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My Lucky Life In and Out of Show Business: A Memoir (Audio CD) (Unabridged)
My Lucky Life In and Out of Show Business A Memoir - Audio CD - Unabridged
Author: Dick Van Dyke
Acclaimed actor and comedian Dick Van Dyke chronicles his amazing career. From movies, such as Mary Poppins, to television programs, such as The Dick Van Dyke Show and Diagnosis: Murder, Van Dyke's journey in show biz has made him a household name. Here, he shares that journey with listeners. — Read by author, Unabridged, 7 hours 30 minutes, ...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780307914293
ISBN-10: 0307914291
Publication Date: 5/3/2011
Edition: Unabridged
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  • Currently 4.8/5 Stars.
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4.8 stars, based on 2 ratings
Publisher: Random House Audio
Book Type: Audio CD
Members Wishing: 2
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In âMy Lucky Life In and Out of Show Businessâ, author Dick Van Dyke manages to avoid the Hollywood âell-allâ kind of book that is all too common on the Entertainment section of your local bookstore or library. Wait, that's not 100% true. Mr. Van Dyke DOES dish a little dirt on one celebrity â himself.

He talks about his marriages â two as of this counting (and at his age, I would doubt a 3rd one is on the way â however, given that he is still active in his 90s, don't count him out!) He talks a lot about his early days, growing up, getting started in show business, and the like. Then comes some successes like the Broadway and movie versions of Bye-Bye Birdie, and a little show created by Carl Reiner that didn't have a name until they settled on âThe Dick Van Dyke Showâ. He talks about his alcoholism and a few other bad choices he made during life, as well. He also talks about his aborted stint on the Carol Burnett Show and reveals why he left mid-season.

I wish he had talked a little more about his time on Diagnosis: Murder, especially working with his son on that project. (He briefly touches on it.) He does mention a few of his show-business friends, but I wish he'd tossed in a few more tales of them â not dirt, but rather more of the funny and/or touching anecdotes that pop up occasionally in this text.

I chose to listen to this book on audio; having the author himself narrate it gave it a special touch.

RATING: 4 1/2 stars, rounding up to 5 stars where 1/2 stars are not permitted.
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