Jeannie Out of the Bottle

English

ISBN: 0307886964

EAN: 9780307886965

Category: Biography & Autobiography / Entertainment & Performing Arts

Publisher: Crown Publishing Group

Release Date: 04/04/2012

Synopsis: A magical, heartwarming memoir from one of Hollywoods most beloved icons Over the past four decades, the landmark NBC hit television series I Dream of Jeanniehas delighted generations of audiences and inspired untold numbers of teenage crushes on its beautiful blond star, Barbara Eden. Part pristine Hollywood princess and part classic bombshell, with innocence, strength, and comedic talent to spare, Barbara finally lets Jeannie out of her bottle to tell her whole story. Jeannie Out of the Bottletakes us behind the scenes of I Dream of Jeannieas well as Barbaras dozens of other stage, movie, television, and live concert performances. We follow her from the hungry years when she was a struggling studio contract player at 20th Century Fox through difficult weeks trying to survive as a chorus girl at Ciros Sunset Strip supper club, from a stint as Johnny Carsons sidekick on live TV to tangling on-screen and off with some of Hollywoods most desirable leading men, including Elvis Presley, Clint Eastwood, Paul Newman, and Warren Beatty. From the ups and downs of her relationship with her Jeannieco-star Larry Hagman to a touching meeting with an exquisite and vulnerable Marilyn Monroe at the twilight of her career, readers join Barbara on a thrilling journey through her five decades in Hollywood. But Barbaras story is also an intimate and honest memoir of personal tragedy: a stillborn child with her first husband, Michael Ansara; a verbally abusive, drug-addicted second husb? the loss of her beloved mother; and the accidental heroin-induced death of her adult son, just months before his wedding. With candor and poignancy, Barbara reflects on the challenges she has faced, as well as the joys she has experienced and how she has maintained her humor, optimism, and inimitable Jeannie magic throughout the roller-coaster ride of a truly memorable life. Illustrated with sixteen pages of photographs, including candid family pictures and rare publicity stills, Jeannie Out of the Bottleis a must-have for every fan, old and new. From the Hardcover edition.

Jeannie Out of the Bottle

Illustrated: No

Format: Paperback

Height: 0.65 inches

Width: 5.17 inches

Length: 7.98 inches

Weight: 8.99 oz

Pages: 288