My Lucky Life In and Out of Show Business: A Memoir
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| Rating | : | 4.33 (662 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0307592243 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-06-30 |
| Language | : | English |
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His trailblazing television program, The Dick Van DykeShow (produced by Carl Reiner, who has written the foreword to this memoir), was one of the most popular sitcoms of the 1960s and introduced another major television star, Mary Tyler Moore. Dick Van Dyke, indisputably one of the greats of the golden age of television, is admired and beloved by audiences the world over for his beaming smile, his physical dexterity, his impeccable comic timing, his ridiculous stunts, and his unforgettable screen roles. But Dick Van Dyke was also an enormously engaging movie star whose films, including Mary Poppins and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, have been discovered by a new generation of fans and are as beloved today as they were when they first appeared. Who doesn’t know the word supercalifragilisticexpialidocious? A colorful, loving, richly detailed look at the decades of a multilayered life, My Lucky Life In and Out of Show Business, will enthrall every generation of reader, from baby-boomers who recall when Rob Petrie became a household name, to all those still enchanted by Bert’s “Chim Chim Cher-ee.” This is a lively, heartwarming memoir of a performer who still thinks of himself as a “simple song-and-dance man,” b
Luck Probably Had Less To Do With It The undeniable truth is that Dick Van Dyke may consider himself lucky or charmed by good fortune, but he was (and still is) a very talented and versatile man. This memoir glazes over his very successful career in show business, but primarily focuses on his personal life ------ his one marriage, his children, his 35 year relationship with Michelle Triola Marvin, his midwestern roots, the lean years as he tried to establish himself as a performer, and the gravy years after his caree. So breezy it almost floats away while you read it Whistlers Mom The author says in the introduction not to expect any "dirt." Didn't think much about it at the time, but having finished the book I'm wondering if he and I have different definitions of the word.I've never seen any of his movies and never watched any of his subsequent TV shows, but I loved "The Dick Van Dyke Show" and I agree with him that it was a rare combination of writing talent and brilliant casting. It's part of American social history and deservedly so.I was interested in . "Legendary performer, gentle memoir" according to Doug Landback. As memoirs go, Dick covers it all from birth.Based on the conversational tone, I'm assuming he dictated much, if not all, of the book. There are places where, as an editor, I would have trimmed and snipped a bitand other places I would have had him go further in-depth. For instance, while I came away feeling he was proud of the work he did with Mary Tyler Moore on Legendary performer, gentle memoir As memoirs go, Dick covers it all from birth.Based on the conversational tone, I'm assuming he dictated much, if not all, of the book. There are places where, as an editor, I would have trimmed and snipped a bitand other places I would have had him go further in-depth. For instance, while I came away feeling he was proud of the work he did with Mary Tyler Moore on 39 episodes a year for five or six years, and in spite of the fact they shared an on-screen chemistry unlike any TV sh. 9 episodes a year for five or six years, and in spite of the fact they shared an on-screen chemistry unlike any TV sh
DICK VAN DYKE was born in West Plains, Missouri, in 1925. He lives in California.From the Hardcover edition.. He is an internationally recognized and accomplished performer, and has been a recipient of the Theatre World Award, a Tony, a Grammy, and four Emmy awards
He accepted the responsibility, though, marrying my mom and getting a job as a salesman for the Sunshine Cookie Company. I arrived on the first day in a Lord Fauntleroy suit, blue with a Peter Pan collar and a beret. I stopped by her house one day after school and asked what she remembered about the complications that resulted from my premature birth. Years later, when I saw Arthur Miller's play Death of a Salesman, I was depressed for a month. As for my studies in school, I was a solid stu