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Debbie Reynolds
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In If I Knew Then, which was first published in 1962, Debbie Reynolds makes her debut as an author, having already excelled in numerous other fields of expression-including appearing in motion pictures, on the stage, in vaudeville and on television, and selling more than a million copies of her record "Tammy," from the movie Tammy and the Bachelor (1957). "I'm Debbie Reynolds. Well, I'm not really Debbie; I'm Mary Frances. But if you like Debbie you...
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Debbie: My Life is a heartfelt, feel-good autobiography that chronicles the rags-to-riches-to-rags story of the indomitable Debbie Reynolds. The much-beloved actress first grabbed America's heart when, as a poor 16-year-old, she entered and won the Miss Burbank contest. Ms. Reynolds went on to embody fresh-faced American grace and gumption in such classic films as Singing' in the Rain, How the West Was Won, and The Unsinkable Molly Brown. Debbie shares...
5) Mary, Mary
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Book publisher Bob McKellaway is engaged to beautiful young Tiffany Richards. Everyone thinks she's perfect for him. Everyone except Bob's ex-wife Mary (Debbie Reynolds in a sparkling performance). She may know someone else who'd be even better for Bob: herself. This delightful, sophisticated marital romp based on the stage hit by Jean Kerr (Please Don't Eat the Daisies) tosses in a blizzard, an IRS audit and a dashing movie star (Michael Rennie)...
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What do legends Groucho Marx, Bette Davis, W. C. Fields, and Alfred Hitchcock have in common? They are just four of the luminaries mentioned in Hollywood Anecdotes, the definitive oral history of film's Golden Era. Educational and entertaining, here are authentic and apocryphal anecdotes about the American movie industry and various aspects of American filmmaking. This collection gathers many of the most memorable stories ever recorded about the stars,...
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In an age of legends and glamour Jack Warner reigned supreme. From humble beginnings, he and his brothers founded Warner Bros. studios. For over fifty years he held the crown made movie history-from flickering silents to wide-screen color epics. An insider's account of the man that Bette Davis, Errol Flynn, James Cagney, Edward G. Robinson, Humphrey Bogart, and Bugs Bunny called "boss."
14) Heaven and Earth
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Director Oliver Stone completes his Vietnam Trilogy of films, the others being Born On The Fourth Of July and Platoon, examining the war from many perspectives. Heaven And Earth follows the true story of a Vietnamese village girl who survives a life of suffering and hardship during and after the Vietnam War. Based on the autobiographies When Heaven and Earth Changed Places by Le Ly Hayslip with Jay Wurts and Child of War, Woman of Peace by Le Ly Hayslip...
15) How Sweet It Is!
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James Garner and Debbie Reynolds star as hapless American parents adrift on the French Riviera at the height of the 1960s who discover life, love and How Sweet it Is. When Grif and Jenny Henderson's (Garner and Reynolds) 20-year-old son follows his girlfriend to Europe, the parents follow the boy to keep him out of trouble. But when Jenny Henderson gets conned by Mr. Tilly (Terry-Thomas) into renting a villa that isn't vacant, the Henderson's depend...
17) Mother
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A neurotic, twice divorced sci-fi writer moves back in with his mom to solve his personal problems.
