Thank heaven : a memoir / Leslie Caron.
Leslie Caron made her film debut with Gene Kelly in the classic MGM musical An American in Paris, created the role of Gigi, danced with Fred Astaire in Daddy Long Legs, and starred with Cary Grant in Father Goose. In Thank Heaven (an homage to the song Maurice Chevalier sings about her in Gigi) Caron shares her remarkable life story. From her childhood with her American mother and French father in occupied France to her early success as a young ballerina; to her meeting Gene Kelly and her years in Hollywood; to her love affairs (including a very funny and very public one with Warren Beatty) and motherhood; to her alcoholism and depression; and finally her recovery and continuing success in film and television, Caron offers an illuminating account of her career, filled with reminiscences of MGM at the end of its Golden Era.--From publisher description.
Record details
- ISBN: 0670021342
- ISBN: 9780670021345
- Physical Description: xiv, 272 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition: First American edition
- Publisher: New York : Viking, 2009.
Content descriptions
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Childhood -- Paradise is called Goyetchéa -- The war -- First ballet classes -- The phone call -- Metro-Goldwyn-Meyer -- The making of An American in Paris -- This new life -- Under contract -- Renoir -- Gigi -- Family life -- The prediction -- Life with Warren -- Learning independence -- Marriage again -- A new passion -- Black days--the eighties -- Changing track -- Breakdown -- Recovery -- Latest adventures.
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- 8 of 8 copies available at NC Cardinal.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville Main Library | BIO CARON (Text) | 36015000665535 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| BHM Headquarters Library | B Caron L (Text) | 38344101378873 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Dunn Public Library | B CARON Car (Text) | 33436001299962 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Henderson Main Branch | CARON (Text) | 33258006378330 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Lexington Public Library | B Caron (Text) | 25908005564328 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Montgomery County Public Library | B CARON (Text) | 38198000225670 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Reynolda Manor Branch | B CARON, LESLIE (Text) | 0112515179839 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Statesville Main Library | B CARON CAR (Text) | 33114016422339 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
