The story was chopped up and did not flow well for me. . “Even the brightest star is occasionally eclipsed by a moon. . : The Life of Sue Mengers, Hollywood's First Superagent The Life of Sue Mengers, Hollywood’s First Superagent” by Brian Kellow doesn’t portray Mengers as a likable person. I was amazed at the cooperation I got. By 1963, she had become an agent, and five years later she was in the agency’s Los Angeles office.“I think this will disappoint a lot of people when they read it,” Kellow said. He was best known for directing the 1981 comedy flop “All Night Long,” which starred Streisand. One understands the need for a break for a bit,but came back out of love and understanding. Dolls! Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. But an outrageous character like Mengers needs somebody like the late Joan Rivers to dish the dirt and bring her to life. I think most of her clients would probably back me up on that. (Streisand parted company with Mengers after “All Night Long.”)According to Kellow, Mengers and Tramont had a turbulent relationship.“Sue claimed to friends that the best part of retirement was the chance to spend more time with her husband, though he didn’t always seem as keen on the prospect,” Kellow wrote.He quoted arts dealer Robin Hurlstone, who recalled: “When it was bad, they were like two acids bubbling away in the same bottle.”Professionally, Kellow said, Mengers came along at the right time.“She could be the naughtiest girl in Hollywood,” he said. But I expected more from the book by Brian Kellow.
Times sports columnist Bill Plaschke talks about experiencing COVID-19. Good insight into her psyche. And based on Brian Kellow’s assessment in his thoroughly researched Can I Go Now? Kellow vividly renders this time of alliterative rat-a-tat names begat of the typewriter—Boaty Boatwright, Freddie Fields, Lionel Larner, Maynard Morris—and restaurants that treated regulars like family: Downey’s and Lindy’s and Sardi’s. A well researched and interesting story of a truly talented, obnoxious, shallow, self- centered bitch !
Sue Mengers was a moon. In fact, she was very scrupulous about that. Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. Kellow is the first to pull back the caftan, to consider what really made Mengers Mengers. Dolls! “With his new book Can I Go Now?, Brian Kellow follows up his 2011 biography of film critic iconoclast Pauline Kael by telling the story of Sue Mengers, ‘the first enormously successful female agent in the movie industry.’ As the representative for many of the major players of the day . . Her father committed suicide when she was 11, and there was little love lost between Mengers and her abrasive mother, who, even after Mengers’ success, was overbearing and critical.Young Mengers was a little fish in a big pond when she began working in New York as a receptionist at MCA in 1955. . Does this book contain inappropriate content? The hard-working author is perhaps too "straight arrow" for the story of this bawdy broad. This is a no hold barred biography about a woman leader talent Sue Mengers who tells it like it is in the early days up until the 90's. She left in 2016.Why is AMC trying lure people back into theaters with reduced admissions and concessions? For details, please see the Terms & Conditions associated with these promotions. Having once met Sue Mengers when working in Hollywood, I can attest that she was everything you might expect. Before there was Ovitz or Ari, there was Sue Mengers. Very interesting life of a woman who wanted to be an actress, but since that didn't pan out became an agent to actors in a business that she loved. Please try your request again later. Some promotions may be combined; others are not eligible to be combined with other offers.
Kellow's research is formidable, his writing clear and concise. Can I go now? I did over 200 interviews.”His opinion of Mengers changed drastically throughout his research. “I think she is seen as this huge feminist icon and in fact, I don’t think she really had the time of day for feminism in the way we think about it. Her friend Bette Midler scored a huge hit embodying Mengers in John Logan’s witty 2013 one-woman show “I’ll Eat You Last.”But Kellow initially was ambivalent about writing his book. Leading Lady: Sherry Lansing and the Making of a Hollywood Groundbreaker And the host of star-studded parties where marijuana and cocaine were served up along with casseroles. Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. Here are the highlights with panels featuring Gal Gadot, James Gunn, Zack Snyder amd more.Lillian Michelson inspired and informed thousands of filmmakers for more than six decades. I saw her once, in person, and she was so bright and loud and vulgar; I think she was jokingly berating her companion as they walked from their car to a restaurant in Beverly Hills, but now, after reading this, I am not so sure she was joking.
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