1978 HC DJ GENE TIERNEY SELF-PORTRAIT Movie Autobiography Laura Heaven Can Wait

Description: Title: Self-Portrait Author: Gene Tierney with Mickey Herskowitz Publisher: Wyden Books (1978) Description:The beautiful Gene Tierney's story. Much more to this movie star than meets the eye as she had a difficult life and recounts it without pulling punches. Very well written. An entertaining read. From The DJ flap"I had no trouble playing any kind of role,’ Gene Tierney writes. “My problems began when I had tobe myself.” In Hollywood's golden age, everyone Knew the starring roles Miss Tierney played in her 36 films: the unwashed Ellie May in Tobacco Road, the demure Martha in Heaven Can Wait; her appearances opposite Clark Gable, Tyrone Power, Rex Harrison, Humphrey Bogart, Henry Fonda, and, bestremembered of all, as the haunting— murdered?—beauty of the portrait Painting in Laura, one of the most televised films ever. Her rollercoaster marriage to fashion designer Oleg Cassini and her Globe-trotting romance with PrinceAly Khan were public property. Word of her dates with billionaire Howard Hughes and a lighthearted ex- naval officer named Jack Kennedy circulated over the years. But the inside story of her greatest, most heart-wrenching role—herself—has never been told until right now. Outwardly living every woman's fantasies, she became an emotional invalid. Her marriage collapsed. Her romances failed. Her father became a cruel disappointment. Her first daughter was born deaf, blind, hopelessly retarded. At the crest of her career, Gene Tierney attempted suicide, suffered a nervous breakdown, and spent the next seven years in and out of sanatoriums. With candor, humor, and sometimes with anger, but never with self-pity or self-indulgence, she tells of her meteoric career, her long, slow, uneven recovery from ‘‘the black tunnel of mental illness’; the struggles with her doctors, her treatments, her escape from confinement, her depressions, her mad impulses, herself, always herself - and finally on to a happy remarriage and tranquillity. They give no Oscar for such a role. They should. Condition:Book is in very good condition. Corners sharp - spine straight. No writing on any pages. Illustrated with photos. See photos or ask for more. Dustjacket - good with wear and tears to edges. Details:hardcover 227 pages, size: approx: 5 1/2" x 8 1/2"1978, stated Book Club Edition on flapWyden Books Terms (payment, shipping, tax, returns, feedback, etc.) Please read before buying U.S. bidders only Payment Please pay within 48 hours of winning. eBay managed payments Shipping Shipping will be $6.50 and will be shipped USPS media mail INSURED with tracking. We may upgrade your package at our discretion to USPS Ground Advantage. Package will be shipped within 4 business days after payment - usually faster. The USPS can be notoriously slow, it could take 2-3 weeks for delivery. Please take that into account when leaving feedback, that we will ship quickly, but the USPS can take a long time to deliver, and we have no control over delivery time. Why Shipping Costs Are What They Are: eBay users may note that postal rates increased AGAIN on July 14, 2024. That's EIGHT price hikes in 4 years. This was the largest single price increase ever: 10% on media mail. 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