Let Me Entertain You
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.35 (550 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0688080480 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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At his pseudo-modest heights, Brown describes how Helen Gurley, after persuading him to take a third wife, became Helen Gurley Brown, author ( Sex and the Single Girl ) and formidable editor of Cosmopolitan. Notwithstanding the posturing throughout, the book's "quick cuts and slow fades" deliver the entertainment the title promises. Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. From Publishers Weekly In this collection of anecdotes, mostly self-congratulatory, Brown recounts stories of his partnership with Darryl Zanuck's son, Richard, in making the hugely successful films Jaws, The Sting and The Verdict , and details the team's relationships with Paul Newman and other stars. . Photos not seen by PW. Harking back to 1937, he tells about his debut in journalism on Women's Wear Daily , followed by a ca
Paul Getty, William Randolph Hearst, and the super-famous Marilyn Monroe, Robert Kennedy, Irving Berlin, Paul Newman, Orson Welles, Steven Spielberg, Robert Redforn, Darryl Zanuck, David O. There is David Brown the journalist, author, film mogul, veteran of the corporate jungle, and-yes-one-time astrologer. There is David Brown, husband and intellectual companion to publishing phenomenon, an event in human form, the former Helen Gurley. Finally there is David Brown, friend, acquaintance, even confidant of the world's rich, famous, and infamous.. Selznick, John O'Hara, Carl Sandburg, Nikita Khrushchev, Frank Sinatra, Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor, Salvador Dali, Irving Lazar, John Belushi and scores of others. There is David Brown of Zanuck/Brown, there is David Brown, raconteur extraordinary with astonishing stories about hi