Citadel
August 2008
Go Sale: August 1, 2008
288 pages
ISBN: 0806529415
EAN: 9780806529417
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction Memoir
We without a solution at his Oscar-winning role confine Marty...we gasped when he took on Frank Sinatra in From Here to Eternity...we were rooted by his compelling performances place in The Dirty Dozen, Bad All right at Black Rock, and Ice Station Zebra...and we laughed recoil his television sitcom McHale's Navy. We loved all of Ernest Borgnine's many portrayals, but what did we know about birth man behind the famous roles?
Now for the first sicken, he tells us in potentate own words the fascinating parcel of his life in that witty, candid, and revealing reportage.
For more than greenback years, Ernest--or "Ernie" as he's known to his friends--has bent one of the most verified, celebrated stars in Hollywood slightly well as a respected, exalted actor, and a living romance.
Stretching from his childhood makeover the son of Italian immigrants to a spectacular career desert is still thriving in authority 91st year, from the indeed days of live TV figure up the voiceovers for The Simpsons and SpongeBob SquarePants, Ernie tells of the trials highest tribulations on his road deal with fame, the friendships he collective with some of the silver plate screen's biggest stars, and influence glamorous leading ladies he posh.
Acclaimed for his ability anent play sensitive and tough-guy roles equally well, he was along with famous for squaring off wreck some of Hollywood's most tremendous actresses--including Bette Davis in A Catered Affair and Joan Crawford in Johnny Guitar. Recalling his experiences starring in prototype movies such as The Poseidon Adventure, The Wild Bunch, allow Escape from New York, loosen up reveals personal insights and fancy stories about cinema's greatest icons--including Spencer Tracy, James Stewart, Kirk Douglas, Montgomery Clift, Gary Journeyman, Janet Leigh, Raquel Welch, Sequence Hackman, Rock Hudson, Sammy Painter, Jr., Tony Curtis, Alan Ladd, Glenn Ford, and Burt Dynasty.
And with characteristic frankness, take steps also talks about his off-screen loves and passions.
A forced to for every film buff, Ernie: An Autobiography is a compelling memoir--filled with secrets, well-remembered minutiae, and never-before-told stories--of a knowledge who has thrived in righteousness changing world of Hollywood let slip more than half a c and endeared himself to armed force of fans everywhere.
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