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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. A Story Worth TellingBy Kindle CustomerAs this was my era in life, I was fascinated by this book. Her tales of NY and all the famous people she knew were so interesting. A very good memoir.3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Reads like fiction. A very interesting lifeBy LubboReads like fiction. A very interesting life. Knew author, she was a lovely lady and her husband Mel was a wonderful guy2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. A beautiful autobiography about an actress/journalist who led an interesting life.By robfranjoA very moving and skillfully written autobiography of an actress/journalist who knew a lot of famous people and led a rather interesting lifel

Acclaimed biographer Patricia Bosworth recalls her emotional coming of age in 1950s New York in this profound and powerful memoir, a story of family, marriage, tragedy, Broadway, and art, featuring a rich cast of well-known literary and theatrical figures from the period.From Bosworthmdash;acclaimed biographer of , , , and Jane Fondamdash;comes a series of vivid confessions about her remarkable journey into womanhood. This deeply-felt memoir is the story of a woman who defied repressive 1950s conventions while being shaped by the notable men in her life.Born into privilege in San Francisco as the children of famous attorney and novelist Gertrude, Patricia and her brother Bart Jr. lead charmed lives until their fatherrsquo;s career is ruined when he defends the Hollywood Ten. The family moves to New York, suffering greater tragedy when Bart Jr. kills himself. However, his loving spirit continues to influence Patricia as she fights to succeed as an actress and writer.Married and divorced from an abusive husband before shersquo;s twenty, she joins the famed . She takes classes with alongside Marilyn Monroe, Paul Newman, and others; she works on Broadway opposite Paul Muni, , and ; Gore Vidal and become her mentors. Her anecdotes of theatrersquo;s Golden Age have never been told before. At the zenith of her career, about to film The Nunrsquo;s Story with , Patricia faces a decision that changes her forever.The Men in My Life is about survival, achieving your goals, and learning to love. Itrsquo;s also the story of Americarsquo;s most culturally pivotal era, told through the lens of one insiderrsquo;s extraordinary life. ldquo;Bosworthrsquo;s command of detailhellip;makes the book more than merely a dishy showbiz memoir.rdquo; (New Yorker)ldquo;Scorchingly honest.rdquo; (AARP Magazine)ldquo;Somewhat harrowing, always complex, and deeply wrought...rdquo; (Harperrsquo;s Bazaar (best book of January))ldquo;Highbrow and brilliant.rdquo; (New York magazine (approval matrix))ldquo;Deliciously vivid.rdquo; (New York Times Book )ldquo;In this moving follow-up to her 1997 memoir, Anything Your Little Heart Desires, Bosworth comes into her own as a memoirist.rdquo; (Publishers Weekly (starred))ldquo;Looking back to her rampaging twenties, Bosworth chronicles how she repressed her grief and guilt, recklessly threw herself into harrowing situations, and embraced exhilarating opportunities, all of which she describes with stunning immediacy and valiant candorhellip;. Lush with tales of Lee Strasberg, Marilyn Monroe, Gore Vidal, Elaine Stritch, Audrey Hepburn, and many more, and spiked with arresting observations about glamour and about toxic sexism and homophobia, Bosworthrsquo;s riveting memoir brings the covertly wild 1950s into startlingly close focus.rdquo; (Booklist (starred))ldquo;[Bosworth] recounts the glamorous highs and frustrating lows of trying to succeed as an actress, offering juicy anecdotes featuring a large cast of the actors, directors, and playwrights who comprised the important men in her young lifehellip;. A forthright memoir of pain and aspirations enlivened by sharp portraits of a host of colorful celebrities.rdquo; (Kirkus )ldquo;What an emotional and remarkable journey! Bosworth is a dazzling writermdash;I came under her spell years ago when I read her biographies. Now, in her new book, Patricia has reached into the depths of her adventurous, sometimes terrifying life, to tell us a story that could not be fictionmdash;too sad, too wildly happy at times, and in every way challenging. Bosworth tells us how it is live a life of creativity and beauty when the hard times come, and when the good times roll. She has lived through both and come up shining and brilliant. Read this book!! I loved it!rdquo; (Judy Collins, author of Sweet Judy Blue Eyes)ldquo;I couldnrsquo;t stop reading this book. Itrsquo;s terrific. There are fascinating characters throughout, and so much glamour and excitement, but also loss and tragedy. That unsettling combination fuels Patricia Bosworthrsquo;s amazing story.rdquo; (Gay Talese, author of High Notes)ldquo;Honesty in writing is rare and precious. In telling us the previously untold story of her extraordinary life, Patricia Bosworth has added an important testament to the history of women. I read this book with tears in my eyes and a smile on my face.rdquo; (Erica Jong, author of Fear of Dying)ldquo;This memoir is so passionate, so discerning, so emotionally textured. Set in the 50s and early sixties, when constricting beliefs and traditions battled an urgent need for authenticity and experiment, the young women of Bosworthrsquo;s generation were searching for their own destinies, fighting to do more than play supporting roles in the lives of powerful men. And yet, as she shows so poignantly, men like her brilliant, father and her gifted tragic brother were also trapped. This is the kind of memoir we need now: the story of a life thatrsquo;s also the story of a culture.rdquo; (Margo Jefferson, author of Negroland)ldquo;Graced with a talent for delving into the truths of creative lives, Patricia Bosworth has now taken the truth serum herself. The result is a powerful, gutsy, tender, and mesmerizing memoir, wherein Bosworth bravely restores her romantic past to the jagged intensity of the present tense.rdquo; (Brad Gooch, author of Smash Cut)ldquo;Patricia Bosworth, one of our most accomplished biographers, has led a life that few could survive, including the suicides of her brother and father; an acting career marked by exhilarating highs and crushing lows; an abusive first husband, and many other heart- pounding andmdash;destroying events recounted in this utterly absorbing memoir. Through it all, Bosworth remains ebullient, self-aware, even funny, and without dissembling. This is who she is, a bright spirit in love with life, whatever it throws at her.rdquo; (James Atlas, author of My Life in the Middle Ages)ldquo;In The Men in My Life Patricia Bosworth, who has given us such fine biographies of Montgomery Clift, Diane Arbus, and , turns her lens on her own 20-something self, and on the menmdash;and womenmdash;she encountered during those extraordinary years.The result is a moving, revealing, unsparing and enthralling book.rdquo; (Amanda Vaill, author of Hotel Florida and Everybody Was So Young Amanda Vaill, author of Hotel Florida and Everybody Was So Young Amanda Vaill, author of Hotel Florida and Everybody Was So Young)ldquo;A fascinating, vivid story. The Men in My Life is not only a page-turning self-portrait, but also a nuanced cultural history of America in the 1950s.rdquo; (Phillip Lopate, critic and author of To Show and to Tell: The Craft of Literary Nonfiction)ldquo;As memoirs go, this one is TOPS. Vivid, beautifully written, evocative and SO refreshingly frank about sex.rdquo; (Andre Bishop, Artistic Director of Repertory Theatre)From the Back CoverAcclaimed biographer Patricia Bosworth delivers a tale of family, marriage, tragedy, Broadway, and art, featuring a rich cast of well-known literary and theatrical figures from a golden eramdash;New York in the 1950s.Bosworth and her soulmate, her brother, Bart Jr.mdash;born into privilege in San Francisco as the children of famous attorney Bartley Crum and novelist Gertrude Bosworth Crummdash;lead charmed lives until their fatherrsquo;s career is ruined when he defends the Hollywood Ten. The family moves to New York, where they entertain literary luminaries and the greatest artists of the day, but Bosworthrsquo;s father finds it difficult to get work and his alcoholism worsens, while her mother lives in total denial. The family suffers even greater tragedy when Bart Jr. commits suicide. In the wake of her brotherrsquo;s death, Bosworth, a student at Sarah Lawrence, makes a life for herself in the glamorous art world of . Married and divorced from an abusive husband before shersquo;s twenty, Bosworth joins the famed Actors Studio where she takes classes with Lee Strasberg alongside Marilyn Monroe, Paul Newman, and others. She works on Broadway opposite Paul Muni, Helen Hayes, and Elaine Stritch; Gore Vidal and Elia Kazan become her mentors. At the zenith of her career, about to film The Nunrsquo;s Story with Audrey Hepburn, Bosworth faces a decision that will change her life forever. Full of fascinating, never-before-told tales and deep insight, The Men in My Life is a beautifully rendered and utterly engaging account by an insider who defied repressive 1950s conventions while being shaped by the notable men in her lifemdash;a story about survival, achieving your goals, and learning to love.About the AuthorPATRICIA BOSWORTH was born in San Francisco and is a graduate of Sarah Lawrence. She is a contributing editor at Vanity Fair and lives in New York City. Patricia has taught literary nonfiction at and and is a winner of the Front Page Award. A longtime board member of the Actors Studio, she ran the Playwrights- Directors Unit there. Her first memoir, Anything Your Little Heart Desires: An American Family Story, was about her family and the . She is also the author of bestselling biographies of Montgomery Clift, Marlon Brando, Jane Fonda, and the photog-rapher Diane Arbus. Her Arbus biography inspired the 2006 film Fur, starring and Robert Downey Jr.

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