunday Times of London.
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