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- Number of Pages: 320
- ISBN: 1416545077
- WAPI (Tower ID): 113130995
- Release Date: May 5, 2009
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- Tower.com Sales Rank: #75104 in Books (See Top 100 Books Bestsellers)
- #2010 in Biography & Autobiography (See Top 100 Biography & Autobiography Bestsellers)
- #51 in Entertainment & Performing Arts - General (See Top 100 Entertainment & Performing Arts - General Bestsellers)
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Product DescriptionRun a Quick Search on "Don't Mind If I Do" by George Hamilton and William Stadiem to Browse Related Products:Browse more products related to "Don't Mind If I Do"Browse more products related to "George Hamilton and William Stadiem"Review"T reigning mood of this book...is self-deprecating good humor. And its stories are star-studded and wild..." Publisher's note"Spend a few hours with George Hamilton?" "Don't Mind If I Do" Don't let that tanned, handsome, charming surface fool you. Beneath the bronzed facade is a mischievous mind with a wicked wit. George Hamilton doesn't miss a thing. With a front row seat for classic Hollywood's biggest secrets and scandals, George has the intelligence, heart, and unflappable spirit to tell his story, and the story of Tinseltown's heyday, with great good humor and delicious candor -- as only he can. From "Where the Boys Are" to "Dancing with the Stars"; from Mary Pickford to Elizabeth Taylor; from smalltown Arkansas to the capitals of Europe -- it's all here, and George has lived to tell and to laugh about it. As the child of a Dartmouth-educated bandleader father and a glamorous Southern debutante mother whose marriage crumbled early on, George had a childhood filled with misadventures and challenges that his mother always seemed able to turn from tragedy to comedy. Her idea of changing the family's fortunes involved a trip cross-country with three sons and a poodle in a Lincoln Continental, making stops along the way to search for husband/father number three. And she was quick to recognize that George's potential success lay in Hollywood. George starved nobly for his art in the late 1950s, but was soon starring in major motion pictures directed by the likes of Vincente Minnelli and Louis Malle. He has forgotten more about Hollywood than most movie experts will ever know and shares intimate and hugely entertaining stories of his friendships with Cary Grant; Brigitte Bardot; Robert Mitchum; Merle Oberon; Mae West; Sammy Davis, Jr.; and Judy Garland -- not to mention Lyndon B. Johnson and Elvis'sColonel Tom Parker as well as the King himself -- among others. The world is Hamilton's oyster, and this ultimate insider is ready to share it with us. So fasten your seat belt. We'll tell you when it's safe to move about the cabin again. AnnotationWith his leading man roles and tabloid headline affairs behind him, the tanned and debonair actor George Hamilton uses a winning combination of charm, exaggeration, self-deprecation, and just a little bit of salaciousness in his personal memoir. DON'T MIND IF I DO describes how Hamilton learned from his hardscrabble childhood the importance of projecting glamour and success despite the circumstances, and how he managed to turn these talents into Hollywood stardom. If You Enjoy "Don't Mind If I Do (Paperback)", May We Also Recommend:Customer Reviews for "Don't Mind If I Do (Paperback)" by George Hamilton (Author) and W...There are no customer reviews yet. Be the first to write a review! Entertainment & Performing Arts - General Bestsellers
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