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Zum 70. Geburtstag legt der Großmeister des politischen Kabaretts seine Autobiografie vor. Ein privates und politisches Kaleidoskop voller Geschichten und Anekdoten. Ein erhellender und gar nicht leiser Blick zurück. So doof, wie wir manchmal scheinen, sind wir vielleicht gar nicht. Oder doch? Thomas Freitag, Schauspieler, Kabarettist, Autor, hat sich als glänzender Unterhalter, scharfsinniger Parodist und Beobachter des alltäglichen Wahnsinns bei Hunderten von Auftritten ein imponierend großes Publikum erspielt.

Rote Haare, scharfer Verstand, Wagemut, Witz und Selbstbewusstsein - Regina Ziegler ist unverwechselbar. Seit über 40 Jahren schreibt sie Filmgeschichte und scheut weder Widerstände noch Kritik in einer von Männern dominierten Branche. Aufgeben? Niemals. Immer wieder ist die Grande Dame des Deutschen Films aufs Ganze gegangen, hat mit den bedeutendsten Regisseuren gearbeitet, Schauspieler zu Stars gemacht, weltweit Auszeichnungen erhalten und die deutsche Kulturlandschaft geprägt.

Geboren wurde er 1935 in Brooklyn: mit sechzehn begann Woody Allen seine lebenslange künstlerische Karriere, als Witzeschreiber für Zeitungen. Schreiben sollte er auch später: Drehbücher, Theaterstücke, Storys für den New Yorker. Dazu kam bald eine Karriere als Stand-up-Comedian, als Schauspieler und dann als einer der bedeutendsten Regisseure unserer Zeit. Seit sechs Jahrzehnten steht Woody Allen vor und hinter der Kamera, macht er Filme, mehr als fünfzig sind es geworden.

Despite her distinction and other more notable accomplishments, many people today are not familiar with the groundbreaking actress Dorothy Dandridge, even though she was among the most charismatic and beautiful actresses of the era. Her alluring nightclub acts set pulses pounding across the globe, and she was Hollywood’s first black leading actress. Sadly, all of it came at a high price.

Firsthand stories of my times with Hollywood giants like Frank Sinatra, Andy Williams, Debbie Reynolds, Nick Nolte, Pavarotti, Johnny Miller, and more. I was only 14 when I began working with some of the biggest names in sports and show business. It was with the help of these stars and others that I began my singing and concert production career. For years, I lived the ups and downs of a life as an A-list “one percenter” and then, nearly overnight, I was stranded alone with just $1.27 to my name.

What you may have known about Marilyn Monroe before was only the tip of the iceberg. For 20 years, the men and women who knew Marilyn best saw what they knew suppressed because certain important people were still living and the tenor of the times prohibited frankness. Instead, rumors ballooned. This audiobook finally sets the record straight. Fred Lawrence Guiles - whom Norman Mailer acknowledges as the chief source of facts about Marilyn Monroe - has written about the life behind the legend.

It would take a restless camera to document Jane Fonda’s life for she is a woman of formidable energy, but Fred Lawrence Guiles’ expert commentary captures her in motion. We pursue her in a tireless route of study, self-discovery, and social awareness that causes her to ultimately reject the lifestyle of her first husband, Roger Vadim, for the role of political activist with her present husband, Tom Hayden. We witness how the shift in political climate transforms her from history’s scourge to history’s darling.

Tyrone Power was as versatile in life as he was on the screen. He was a multifaceted man and was the last idol created by the vast star-making machine 20th Century Fox. Coming from a family of multi-generational actors, Tyrone Power broke the proverbial mold. His on-screen charisma in the 30s and 40s propelled him to the forefront of must-have actors. His on-screen accomplishments were many, yet he did not hesitate to enter the military when his country went to war. After the war, he continued in his career, but the years took their toll.

Marion Davies was, in so many ways, created by and for William Randolph Hearst - their symbiotic relationship spanned from 1915 when W. R. first ogled her chorus-girl charms until his death in 1951. But she was much more quickly superannuated, cinema-historically speaking, by the Orson Welles-Herman Mankiewicz dumb-blonde caricature in Citizen Kane, paradoxically the most important film in her life.

"Wer Hamlet spielen will", sagte der Regisseur Peter Zadek, "ist schon mal falsch besetzt", - und besetzte ganz gegen den Strich Angela Winkler mit dieser Rolle, die diese, ganz im Sinne des Regisseurs, gar nicht spielen wollte. Das war im Jahr 1999. Der Autor und Schauspieler Klaus Pohl, in dieser "Hamlet"-Inszenierung als Horatio auf der Bühne, erzählt spannend, komisch und erschütternd mitten aus dem Zadek’schen Proben-Wahnsinn - von Schauspielerinnen und Schauspielern, die in Liebe und Hass ihren Rollen verfallen und von einem überragenden Regisseur, der sich in den Strippen verheddert, an welchen er seine Akteure und Akteurinnen agieren lässt.

Die Schauspielerin Christina Hecke beeindruckt durch ihre feinfühlige, zugewandte und zugleich intensive Art, die sie auch mittels der "Hecke-Methode: Truth in Acting" unterrichtet. Hintergrund dieser Haltung ist die Überzeugung: Wir Menschen wissen von klein auf, dass wir miteinander und mit allem Leben verbunden sind - eine Intuition, die uns oft genug verloren geht, die aber unabdingbare Voraussetzung dafür ist, einander wirklich begegnen zu können.

Discover the man behind the myth in Sandy Grabman’s richly researched book. Pat’s career sounds like a true Hollywood success story from his humble beginnings to living the dream of making people laugh, winning the The Pacific Pioneers Broadcaster’s Award, and winning an Emmy. His was one of the most recognizable voices in movies and on television. For the first time, his story is recalled by friends, family members, co-stars, and co-workers at Gene Autry Enterprises. Also interspersed throughout the book are many of Pat’s original, unforgettable one-liners.

In the 1920s, the burgeoning movie industry was starting to come into its own, and virtually no actor was as famous - or infamous - as John Barrymore. Like many other film stars his age, Barrymore’s career had started in other forms of entertainment, in his case theater. By the time movies were becoming popular, Barrymore was one of the world’s foremost Shakespearean actors.

"Che Diva sei? È la domanda per 'indossare' la propria maschera, e in ogni sembianza, sotto ogni copertura, ridisegnare i generi o fluttuarvi delicatamente da un lato all'altro. Dive e Divine insegnano a smantellare i 'tipi' di donne (e di uomini), divise in categorie, classificate a seconda del fascino e della bellezza, ma come scrive Francis Scott Fitzgerald: 'Lui voleva fare di me una Dea, invece io voglio essere Mickey Mouse'."

David Morrell is best known for his acclaimed thrillers, including The Brotherhood of the Rose, Creepers, Murder as a Fine Art, and his debut novel, First Blood, in which Rambo first appeared. But Morrell is also a master of nonfiction. Twenty of his essays about iconic writers, actors, and singers are collected in Stars in My Eyes: My Love Affair with Books, Movies, and Music.

Yvonne De Carlo, Michael B. Druxman’s one-woman play, is set in 1974 when the actress is at an emotional crossroads. As she contemplates divorcing her husband of 18 years, she remembers the events that have brought her to this point in her life, beginning with a fatherless childhood in Vancouver, BC, and a destitute mother intent on making her daughter a ballet star. She further reminisces about the many men who have passed through her life, including romances with the likes of Howard Hughes and Aly Khan.

Stationen eines ungewöhnlichen Lebens Erwin Geschonneck zählt zu den wenigen charismatischen Bühnen- und Filmstars der DDR. Seine schauspielerische Individualität ist legendär. Trotz seines Erfolges ist er sich selbst sein Leben lang treu geblieben und nutzte seine exponierte Stellung immer wieder, um Verhältnisse und Entscheidungen, mit denen er nicht einverstanden war, kritisch zu beleuchten. 1906 als Sohn eines einfachen Flickschusters in der ostpreußischen Kleinstadt Bartenstein geboren, fühlte er sich doch stets als Berliner.

Bob Hope (1903-2003) born Leslie Townes Hope, was an American comedian whose career spanned 78 years. During Hope’s long career, he achieved recognition as a stand-up comedian, a vaudevillian, an actor, a singer and dancer, an author, and even an athlete.

While actors like Humphrey Bogart and Cary Grant remain household names, and actresses like Greta Garbo are still widely remembered, few had careers that enjoyed the success of William Powell. In a career spanning several decades, Powell would receive three Oscar nominations for Best Actor for critically acclaimed movies, so it is somewhat ironic that he is mostly remembered today for his association with the more famous Myrna Loy. Together, they starred in 14 films, including the 1934 box office hit, The Thin Man.

Jeff Corey (1914-2002) made a name for himself in the 1940s as a character actor in films like The Killers (1946). Everything changed in 1951, when he was summoned before the House Un-American Activities Committee. Corey refused to name names and was promptly blacklisted, which forced him to walk away from a vibrant livelihood as an actor and embark on a career as one of the industry's most revered acting instructors. In Improvising Out Loud: My Life Teaching Hollywood How to Act, Corey recounts his extraordinary story.