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In Spite of Myself

Auteur(s): Christopher Plummer
Narrateur(s): Christopher Plummer
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 A rollicking, rich portrait of a life. And what a life! By one of our greatest actors.

Plummer tells how “this young bilingual wastrel, incurably romantic, spoiled rotten, tore himself away from the ski slopes to break into the big bad world of theatre, not from the streets up but from an Edwardian living room down,” and writes of his early acting days as an eighteen-year-old playing the lead in Shakespeare’s Cymbeline.

We see his glorious New York of the fifties, where life began at midnight, with the likes of Arthur Miller, Carson McCullers, Tennessee Williams, and Paddy Chayefsky, and how Plummer’s own Broadway world developed and swept him along through the last Golden Age the American Theatre would ever remember . . . how the sublime Ruth Chatterton (“she might have been created by F. Scott Fitzgerald and Sinclair Lewis”) introduced him to the right people in New York . . . how Miss Eva Le Gallienne gave Plummer his Broadway debut at twenty-five in The Starcross Story (“It opened and closed in one night! One solitary night! But what a night!”).

He writes about his film career: The Sound of Music (affectionately dubbed “S&M”) . . . Inside Daisy Clover, which brought him together with the beautiful Natalie Wood . . . John Huston’s The Man Who Would Be King (Plummer was Rudyard Kipling). He tells the story of accepting Sir Laurence Olivier’s invitation to join the National Theatre Company, playing in Amphytron directed by Olivier himself (“a great actor but lousy director”), and writes about falling deeply in love with and eventually marrying a young actress and dancer, Elaine Taylor—to this day, his “one true strength.”

Seamlessly written, with stories that make us laugh out loud and that make real the fascinating, complex, exuberant adventure that is the actor’s (at least this actor’s) life. Art Cinéma et télévision Divertissement et arts de la scène Divertissement et célébrités Célébrité Théâtre Divertissement New York
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I remember buying this book as a present for my father many years ago. He had devoured it, adored it, and had highly recommend I read it as well. I never did until now, and only because Christopher Plummer just passed at the age of 91.

Inspite of Myself is a great thespian’s masterful tale, told with such honesty and flair, grandeur and all. Plummer is one of Canada’s greatest “exports”, but always remained a true Canadian at heart.

Hearing him tell his amazing life story is such a treat, especially when he quotes the classics in character, whether it be in Shakespeare’s tongue or in la langue de Molière. His passion for the craft is absolutely undeniable.

Throughout this rich retelling of his life story, I could not help but visualize him doing so, alone, on the superb stage at the Stratford Festival, where I was lucky enough to have seen him in The Tempest over a decade ago.

Plummer is quite simply majestic on stage, and In Spite of Myself definitely offers many insights into what made him such an iconic and passionate actor. Talk about theatric memory, as opposed to corporate memory! Although his career and path have produced one of Hollywood’s richest corporate memoirs!

Plummer’s early theatre career is peppered with big names of stage and screen. What a time it must have been for someone just starting out like he was.

Quite the simply the most extensive “Hollywood” biography I have had the pleasure of reading, for Plummer’s experience on stage and screen is vast, as he more often than not co-starred alongside some of the biggest, most talented actors and actresses, whether they were seasoned veterans or up-and-coming superstars in the making. The list is far too long to even summarize!

What is amazing about this memoir is the amount of time Plummer spends singing the praises of his various co-stars. I have never read an autobiography that contains so much information on other famous and less famous people. Truly a Canadian trait to share the spotlight even in your own memoir! I learned so much about so many big actors and actresses, playwrights, directors, even composers and musicians. It’s uncanny the number of big time names he has acted with, collaborated with, and crossed paths with. One could say that Plummer’s memoir is also the craft’s memoir!

Classy. Funny. Witty. Inspired. Hard-working. Acclaimed. There are so many words that can be used to describe Christopher Plummer. This memoir is an absolute must-read for any fan of theatre and the Hollywood golden age. And Plummer’s passion for the craft of acting as well as for the magical and inspiring powers of the written word are ever present throughout his memoir.

Plummer tells a lot of stories, but he also leaves a lot of things unsaid... but we can certainly read between the lines. No doubt there was a lot of drinking. That much is abundantly clear! But we can certainly conclude there was also a lot of sleeping around, although the extent of that is not spelled out.

If I were to try and sum up In Spite of Myself in three words, those would be “boozin’ & swingin’ theatrics!”

A passionate memoir of the craft

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This book takes the reader on an Incredible journey through theatrical history through the eyes and life of the incredible actor and man, Mr Plummer. He was absolutely one of the finest actors both on the stage and on the screen ever.
It was utterly enthralling to have the book narrated by Mr Plummer himself. Loved every minute!

Loved this book!

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