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Summary: John Wayne: The Genuine Article provides readers a rare glimpse into the life of one of the most iconic movie stars of all time through a treasure trove of memorabilia, stories, and interviews. This definitive book includes John Wayne Enterprises' collection of never-before-seen letters and telegrams as well as incredibly compelling text from Wayne's unfinished memoir. Important milestones in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 791.43 WAYNE, JOHN GOLField, Sally
Summary: One of the most celebrated, beloved, and enduring actors of our time, Sally Field has an infectious charm that has captivated the nation for more than five decades, beginning with her first TV role at the age of seventeen. From Gidget's sweet-faced "girl next door" to the dazzling complexity of Sybil to the Academy Award-worthy ferocity and depth of Norma Rae and Mary Todd Lincoln, Field has...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Publishing 2018
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2 available in Adult, Call number: 921 FIECopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 921 FIELD, SALLY FIE1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 FIELD, SALLY FIE
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 921 Field 2018Copies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: B FIELD FIESummary: On September 29, 1981, Peter Turner received a phone call that would change his life. His former lover, Hollywood actress Gloria Grahame, had collapsed in a Lancaster hotel and was refusing medical attention. He took her into his chaotic and eccentric home in Liverpool to see her through her last days. Though their affair had ended years before, it was to him that she turned in her final hour...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2018
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2 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA FILCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD FILSummary: What do the most ravishingly beautiful actress of the 1930s and '40s and the inventor whose concepts were the basis of cell phone and Bluetooth technology have in common? They are both Hedy Lamarr, the glamour icon whose ravishing visage was the inspiration for Snow White and Cat Woman and a technological trailblazer who perfected a radio system to throw Nazi torpedoes off course during WWII.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kino Lorber 2018
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD BOMCopies Available at Woodmere
2 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC BOMWagner, Robert
Summary: The legendary actor and best-selling author of Pieces of My Heart offers a nostalgic look at Hollywood's golden age, touring favorite hotspots and exploring period business practices before the advent of paparazzi culture and high-powered agents.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 921 Wagner 2014Summary: In the 1950s, Tab Hunter was America's boy next door. Nothing, it seemed, could damage his skyrocketing career. Nothing, that is, but the fact that Tab Hunter was secretly gay. Now, Tab Hunter's secret is out. In this documentary we will meet for the first time, the real Tab Hunter as he shares with us the whole story of a happy and healthy survivor of Hollywood's roller coaster.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC TABEyman, Scott
Summary: Henry Fonda and James Stewart were two of the biggest stars in Hollywood for forty years. They became friends and then roommates as stage actors in New York, and when they began making films in Hollywood, they roomed together again. Between them they made such memorable films as The Grapes of Wrath, Mister Roberts, Twelve Angry Men, and On Golden Pond; and Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Destry...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 EYMSpitz, Bob
Summary: "From New York Times bestselling biographer Bob Spitz, a full and rich biography of an epic American life, capturing what made Ronald Reagan both so beloved and so transformational. More than five years in the making, based on hundreds of interviews and access to previously unavailable documents, and infused with irresistible storytelling charm, Bob Spitz's REAGAN stands fair to be the first...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 REAGAN, RONALD SPIEpstein, Jerry
Summary: Over 300 photographs with accompanying text describe the personal and professional life of the silent film comedian.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 1989
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 791.43 CHAPLIN, CHARLIE EPSMatzen, Robert D.
Summary: In March 1941, Jimmy Stewart, America's boy next door and recent Academy Award winner, left fame and fortune behind and joined the United States Army Air Corps to fulfill his family mission and serve his country. He rose from private to colonel and participated in 20 often-brutal World War II combat missions over Germany and France. In mere months the war took away his boyish looks as he faced...
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Publisher / Publication Date: GoodKnight Books 2016
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Summary: A heartfelt memoir by actress Haag about her youthful years of friendship and romance with John F. Kennedy Jr.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Spiegel & Grau 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 792.02 HAAG, CHRISTINA HAALeachman, Cloris.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kensington Books 2009
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 921 LEACHMAN, CLORIS LEAReynolds, Debbie
Summary: The beloved Hollywood star and New York Times bestselling author of Unsinkable continues her intimate chat with fans in this entertaining collection of anecdotes, stories, jokes, and random musings from a woman who has seen it all, and done most of it.
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 REYNOLDS, DEBBIE REYGolio, Gary
Summary: Presents the creative life of Charlie Chaplin, describing how he helped support his sick mother by performing on the streets of London, where he found the inspiration for his iconic character.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 CHAMarin, Cheech
Summary: "A memoir by the counterculture legend discusses how he formed one of the most successful comedy duos of all time, became a representative of the recreational drug movement, forged a successful solo career, and amassed a collection of renowned Chicano art,"--NoveList.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Publishing 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MARIN, CHEECH MARLocke, Sondra.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Morrow 1997
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Summary: Chronicles more than sixty films spanning five decades, explaining their role in Clint Eastwood's career development, and features never-before-seen photos from his personal collection and an introduction by the actor and director himself.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling 2010
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 791.43 EASTWOOD, CLINT SCHWagner, Robert
Summary: The legendary actor offers a nostalgic look at Hollywood's golden age, touring favorite hotspots and exploring period business practices before the advent of paparazzi culture and high-powered agents.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Group USA 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 WAGNER, ROBERT WAGCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: B WAGNER WAGFisher, Carrie
Summary: From Princess Leia herself: another brilliantly hilarious self-examination of her unlikely life and times. A thoroughly original and intimate memoir by the bestselling author of Postcards from the Edge and Wishful Drinking.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 921 FISDalton, David
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 1984
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 791.43 DEAN, JAMES DALMartin, Andrea
Summary: A hilarious, entertaining, and often moving memoir, from the multiple Tony and Emmy-awarding winning actress and comedienne, and SCTV alum, Andrea Martin. Whether lighting up the small screen in her new TV series, Working the Engels, on NBC, or stealing scenes on the big screen in My Big Fat Greek Wedding and Hedwig and the Angry Inch, or starring on the stage in her recent Tony award winning...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MARTIN, ANDREA MARSummary: From their earliest days in vaudeville, you'll discover how these masters of mayhem made audiences convulse with laughter while seeming to mash, trash, and smash each other to a pulp. Take a look at behind-the-scenes antics and explore rare archival footage that reveals how these three knuckleheads refined their art. Through personal interviews with friends and family, you'll learn the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mackinac Media 2005
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV Series Stooges 2005Lopez, Jennifer
Summary: One of the most influential Latina performers in history opens up about her life's most defining period, two years during which it took everything she had to rise above the greatest challenges she had ever faced.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Celebra 2014
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1 available in Adult, Call number: B LOPEZ LOPMaltin, Leonard.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Publishers 1978