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Sesenta años después de su muerte, Marilyn Monroe aún continúa siendo un misterio, un conjunto de paradojas De todos los iconos de la cultura popular del siglo XX, quizá sea Marilyn Monroe a la que se ha dedicado mas biografias, estudios y ensayos. Todos han reflexionado sobre el icono mas emblematico del siglo XX, desde los expertos cinematograficos y los historiadores hasta los escritores y los expertos en cultura pop, dando origen a innumerables paginas de biografia, analisis, idolatria, injuria y especulacion sobre su tragica muerte. Tantos rios de tinta han corrido acerca de Marilyn que una vitriolica columnista inglesa afirmo que mas que descansar en paz, descansa en pedazos. A proposito de Marilyn Monroe surge con el proposito de aportar algo de luz al inmenso material escrito acerca de uno de los mitos mas luminosos de toda la historia del ci ne. Esta significativa seleccion de textos, firmados todos por plumas de reconocido prestigio, constituye un original analisis de la vida, trayectoria cinematografica y perfil humano de Norma Jeane Baker, conocida en todo el mundo como Marilyn Monroe, cuyo rostro es mas que el de una estrella, porque su tragedia, como su co media, no fue nunca fingida, y por ello pervive.

Jennette McCurdy ha solo tredici anni quando diventa una celebrita della tv grazie alla serie "iCarly". Dietro il suo sorriso smagliante si nasconde pero l'inferno degli abusi fisici e psicologici a cui sua madre la sottopone fin da quando e bambina. Ossessionata dall'idea di fare della figlia una star, Debbie ha assunto il controllo maniacale di ogni aspetto della sua vita. E Jennette, pur di vedere la madre felice e di conquistare il suo amore, e disposta a rinunciare all'infanzia normale che vorrebbe cosi tanto. Giorno dopo giorno, per anni, Debbie cerca di distruggere Jennette per ricostruirla a

The actress, activist, and once infamous Playboy Playmate reclaims the narrative of her life in a memoir that defies expectation in both content and approach, blending searing prose with snippets of original poetry.In this honest, layered and unforgettable book that alternates between storytelling and her own poetry, Pamela Anderson breaks the mold of the celebrity memoir while taking back the tale that has been crafted about her.Her blond bombshell image was ubiquitous in the 1990s. Discovered in the stands of a football game, she was immediately rocket launched into fame, becoming Playboys favorite cover girl and an emblem of Hollywood glamour and sexuality. But what happens when you lose grip on your own lifeand the image the notoriety machine creates for you is not who you really are?Growing up on Vancouver Island, the daughter of young, wild, and unprepared parents, Pamela Andersons childhood was not easy, but it allowed her to create her own worldsurrounded by nature and imaginary friends. When she overcame her deep shyness and grew into herself, she fell into a life on the cover of magazines, the beaches of Malibu, the sets of movies and talk shows, the arms of rockstars, the coveted scene at the Playboy Mansion. And as her star rose, she found herself tabloid fodder, at the height of an era when paparazzi tactics were bent on capturing a celebritys most intimate, and sometimes weakest moments. This is when Pamela Anderson lost control of her own narrative, hurt by the media and fearful of the publics perception of who she wasand who she wasnt.Fighting back with a sense of grace, fueled by a love of art and literature, and driven by a devotion to her children and the causes she cares about most, Pamela Anderson has now gone back to the island where she grew up, after a memorable run starring as Roxie in Chicago on Broadway, reclaiming her free spirit but also standing firm as a strong, creative, confident woman.

Tenemos que agradecer el amplio legado que Adolfo nos ha dejado. Un legado poliédrico con todas las caras del éxito y sabiduria. No le importaba estar en la cima; siempre escuchaba, observaba y apren

Al narrador de esta singular historia lo han contratado para hacer de Javier Cámara en una película y decide viajar a Albelda, el pueblo donde nació el actor, para indagar en su vida. Entre viaje y viaje, revisa sus interpretaciones en el cine y las series a la busqueda de los gestos y ademanes que lo caracterizan, y se entrevista para ello con todo aquel que le pueda proporcionar informacion. El hijo del Labrador no es solo el relato de ese proceso, sino tambien una encantadora aventura en la que el personaje merendara con la familia de Camara, tomara cafe con algunos colegas y se metera literalmente hasta la cocina e incluso hasta la nevera de la casa de Javier. Por las paginas del libro desfilan, como en cameos cinematograficos, la madre y las hermanas del actor, sus maestros y muchos amigos como Carmen Machi, Pilar Castro, Fernando Trueba, James Rhodes, Felix Sabroso, Fernando Colomo, Isabel Coixet, Cesc Gay o Candela Peña, entre otros, aparte de estrellas del cine tan admiradas como Pedro Almodovar, Paolo Sorrentino o Jude Law. Ademas, el prologo de David Trueba y el epilogo de Bernardo Sanchez le ponen a la novela un marco esplendido, detallan aun mas la vida y la obra de Javier Camara, para que el lector disfrute y se divierta con esta peculiar biografia de uno de los actores españoles mas extraordinarios y queridos de la historia de nuestro cine. El germen de este libro esta en marco del Premio Rafael Azcona del festival riojano Octubre Corto, entregado a Javier en el año 2018.

Amy Schumer irrumpió en la escena del stand-up norteamericano como un terremoto tras años de duro aprendizaje en los escenarios de oscuros clubs de comedia neoyorquinos. Su humor escatológico y procaz ha reinventado la comedia de microfono abierto. Ahora

Muchos identifican a Gloria Swanson (1899-1983) con el papel que interpretó en El crepúsculo de los dioses, donde encarnaba a una trasnochada gloria de cine mudo. Nada más lejos de la nostálgica Norma Desmond que la actriz que le dio vida en la pantalla. Apenas con quince años Swanson entro en el mundo del cine y no tardo en convertirse en una estrella, un verdadero icono que levantaba pasiones y daba ganancias millonarias a los productores.Perfeccionista y amante de los retos, logro franquear la dificil transicion al cine sonoro que se cobro tantas bajas entre los actores de su tiempo, pero su talento y su creatividad le permitieron brillar, asimismo, en el teatro. Tambien fue una autentica pionera en facetas mas sorprendentes, como el diseño de ropa femenina, la medicina natural o la alimentacion macrobiotica. El glamour de sus primeros años no se extinguio nunca; quien trabajara con Sennet y Chaplin, con DeMille y Von Stroheim, decadas mas tarde seguia rompiendo cuotas de audiencia en los shows televisivos, aparecia en Aeropuerto 75 o acudia a las fiestas de Studio 54 con Andy Warhol.Mujer apasionada y vital, con luces y sombras en el plano mas intimo, nadie como ella para poner en labios de Norma Desmond la frase: "Yo sigo siendo grande; es el cine el que se ha quedado pequeño".

En esta deliciosa y conmovedora biografía, el veterano escritor Warren G. Harris explora las innumerables facetas de uno de los ídolos más enigmáticos y adorados de Hollywood.

Éstas no son unas memorias que lo cuentan todo y, menos aún, un mero ejercicio de egolatría. Lo que sí puede decirse, sin temor a equivocarse, es que son las memorias más ingeniosas, entretenidas e inteligentes que han venido del mundo del teatro y del cine.

Uno de los más grandes directores y actores del '900, un relato conmovedor y poético - lleno de historias y personalidades del mundo del espectáculo en la primera mitad del siglo pasado - en la que Vittorio De Sica recuerda las dificultades del comienzo, las habitaciones no se calienta, la primera exitos teatrales, el fascismo, la guerra, el debut en el cine y el triunfo peliculas internacionales. Su publicacion es la ocasion propicia para recordar estrechamente, 30 años despues de su muerte, uno de los grandes protagonistas del neorrealismo italiano. Entre confesiones privadas, anecdotas y recuerdos, perfiles incisivos de directores, productores y actores, este corto y llamativo monumento se configura como un retrato de esplendor increible y la miseria del mundo del teatro y el cine.

Before Marilyn tells the story of Marilyn Monroe''s modelling career, during which time she was signed to the famous Blue Book Agency in Hollywood.The head of the agency, Miss Emmeline Snively, saw potential in the young woman and kept detailed records and correspondence throughout their professional relationship and beyond.On the day of Monroe''s funeral, Snively gave an interview from her office, talking about the girl she had discovered, before announcing, rather dramatically, that she was closing the lid on her Marilyn Monroe archive that day - to ''lock it away forever''. This archive was purchased by Astrid Franse, and together with bestselling Marilyn Monroe biographer Michelle Morgan they draw on this collection of never-before-seen documents, letters and much, much more.Before Marilyn explores an aspect of Monroe''s life that has never been fully revealed - by charting every modelling job she did, and illustrating the text with rare and unpublished photographs of the young model and her mentor.

Puede que la mayor tragedia —en el campo del cine— de la inveterada costumbre española de vivir de espaldas a Portugal haya sido el escaso interes por una de las personalidades más destacadas de la c

From Academy Awardwinning actress and bestselling author Shirley MacLaine, a collection of imaginative ruminations: Fun and thoughtful by turns and told in MacLaines feisty, funny voice, this should appeal to fans and doubters alike (Booklist).Beloved actress and bestselling author Shirley MacLaine contemplates everything from the everyday to the esoteric in this collection of ideas and observations, each of which begins with two simple, powerful words: What if?Taking this as her starting point, Shirley explores a wide range of mattersspiritual and secular, humorous and profound, earthbound and intergalactic, personal and universal. Along the way, she also reflects on joining the cast of Downton Abbey, receiving the prestigious American Film Institute Lifetime Achievement Award, and introducing a new puppy into her formerly one-dog home.

I'm so glad you had the life you did, Barbara. I'm sorry you can't remember, but my God, what a life! You haven't wasted a minute of it...'In December 2020, while the world was gripped with news of an imminent third lockdown, Scott Mitchell was visiting the care home where his partner and wife of 27 years - Dame Barbara Windsor - was being looked after. At the age of 83, after a career spanning seven decades and a seven-year battle with the debilitating effects of dementia, she was slipping away.Barbara's illness meant she could no longer remember her magical career, and so Scott sat by her bedside in her final days, telling her tales from their extraordinary life together. From the unlikely moment they met to the challenges they faced, and the highs and lows of a life shared in the limelight. For theirs was an incredibly passionate relationship, but also a turbulent one - and along with a life of love and laughter, together they endured the pressures of fame, drink and addiction, heartbreak and ultimately dementia.

The number one bestseller and Sunday Times Humour Book of the Year by national treasure Bob Mortimer.The most life-affirming, joyful read of the year - Sunday TimesWinningly heartfelt The GuardianA triumph Daily MailBob Mortimers life was trundling along happily until suddenly in 2015 he was diagnosed with a heart condition that required immediate surgery and forced him to cancel an upcoming tour. The episode unnerved him, but forced him to reflect on his life so far. This is the framework for his hilarious and moving memoir, And Away

The first authorised biography of eternal legend Elizabeth Taylor. Known for her glamorous beauty, soap-opera personal life and magnetic screen presence, Elizabeth Taylor was the twentieth century's most famous film star. Including unseen photographs and unread private reflections, this authorised biography is a fascinating and complete portrait worthy of the legend and her legacy.Elizabeth Taylor captures this intelligent, empathetic, tenacious, volatile and complex woman as never before, from her rise to massive fame at the age of twelve in National Velvet to becoming the first actor to negotiate a million-dollar salary for a film, from her eight marriages and enduring love affair with Richard Burton to her lifelong battle with addiction and her courageous efforts as an AIDS activist. Using Elizabeth's unpublished letters, diary entries and off-the-record interview transcripts as well as interviews with 250 of her closest friends and family, Kate Andersen Brower tells the full, unvarnished story of the classic Hollywood star who continues to captivate audiences the world over.

London, November 1966.John Lennon can't speak, he can't take his eyes off a photo of a car in flames with the body of Paul McCartney inside. His friend is no longer there, and that means the Beatles are no longer there, either. But John wants to know the truth, and with George and Ringo, he starts to re-examine the final hours in Paul's life.Set in the magical atmosphere of Abbey Road Studios during the writing sessions for Sgt. Pepper, the definitive version of the legend of the Paul McCartney's death.