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Merle Haggard was one of the most important country music musicians
who ever lived. His astonishing musical career stretched across the
second half of the 20th Century and into the first two decades of
the next, during which he released an extraordinary 63 albums, 38
that made it on to Billboard's Country Top Ten, 13 that went to #1,
and 37 #1 hit singles. With his ample songbook, unique singing
voice and brilliant phrasing that illuminated his uncompromising
commitment to individual freedom, cut with the monkey of personal
despair on his back and a chip the size of Monument Valley on his
shoulder, Merle's music and his extraordinary charisma helped
change the look, the sound, and the fury of American music. The Hag
tells, without compromise, the extraordinary life of Merle Haggard,
augmented by deep secondary research, sharp detail and ample
anecdotal material that biographer Marc Eliot is known for, and
enriched and deepened by over 100 new and far-ranging interviews.
It explores the uniquely American life of an angry rebellious boy
from the wrong side of the tracks bound for a life of crime and a
permanent home in a penitentiary, who found redemption through the
music of "the common man." Merle Haggard's story is a great
American saga of a man who lifted himself out of poverty,
oppression, loss and wanderlust, to catapult himself into the
pantheon of American artists admired around the world. Eliot has
interviewed more than 100 people who knew Haggard, worked with him,
were influenced by him, loved him or hated him. The book celebrates
the accomplishments and explore the singer's infamous dark side:
the self-created turmoil that expressed itself through drugs,
women, booze, and betrayal. The Hag offers a richly anecdotal
narrative that will elevate the life and work of Merle Haggard to
where both properly belong, in the pantheon of American music and
letters. The Hag is the definitive account of this unique American
original, and will speak to readers of country music and rock
biographies alike.
The definitive biography of country legend Merle Haggard by the New
York Times bestselling biographer of Clint Eastwood, Cary Grant,
The Eagles, and more.Merle Haggard was one of the most important
country music musicians who ever lived. His astonishing musical
career stretched across the second half of the 20th Century and
into the first two decades of the next, during which he released an
extraordinary 63 albums, 38 that made it on to Billboard's Country
Top Ten, 13 that went to #1, and 37 #1 hit singles. With his ample
songbook, unique singing voice and brilliant phrasing that
illuminated his uncompromising commitment to individual freedom,
cut with the monkey of personal despair on his back and a chip the
size of Monument Valley on his shoulder, Merle's music and his
extraordinary charisma helped change the look, the sound, and the
fury of American music.The Hag tells, without compromise, the
extraordinary life of Merle Haggard, augmented by deep secondary
research, sharp detail and ample anecdotal material that biographer
Marc Eliot is known for, and enriched and deepened by over 100 new
and far-ranging interviews. It explores the uniquely American life
of an angry rebellious boy from the wrong side of the tracks bound
for a life of crime and a permanent home in a penitentiary, who
found redemption through the music of "the common man."Merle
Haggard's story is a great American saga of a man who lifted
himself out of poverty, oppression, loss and wanderlust, to
catapult himself into the pantheon of American artists admired
around the world. Eliot has interviewed more than 100 people who
knew Haggard, worked with him, were influenced by him, loved him or
hated him. The book celebrates the accomplishments and explore the
singer's infamous dark side: the self-created turmoil that
expressed itself through drugs, women, booze, and betrayal. The Hag
offers a richly anecdotal narrative that will elevate the life and
work of Merle Haggard to where both properly belong, in the
pantheon of American music and letters.The Hag is the definitive
account of this unique American original, and will speak to readers
of country music and rock biographies alike.
For the first time in paperback, and fully updated-the definitive
history of the most popular rock-and-roll band of all time, the
Eagles. The Eagles are the most popular, enduring rock band in
America. With singles and albums hitting the top of the charts for
a quarter century and a greatest hits collection that has sold more
copies than any other recording in history, the Eagles have entered
the pantheon of pop music. To the Limit is the unauthorized account
of the group from its earliest years through the breakup, solo
careers, and reunions. Blending the country and folk music of the
late sixties with the melodic seductiveness of Detroit-style roots
rock, the Eagles brought a new sound to a stagnant music scene.
Under the brilliant management of David Geffen, the Eagles
projected a public image of unshakable camaraderie-embodied by the
cerebral, brooding Don Henley and the intuitive, self-destructive
Glenn Frey-bolstered by the gorgeous harmonies of their songs.
Behind the scenes, however, there was another story. chronicle of a
time, a place, and a group that succeeded in changing forever the
world of popular music.
This is the first and definitive biography of one of the most
iconic, complex and enduring legends of Hollywood's golden age,
whose major presence in American film, radio, television, stage and
theater lasted beyond the second half of the 20th Century, and
whose classic films are known throughout the world. Written by New
York Times bestselling, prize-winning author Marc Eliot - Cary
Grant, Walt Disney, Clint Eastwood, Steve McQueen, Jack Nicholson,
and others - with unprecedented access to the family, friends, and
Heston's private papers, diaries, journal, writings and estate, he
tells an unforgettable tale of an extraordinary life you may find
difficult to put down. Eliot's biography is rich with facts details
and anecdotal material that bring to life the complex story of this
most iconic of American popular cultural giants to illuminate
Heston's greatest achievements and his personal failures. He
examines how a small boy from the backwoods of Michigan rose to
become one of Hollywood's most legendary stars, one of the Greatest
Generation's true-life war heroes - he saw action in the Pacific
Theater during World War Two, before moving with his young wife
from Chicago to New York's Hell's Kitchen to begin their struggle
to find success in the theater. Eliot traces Heston's pioneering
work in live television, his being discovered by Hollywood because
of it, and tells the amazing saga of his three films for Cecil B.
DeMille and his two for William Wyler, including The Ten
Commandments and Ben-Hur, the latter for which he won a Best-Actor
Oscar, with fascinating new details, documents and photographs
never before seen. Eliot follows Heston through the genre of
Science Fiction, which he helped revive with Planet of the Apes,
and sheds new light on every one of Heston's iconic films. He also
examines Heston's long political involvements, from boom one of the
organizers of Hollywood's faction of marchers who joined with
Martin Luther King, Jr. for the March on Washington, to his
mentoring under Ronald Reagan for eventual presidency of the Screen
Actors Guild, to his late-in-life presidency of, the National Rifle
Association, all the while refusing the Republican Party's
continual pleas for him to run for president of the United States
after Reagan. With unprecedented cooperation with Heston's family,
and never-before-seen personal photos, documents and hand-written
letters, Charlton Heston: Hollywood's Last Icon for the first time
tells the real story of Charlton's Heston's amazing life, an
incisive, detailed, compelling portrayal, both for longtime fans,
Hollywood movie lovers everywhere and a new college and TCM
generation discovering Heston's work for the first time.
From the veteran New York Times bestselling biographer comes a
major, in-depth look at one of the most enduring American icons of
all time, "the Duke," John Wayne.As he did in his bestselling
biographies of Jimmy Stewart and Clint Eastwood, acclaimed
Hollywood biographer Marc Eliot digs deep beneath the myth in this
revealing look at the most legendary Western film hero of all time;
the man with the distinctive voice, walk, and demeanor who was an
inspiration to many and a symbol of American masculinity, power,
and patriotism.Eliot pays tribute to the man and the myth,
identifying and analyzing the many interesting contradictions that
made John Wayne who he was: an Academy Award-winning actor
associated with cowboys and soldiers who didn't like horses and
never served in a war; a Republican icon who voted for Democrats
Roosevelt and Truman; a white man often accused of racism who
married three Mexican wives. Here are stories of the movies he made
famous as well as numerous friends and legendary colleagues such as
John Ford, Maureen O'Hara, Natalie Wood, and Dean Martin.A top
box-office draw for more than three decades--starring in 142 films
from Stagecoach and True Grit, for which he won the Oscar to The
Quiet Man and The Green Berets--John Wayne's life and career
paralleled nearly the entire twentieth century, from the Depression
through World War II to the upheavals of the 1960s. Setting his
life within the sweeping political and social transformations that
defined the nation, Eliot's masterful portrait of the man they
called Duke is a remarkable in depth look at a life and the
"American Century" itself.
The compelling biography of an American icon's early years-as an
aspiring actor, Hollywood star, and family man.
Ronald Reagan was one of the most powerful and popular American
presidents. The key to understanding his political success and the
remarkable likability and effortless charisma that made it possible
lies embedded in his early years as a Hollywood movie star.
Using never-before-published interviews, documents, and other
materials, acclaimed writer and biographer Marc Eliot sheds new
light on Reagan's film and television work opposite some of the
most talented women of the time; his starlet-strewn bachelor days;
his tumultuous first marriage to Jane Wyman and his career-making
second marriage to Nancy Davis; his controversial eight years as
the president of the Screen Actors Guild; his place in the "Irish
Mafia" alongside Pat O'Brien, James Cagney, Spencer Tracy, and
Errol Flynn; and his friendships with Jimmy Stewart and William
Holden, as well as with super-agent Lew Wasserman, who was
instrumental in developing the persona that would prove essential
to Reagan's future as a world leader.
Set against the glamorous and often combative background of
Hollywood's Golden Age, Eliot's biography provides a nuanced
examination of the man and uncovers the startling origins of the
legend.
"A fresh look . . . [at] the genesis of Reagan's later public
persona."
--"New York Times"
"Film critic and historian Marc Eliot has dug up even more about
young sportscaster 'Dutch' Reagan, his journey west to Hollywood,
his B-movie career . . . his relationship with super-agent Lew
Wasserman, and his rocky marriage to his first wife, actresss Jane
Wyman."
--"USA Today"
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Out of Sync (Paperback)
Lance Bass; Introduction by Marc Eliot; As told to Marc Eliot
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At sixteen, Lance Bass received a phone call from Justin Timberlake
that would change his life forever. Soon after, he left his
small-town home in Clinton, Mississippi, to join an emerging
musical group called *NSYNC. Two years later *NSYNC was inspiring
Beatles-esque mania around the world, becoming the face of the new
MTV generation, and earning the all-time record for most album
sales in a single day (more than one million) and in a single week
for No Strings Attached. He's remained in the spotlight ever since,
and here he talks in depth for the first time about his childhood,
his astonishing experiences as a young man and Christian growing up
in one of the biggest bands in the world, his shock and frustration
at the band's eventual dissolution, and his subsequent career,
including his four months in Russia, training to become a
cosmonaut. He also frankly discusses life as a gay man -- his first
same-sex relationship at twenty-one, his struggle to keep his
sexuality hidden from *NSYNC's fans in case it jeopardized the
band's success. Full of fascinating behind-the-scenes lore and
revealing insights from a pop star who, until now, has been
notoriously private, Out of Syncis the book that millions of fans
have been waiting for.
"Everybody wants to be Cary Grant. Even I want to be Cary Grant."
--Cary Grant
He is Hollywood's most fascinating and timeless star. Although he
came to personify the debonair American, Cary Grant was born
Archibald Leach on January 18, 1904, in the seaport village of
Bristol, England. Combining the captivating beauty of silent-screen
legend Rudolph Valentino with the masculine irresistibility of
Clark Gable, Grant emerged as Hollywood's quintessential leading
man. Today, "the man from dream city," as critic Pauline Kael once
described him, remains forever young, an icon of quick wit,
romantic charm, and urbane sophistication, the epitome of male
physical perfection. Yet beneath this idealized movie image was a
conflicted man struggling to balance fame with a desire for an
intensely private life separate from the "Cary Grant" persona
celebrated by directors and movie studios.
Exploring Grant's troubled childhood, ambiguous sexuality, and
lifelong insecurities as well as the magical amalgam of
characteristics that allowed him to remain Hollywood's favorite
romantic lead for more than thirty-five years, Cary Grant is the
definitive examination of every aspect of Grant's professional and
private life, and the first to reveal the man behind the movie
star.
Working with the most talented directors of his time, Grant starred
in an astonishing seventy-two films, ranging from his
groundbreaking comedic roles in such classics as Bringing Up Baby
(Howard Hawks) and The Philadelphia Story (George Cukor) to the
darker, unforgettable characters of Alfred Hitchcock's Suspicion
and Notorious, culminating in the consummate sophisticates of An
Affair to Remember (Leo McCarey), North byNorthwest (Hitchcock),
and Charade (Stanley Donen). The camera loved Grant, and his
magnetism helped illuminate his leading ladies, some of the most
glamorous women ever to grace the silver screen: Mae West, Irene
Dunne, Katharine Hepburn, Ingrid Bergman, Grace Kelly, and Sophia
Loren, among others. Yet, because of his pioneering role as an
independent player, Grant was repeatedly denied the Oscar he
coveted--a snub from the Academy that would last until 1970, when
he graciously accepted a special lifetime achievement award.
Grant's sparkling image on-screen hid a tumultuous personal life
that he tried desperately to keep out of the public eye, including
his controversial eleven-year relationship with Randolph Scott,
five marriages, and numerous affairs.
Rigorously researched and elegantly written, Cary Grant: A
Biography is a complete, nuanced portrait of the greatest Hollywood
star in cinema history.
"From the Hardcover edition.
This biography of Hollywood movie star Michael Douglas traces his
film career, his tumultuous relationship with father Kirk Douglas,
and his marriage to Catherine Zeta-Jones. It offers an intimate,
revealing portrait of a Hollywood icon.
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