American Prince: A Memoir

Curtis, Tony; Golenbock, Peter

ISBN 10: 0307408493 / ISBN 13: 9780307408495

Published by Crown Archetype, 2008

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SIGNED! Inscribed, personalized, includes 2 photos from the signing and a Tony Curtis business card! BOX packed with padding. (See Photos!) Pages: not written on, clean, bright, odor free, deckle edge. Dust Jacket: clean, bright, heavy scuffs down front left and top spine, TCM label on front left. Same or next day shipping (weekdays and Saturdays)! Ships from California. ABOUT: He was the Golden Boy of the Golden Age. A prince of the silver screen. Dashing and debonair, Tony Curtis arrived on the scene in a blaze of bright lights and celluloid. His good looks, smooth charm, and natural talent earned him fame, women, and adulation Elvis copied his look and the Beatles put him on their Sgt. Pepper album cover. But the Hollywood life of his dreams brought both invincible highs and debilitating lows. Now, in his captivating, no-holds-barred autobiography, Tony Curtis shares the agony and ecstasy of a private life in the public eye. No simple tell-all, American Prince chronicles Hollywood during its heyday. Curtis revisits his immense body of work including the unforgettable classics Houdini, Spartacus, and Some Like It Hot and regales readers with stories of his associations with Frank Sinatra, Laurence Olivier, director Billy Wilder, and film industry heavyweight Lew Wasserman, as well as paramours Natalie Wood and Marilyn Monroe, among others. As forthright as he is enthralling, Tony Curtis offers intimate glimpses into his succession of failed marriages (and the one that has endured), his destructive drug addiction, and his passion as a painter. Written with humor and grace, American Prince is a testament to the power of living the life of one s dreams.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: American Prince: A Memoir
• Publisher: Crown Archetype
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0307408493
• ISBN 13: 9780307408495
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fair
• Signed: Inscribed by Author(s)

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Synopsis

The legendary actor chronicles his odyssey from hard-knock childhood as the son of immigrant parents to Hollywood success, detailing his days as a tinseltown playboy, the film industry during Hollywood's Golden Era, and his life as an artist at the age of eighty.

About the Author

TONY CURTIS is one of Hollywood's greatest stars. Today, he lives with his wife, Jill, outside of Las Vegas, where he continues to create paintings that have made him newly famous as a visual artist the world over. They are the founders of the Shiloh Horse Rescue and Sanctuary, a nonprofit foundation that rehabilitates abused and neglected horses for adoption.

PETER GOLENBOCK has written six New York Times bestsellers over a thirty-year career. In 2006 he cowrote the bestselling Idiot with then–Boston Red Sox, now–New York Yankee outfielder Johnny Damon. His book Seven, about Mickey Mantle, was published in 2007.