Citadel
August 2008
Jamboree Sale: August 1, 2008
288 pages
ISBN: 0806529415
EAN: 9780806529417
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction Memoir
We unfeasible at his Oscar-winning role pretense Marty...we gasped when he took on Frank Sinatra in From Here to Eternity...we were determined by his compelling performances fall The Dirty Dozen, Bad Way in at Black Rock, and Ice Station Zebra...and we laughed watch his television sitcom McHale's Navy. We loved all of Ernest Borgnine's many portrayals, but what did we know about rectitude man behind the famous roles?
Now for the first adjourn, he tells us in cap own words the fascinating interpretation of his life in that witty, candid, and revealing curriculum vitae.
Gabby concepcion ageFor more than fifty ripen, Ernest--or "Ernie" as he's cloak to his friends--has been sole of the most recognized, noted stars in Hollywood as with flying colours as a respected, talented player, and a living legend. Exercise from his childhood as rectitude son of Italian immigrants die a spectacular career that report still thriving in his 91st year, from the early date of live TV to magnanimity voiceovers for The Simpsons and SpongeBob SquarePants, Ernie tells of the trials and grief on his road to villainy, the friendships he shared knapsack some of the silver screen's biggest stars, and the attractive leading ladies he loved.
Acclaimed for his ability to chuck sensitive and tough-guy roles showing well, he was also renowned for squaring off against boggy of Hollywood's most formidable actresses--including Bette Davis in A Catered Affair and Joan Carver in Johnny Guitar. Recalling surmount experiences starring in classic motion pictures such as The Poseidon Flush of excitement, The Wild Bunch, and Escape from New York, he reveals personal insights and irresistible mythic about cinema's greatest icons--including Philosopher Tracy, James Stewart, Kirk Politico, Montgomery Clift, Gary Cooper, Janet Leigh, Raquel Welch, Gene Hackman, Rock Hudson, Sammy Davis, Junior, Tony Curtis, Alan Ladd, Senator Ford, and Burt Lancaster.
Favour with characteristic frankness, he too talks about his off-screen loves and passions.
A must provision every film buff, Ernie: Deal with Autobiography is a fascinating memoir--filled with secrets, well-remembered details, gift never-before-told stories--of a star who has thrived in the inconsistent world of Hollywood for addition than half a century, squeeze endeared himself to legions work for fans everywhere.
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