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7 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
I am an avid follower of Old Hollywood, I love all the stories, the history and this was a fascinating insight into a talented and charismatic actor.
Beautifully written and unrepentently honest, include me out is a fantastic insight into the world of Farley Granger and the stars he met.
Beautifully written and unrepentently honest, include me out is a fantastic insight into the world of Farley Granger and the stars he met.
7 of 13 people found the following review helpful
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Up to a point the writer had an interesting career.However once he cut himself loose from Goldwyn he did very little of any worth or merit in the cinema.He repeats stories,he name drops he has this desire to tell us about every meal he ever ate and basically bored me to death.I was so pleased to get tothe end of this book.Dont waste your money
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62 of 65 people found the following review helpful
Whatever hapened to Farley Granger?
8 Mar 2007
Format:Hardcover
I've always enjoyed watching the films of Farley Granger. And, I always wondered what became of him after he turned his back on Hollywood after a decade in the movies. This book provides the answers and is a very enjoyable reading experience.
What I gained from reading this memoir is that Mr Granger is a man who enjoys the finer things of life. His description of trips he took, parties he attended, people he encountered and even meals he ate is detailed and quite fascinating. He presents a portrait of a professional actor, a man serious about his art and his profession. And, of special interest are his remembrances of three of his most celebrated movies ("Rope", "Strangers On A Train" and "Senso.") For anyone who loves movies, the details of how these films were made will prove entertaining and enlightening.
The book is very readable with plenty of celebrity gossip and details of many famous people that he encountered along the way. Names like Judy Garland, Tyrone Power, Barbara Stanwyck, Shelley Winters and many others are featured. Though all are discussed respectfully, I was pleased that he didn't love everyone with Polly Bergen and Danny Kaye being two co-workers that he didn't care for. Finally, the reasons for turning his back on Hollywood in the mid 1950's and what he did following this is detailed answering the questions I always wondered about concerning Mr Granger.
My recommendation: for anyone who loves movie star biographies this is a very good one, easy to read and entertaining. I would happily recommend it.
What I gained from reading this memoir is that Mr Granger is a man who enjoys the finer things of life. His description of trips he took, parties he attended, people he encountered and even meals he ate is detailed and quite fascinating. He presents a portrait of a professional actor, a man serious about his art and his profession. And, of special interest are his remembrances of three of his most celebrated movies ("Rope", "Strangers On A Train" and "Senso.") For anyone who loves movies, the details of how these films were made will prove entertaining and enlightening.
The book is very readable with plenty of celebrity gossip and details of many famous people that he encountered along the way. Names like Judy Garland, Tyrone Power, Barbara Stanwyck, Shelley Winters and many others are featured. Though all are discussed respectfully, I was pleased that he didn't love everyone with Polly Bergen and Danny Kaye being two co-workers that he didn't care for. Finally, the reasons for turning his back on Hollywood in the mid 1950's and what he did following this is detailed answering the questions I always wondered about concerning Mr Granger.
My recommendation: for anyone who loves movie star biographies this is a very good one, easy to read and entertaining. I would happily recommend it.
28 of 29 people found the following review helpful
Deep Dish
7 May 2007
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
Valley Gay Press Book Reviewer: Liz Bradbury
"Count Me Out" by Farley Granger with Robert Calhoun
Farley Granger's detailed and well written autobiography chronicles his journey from Hollywood to the New York stage by way of exciting European cities and early TV theatricals, but it's the people he meets or parties with (or sleeps with) that make this book fascinating. And the honesty about his same-sex experiences, especially in the first half of the book is refreshing. Perhaps he's more veiled in the second half because more of the characters are still alive.
Each of the detailed remembrances sets a scene that makes you feel as though you were there, if you know who the people are he's talking about. Granger dishes on big stars like Barbara Stanwyck, Joan Crawford and Danny Kaye, and flays the foolishness of studio mogul Sam Goldwyn. But when Granger talks about how interesting it was meeting Kay Medford and Maurice Evans when he was in the navy during the war, and when he mentions bumping into Stella Adler and how she was an important influence in his life, though I happen to know who those people are, I couldn't help but wonder whether those younger than I and with less interest and awareness of the period, would be lost.
Well, so what...this is a book for middle-aged movie queens who live for 1950s Hollywood and New York theater dish. I certainly fit into that category.
"Count Me Out" by Farley Granger with Robert Calhoun
Farley Granger's detailed and well written autobiography chronicles his journey from Hollywood to the New York stage by way of exciting European cities and early TV theatricals, but it's the people he meets or parties with (or sleeps with) that make this book fascinating. And the honesty about his same-sex experiences, especially in the first half of the book is refreshing. Perhaps he's more veiled in the second half because more of the characters are still alive.
Each of the detailed remembrances sets a scene that makes you feel as though you were there, if you know who the people are he's talking about. Granger dishes on big stars like Barbara Stanwyck, Joan Crawford and Danny Kaye, and flays the foolishness of studio mogul Sam Goldwyn. But when Granger talks about how interesting it was meeting Kay Medford and Maurice Evans when he was in the navy during the war, and when he mentions bumping into Stella Adler and how she was an important influence in his life, though I happen to know who those people are, I couldn't help but wonder whether those younger than I and with less interest and awareness of the period, would be lost.
Well, so what...this is a book for middle-aged movie queens who live for 1950s Hollywood and New York theater dish. I certainly fit into that category.
45 of 50 people found the following review helpful
One of the best showbiz memoirs ever!
12 Mar 2007
Format:Hardcover
In the interest of full disclosure, I must admit that as a teenager -- many years ago -- I was an avid fan of the handsome young actor. And now I'm an even more avid fan of his memoir, which I found impossible to put down! At times, I'd wondered "what ever happened to Farley Granger," as I'm sure many others did, too. In this absolutely fascinating book, we find out just about everything that ever happened to him. It's extremely well-written, with a refreshing lack of vanity -- and although he "tells all" about his bisexuality and the many liaisons he had over the years with famous people, it's done in a non-prurient way. The stories are subtly sexy, much like Mr. Granger's screen persona. The reader will come away feeling that he has really gotten to know this underrated actor -- and happy that he has found his true love, the stage, after the years of working for Sam Goldwyn in some rather underwhelming movies. Bravo, Mr. Granger -- after reading your book, my teenage crush has turned into the real thing!
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