A Special Kind of Magic (Promo Copy)

Roy Newquist

Published by Rand McNally & Company, 1967

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A Special Kind of Magic by Roy Newquist 1st printing PROMO Copy Spencer Tracy & Katherine Hepburn & Sidney Poitier "some jacket wear and tear, clean and tight" n this book, for the first time, three of Hollywood's superstars, their brilliant director, and a bright new star of tomorrow lay open their intermost thoughts about their lives, their work, and their future. The stars are Spencer Tracy, perhaps the greatest actor Hollywood developed . . . Katharine Hepburn, a legend in her lifetime and Tracy's favorite costar . . . Sidney Poitier, the first American Negro to win an Academy Award . . . and Katharine Houghton, a newcomer who is destined to be a superstar of tomorrow--not because she is Hepburn's niece, but because she is a young actress of charm, talent, and that indefinable "aura" that singles out a fortunate few. Then add producer-director Stanley Kramer who brought them together for his film, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, and you have "a special kind of magic"! Spencer Tracy permitted only one depth interview in his life. It was the last interview he was destined to give and is the one printed here. Katharine Hepburn, too, has been obsessed with a love of privacy. Yet she, like Tracy, revels herself here as never before. Sidney Poitier tells what he thinks of the narrow bridges and broad gulfs that lie between the races. Stanley Kramer muses upon the drives that brought him to preeminence as a Hollywood rebel with a cause. And, finally, Katharine Houghton revels the reality that lies behind the dream of a young woman being molded into stardom. A Special Kind of Magic is one of the most important and revealing books ever written about Hollywood. It is strong, it is moving, it is amusing--above all it is honest. This honesty is important, since the subject goes beyond Hollywood, even beyond the brilliant personalities involved, to touch upon the most urgent issue of our time.BX12-C.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Special Kind of Magic (Promo Copy)
• Publisher: Rand McNally & Company
• Publication Date: 1967
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Entertainment
  • Biography/ Autobiography