I Just Kept Hoping Author:Gloria Stuart At age 87, Gloria Stuart became the oldest actor ever nominated for an Academy Award. Now, cowritten with her daughter Sylvia Thompson, comes her rich, candid, anecdotal memoir offering a panoramic view of old Hollywood and its personalities. — Detailing her own inspiring history, she tells how she began her career back in the 1930s as a characte... more »r actress. She fondly recalls her days as a political activist, and at roughly the same time, the role she played as one of the founders of the Screen Actors Guild and the Hollywood Anti-Fascist Committee. Over her extraordinary long career, Stuart has seen it all and known just about everyone there has been to know, and at long last, shares her nostalgic story here.« less
If you enjoy biographies/autobiographies this one is a facinating read - from her life as a young actress to her role as the aged Rose in "Titanic" and beyond.
This was such a delightful read about one incredible woman! Gloria is truly Renaissance material, with a vibrant love of life and art that has kept her so creative and individual within all of her soon to be 99 (!) years. This book renders a glimpse into her fascination and involvement with everything from acting and men, to bonsai and printmaking. A joy to read and hopeful inspiration for all of us, who day by day, are aging too, and how to make that fact of life more graceful!