Frank langellas memoir is not the usual authors ego trip, but rather his remembrances of the many. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. Mar 30, 2012 frank langella is probably best known for his tonywinning and oscarnominated performances as richard nixon in the stage and screen versions of frostnixon. Frank langella s dropped names is a different kind of memoir. Frank langella to sign copies of his kissandtell book in. What does frank langella bring to the story that you wouldnt experience if you just read the book.
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Oct 08, 2011 interview frank langella on acting, aging and playing the big bad the man who once brought richard nixon to life onstage returns in a broadway revival of man and boy. Stedman graham entertainment, books, society air date 04242012 actor frank langella on his memoir, dropped names. Download and keep this book for free with a 30 day trial. Langella s personal journey from the age of fifteen to the present day. Production information from 1963 through the 200506 season is sourced primarily from the guthrie theater. Mar 25, 2012 frank langella details affairs with elizabeth taylor and rita hayworth and takes some pot shots in his memoir dropped names. The estimated speaking fee range to book frank langella for your event is available upon request. Apr 05, 2012 frank langella s memoir is not the usual authors ego trip, but rather his remembrances of the many accomplished men and women that he has come to know. A very rich book collector by the name of boris balkan frank langella hires corso to validate his recently purchased copy of the nine gates of the kingdom of shadows, one of only three copies that exist in the world. Not many of his peers could write such an eloquently dishy book. Langella crafted the character through careful observation, not so much of nixons familiar. He said young people are five to ten times the speed of the ki. And he is surrounded with a powerhouse cast, including sir laurence olivier as van helsing and donald pleseance as dr, seward.
Frank langella feels the power playing the chicago 7 judge. As an alternative, the kindle ebook is available now and can be read on any device. Frank langella talks robot and frank and his first book. The man introduces himself as count dracula frank langella of transylvania, and proceeds to integrate himself into the lives of mina and her friend lucy seward kate nelligan. What an elegantly seen dracula this is, all shadows and blood and vapors and frank langella stalking through with the grace of a cat. Mar 14, 2012 laurence olivier said that quote to frank langella when they worked on dracula, as recounted in langella s colorfully riveting book, dropped names. Frank langella list of movies and tv shows tv guide. Frank langella feels the power playing the chicago 7. The actor frank langella went everywhere, met everyone and fell into. It is an elegy for a lost age, his own lost youth, loss in general. A stage and screen actor of extreme versatility, frank langella won acclaim on the new york stage in seascape and followed it up with the title role in the edward gorey production of dracula. Frank langella trashes jfk, elizabeth taylor, paul newman in.
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With clarity, insight, and an unflinching truthfulness and candor, langella provides the reader with penetrating and wellcrafted vignettes throughout his 50year acting career of the many notable people of the last half of the 20th century e. Frank langella goes out of his way to reveal the weaknesses of many celebrities through the telling of. Frank langella made his acting debut at an early age, in 1963, in an offbroadway production titled the immoralist. Scandal aside, there is something poignant about the book. Frank langella on the trial of the chicago 7 video. Frank langella attacks hollywood stars in scathing memoir. But actor frank langella, then 34, still fell for his costar, and they began a passionate affair together on the set of the littleremembered 1972 western called the wrath of god. Watch frank langella on his career and the trial of the. In 2008, gordon gekko michael douglas is an excon on the book tour circuit talking about his lessons learned in prison and how much the global economy has changed or in some cases, hasnt. Frank langella talks robot and frank, his first book dropped names, the box and a lot more at sundance 2012. The film is a triumph of performance, art direction and mood over materials that can lend themselves so easily to selfsatire. Frank langellas new memoir is a classic national post. This year, hes won kudos and an oscar nomination for his portrayal of a president.
Jan 25, 2009 frank langella chilled audiences by playing the vampiric count dracula on stage and screen. Interview frank langella on acting, aging and playing. His memoir, dropped names, paints him as a man who turned on the ladiesand the men. Frank langella launches a withering attack on the showbiz alist.
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Images, history, and inside stories and the guthrie. His estranged daughter, winnie carey mulligan, is a liberal website editor who lives with her upandcoming fiance, wall street trader jake moore. Mar 20, 2012 it was an utter delight to read this book. Famous men and women as i knew them, recounts his encounters with many iconic figures of his lifetime. Video laserdisc dracula frank langella laurence olivier. Present laughter revival, play, comedy, broadway opened in new york city nov 18, 1996 and played through apr 20, 1997.
Frank langella agent, manager, publicist contact info. The following is a chronological list of the plays and performances that it has produced or presented. Dropped names, frank langellas memoir the new york times. Frank langella books list of books by author frank langella. Langella, who makes his home in millerton, will hold a book signing of his memoir on saturday, may 5, from 1 to 3 p. Frank langellas dropped names is a juicy memoir usa today. Blessed with a forrest gumplike knack for serendipity and having just started in the biz so young, frank. Gay talese, author of a writers life a delightfully unabashed pageturner about people we wish we had known in the throes of work, love, and growing old. Audible provides the highest quality audio and narration. But langella s book celebrates sluttiness as a worthy even noble. Frank langella quotes mlk, thanks aaron sorkin as the. There have been so many draculas bela lugosi played him three times, christopher lee five that the tragic origins of the character. Captured forever in a unique memoir, frank langella s myriad encounters with some of the past centurys most famous human beings are profoundly affecting, funny, wicked, sometimes shocking, and utterly irresistible.
Famous men and women as i knew them, the theater and film veteran whose many celebrated roles. His resonant voice did you have an extreme reaction to this book. March 30, 2012 the actor frank langella writes about meeting some of the 20th centurys biggest celebrities in his memoir, dropped names. From elizabeth taylor and paul newman to jfk and jackie kennedy, langella, a lauded film and broadway actor, dishes out the dirt on some of hollywoods most iconic names. Captured forever in a unique memoir, frank langellas myriad encounters with some of the. Vincent cassel stars in a hardboiled performance as the french criminal who killed on three continents and was in love with his image. It lived fully up to its billing as advertised recently in usa today. The book contains nine engravings which, when correctly deciphered and the interpretations properly spoken, are supposed to. The trial of the chicago 7 dramatizes the reallife case against seven antivietnam war activists who were charged with conspiracy to incite riots at the. A natural raconteur, he seems to fit precisely henry jamess famous description of the novelist as one on whom nothing is lost. Mar 05, 2021 frank langella s 20 book, dropped names. Frank langella essays an excellent portrayal of the suave and commanding count dracula. Professor moriarty returns to kill sherlock holmes and unleashes a complex and clever plan to lure the great detective to his death. In a career that spanned over decades, he appeared in countless broadway productions such as seascape 1975 for which he won his first tony award, dracula 1977, considered his best performance till date.
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