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Thank Heaven ... : My Autobiography: Thank Heaven, Her Frank and Intimate Autobiography Hardcover – 24 Sept. 2009

by Leslie Caron (Author)

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Spotted by Gene Kelly in Paris when she was just 17 and a member of Roland Petit's legendary ballet company, Leslie Caron became an overnight sensation when Kelly brought her to Hollywood to co-star with him in An American in Paris. She recalls the days of all-night parties where Judy Garland would try out her songs, Gregory Peck smiled at you on the sidewalk, the Duke of Windsor turned up to watch the filming, and Elizabeth Taylor came to supper. The toast of the town, Leslie Caron went on to star in a series of famous films which she writes about with endearing candour, including such classics as Lili, Daddy Long Legs with Fred Astaire, Gigi, with Maurice Chevalier, Fanny, and the L-Shaped Room. However, her story starts in occupied Paris, and she describes vividly her family's changing fortunes under the Germans and her early successes as a young ballerina in Paris before her move to Hollywood. Never less than frank, Caron talks about the many men in her life - including her second husband Peter Hall and Warren Beatty, with whom she had a two-year love affair; nor does she shrink from describing her more recent battles with alcoholism and depression and - movingly - her triumphant recovery and continuing success in television and films including Damage and Chocolat. With friends that have included Jean Renoir, Vincent Minelli and Rudolf Nureyev, Leslie Caron's story is essential reading for Leslie Caron fans and film fans alike. Leslie Caron starred in classic films such as Gigi and An American in Paris and still works as an actress, appearing in films such as Chocolat and Damage. She lives in France where she has a home in Paris and an Auberge in Burgundy.

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272 pages
Language

English
Publisher

JR Books Ltd
Publication date

24 Sept. 2009
Dimensions

15.9 x 2.8 x 23.9 cm
ISBN-10

1906779244
ISBN-13

978-1906779245
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ JR Books Ltd; First Edition (24 Sept. 2009)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 272 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1906779244
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1906779245
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 15.9 x 2.8 x 23.9 cm

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Silvermoongal

Still reading it

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 9 March 2022

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Still reading itI got it at a good price nice hardback book and autobiography of Leslie Caron is very interesting

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An extremely well written and insightful autobiography

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 15 August 2016

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This is a very honest and well written book by Leslie Caron. I feel that Ms Caron is one of those stars who is so talented in various fields (even construction management!) that she has struggled to believe in her abilities beyond that of her finitial career in ballet. I thoroughly enjoyed the anecdotes and insight into old Hollywood and the evolution of the film industry. At the end of reading I feel as though I've had to say goodbye to a friend. Excellent book.

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F. J. Dukes

A delightful reminisce

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 23 October 2011

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Being a great fan of the glorious MGM Musicals of the late 1940s and 1950s, I still recall sneaking off school to go the ABC Cinema at Westover in Bournemouth to see An American in Paris. In those days it was a sin worthy of expulsion. The delight of Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron dancing has never diminished and it is marvellous to read her own recollections of this and many other films she made.

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Cheryl Levett

Not very revealing. Not absorbing. I'm going to ...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 16 December 2014

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Not very revealing. Not absorbing. I'm going to try and sell it on.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 20 May 2015

Good edition

wonderfully old fashioned and innocent

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 4 February 2014

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Nostalgic.
Despite that it is describing the life of a rake and his mistress, something that is still happening today.
Nowadays it is perhaps not even risqué anymore but quite common and accepted as "living in sin together".
I loved it because it has its inevitable happy end which does not happen in our modern world.
Pity.

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Never lets you down with delivery and quality.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 27 April 2020

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Condition of my purchase was superb...delivery excellent.
Try always to use this supplier.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 17 March 2015

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An eye opening account of Leslie Carons life, is there anything she hasnt done or anyone she has'nt met ? Well written, and truthful….. an extreemly enjoyable read. I want to see and hear more of her now.

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