The Lonely Life: An Autobiography
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| Rating | : | 4.46 (914 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B071WXMKQ5 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 268 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-10-08 |
| Language | : | English |
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I was going to conquer the world." A bold, unapologetic book by a unique and formidable woman, The Lonely Life details the first 50-plus years of Davis' life - her Yankee childhood, her rise to stardom in Hollywood, the birth of her beloved children, and the uncompromising choices she made along the way to succeed. I rode into the field with sword gleaming and standard flying. The book was updated with new material in the 1980s, bringing the story up to the end of Davis' life - all the heartbreak, all the drama, and all the love she experienced at every stage of her extraordinary life. Originally published in 1962, The Lonely Life is legendary silver screen actress Bette Davis' lively and riveting account of her life, loves, and marriages - updated with an afterword she wrote just before her death.As Davis says in the opening lines of her classic memoir, "I have always been driven by some distant music -
Elaine M. Coughlin said NOBODY DOES IT BETTE-R!. If you are a fan of Miss D, you will totally enjoy this autobiography; it's like listening to her on a talk show, so candid and self assured, as she always was. It only makes you realize once more, there was only one Bette Davis and we shall never see the likes of her again!. Great lady Great Actress Anna Excellent and revealing you can almost picture her talking to you as you read in that fantastic voice of hers. Great Lady Great Actress.. A Real Page Turner Ciccocenta This is an excellent autobiography written by the lady herself. I never even knew this book existed until it was mentioned on TCM during a Bette Davis movie marathon in April. Published in 1962--it was written at least a year before her work on "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane" so no mention is made of the film since the experience had yet to happen. But what you get in this book is a real sense of who Bette Davis was and how she became the great legend we al