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PublisherBroadway Books

ISBN-100767926765

ISBN-139780767926768

eBay Product ID (ePID)57163761

Product Key Features

Book TitleMy First Five Husbands. . .And the Ones Who Got Away

Number of Pages352 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2007

TopicWomen, Entertainment & Performing Arts

IllustratorYes

GenreBiography & Autobiography

AuthorRue Mcclanahan

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.3 in

Item Weight23.2 Oz

Item Length9.7 in

Item Width6.2 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2006-102863

Dewey Edition22

Reviews"McClanahan's unpretentious candor and wit reveal an irrepressible personality full of vitality and determination." -BookPage "Fans will relish her sweet and tart memories" -Publishers Weekly "Like a night out with theGolden Girls."-Library Journal

Dewey Decimal792.02/8092 B

SynopsisMcClanahan, best known for her character on The Golden Girls, shares her personal story--including the ups and downs she experienced both personally and professionally--in a witty memoir that is every bit as colorful as the characters she plays., " 'You will do foolish things' said the great writer Colette, 'but do them with enthusiasm!' And that, my darlings, I have done! So put your feet up, relax, and let me take you on one woman's journey through the beguiling, bewildering wilderness of romantic encounters, replete with puppy love, Latin love, smoldering lust, stardust, obsession, high comedy, high camp, and all manner of peccadilloes and misadventures. A rollicking, madcap ride through the wide-open countryside of love. Just watch out for land mines." --From "My First Five Husbands . . . And the Ones Who Got Away " People always ask me if I'm like Blanche. And I say, 'Well, Blanche was an oversexed, self-involved, man-crazy, vain Southern Belle from Atlanta -- and I'm not from Atlanta!' " -- Rue McClanahan Who can forget Rue McClanahan as the sexy Southern vixen, Blanche Devereaux, on the Emmy-award winning series "The Golden Girls"? With her breezy sex appeal and sharp comedic timing, Rue infused her character with a sassy "joie de vivre" that captured the hearts of audiences around the world. Now, the actress behind the magic reveals her life in and out of the spotlight in a laugh-out-loud funny memoir about love, marriage, men, and getting older that is every bit as colorful as the characters she plays. " " Raised in small-town Oklahoma in a house " thirteen telephone poles past the standpipe north of town, " Rue developed her two great passions-- theater and men-- at an early age. She arrived in New York City in 1957 with two-weeks worth of money in her pocket, hustled her way into a class with the legendary Uta Hagen, and began working her way up inthe acting world against the vibrant, free-spirited backdrop of the sixties. That' s when she met and married Husband #1-- a handsome rogue of an aspiring actor who quickly left her with a young son. Still, she was determined to make it on the stage and screen-- and in the years that followed, rose to the top of the entertainment world with a host of adventures (and husbands) along the way. From her roles on Broadway opposite Dustin Hoffman and Brad Davis, to her first television appearances on "Maude" and "All in the Family,"" "to the "Golden Girls "era and beyond, "My First Five Husbands" is the irresistible story of one woman' s quest to find herself. Now happily married to Husband #6, Rue is proof that many things can and do get better with age-- and that with tenacity, talent, and a little help from Saint Dymphna, even a small-town girl can make it big. Told with Rue' s saucy wit and Southern charm, "My First Five husbands" is a deliciously entertaining take on life and love from an irrepressible star., McClanahan, best known for her character on "The Golden Girls," shares her personal story--including the ups and downs she experienced both personally and professionally--in a witty memoir that is every bit as colorful as the characters she plays.

LC Classification NumberPN4874.M483947A3