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Star: How Warren Beatty Seduced America (Audio CD) (Unabridged)
Star How Warren Beatty Seduced America - Audio CD - Unabridged Author:Peter Biskind, David Drummond (Narrator) Famously a playboy, Warren Beatty has also been one of the most ambitious and successful stars in Hollywood. Several Beatty films have passed the test of time, from Bonnie and Clyde to Shampoo, Heaven Can Wait, and Reds (for which he won the best director Oscar). Here, Peter Biskind shows how ... more »Beatty used star power, commercial success, savvy, and charm to bend Hollywood moguls to his will, establishing an unprecedented level of independence while still working within the studio system.
Beatty's private life has been the subject of gossip for decades, and Star confirms his status as Hollywood's leading man in the bedroom, describing his affairs with Joan Collins, Natalie Wood, Leslie Caron, Julie Christie, Michelle Phillips, Diane Keaton, and Madonna, among many others.
In this constantly surprising book, Peter Biskind, the author of the film classics Easy Riders, Raging Bull, and Down and Dirty Pictures, writes the most intimate, revealing, and balanced biography ever of Hollywood legend Warren Beatty. Biskind explains how Beatty exercised unique control, becoming an auteur before anyone in Hollywood knew what the word meant. He was arguably one of the most successful and creative figures in Hollywood during the second half of the twentieth century, and in this fascinating biography, Warren Beatty comes to life--complete with excesses and achievements--as never before.
unabridged - 19 CDs - 23.5 hours - read by David Drummond« less