Research Catalog

Title

We're ready for you, Mr. Grodin : behind the scenes at talk shows, movies, and elsewhere / Charles Grodin.

Author

Grodin, Charles

Publication

New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, c1994.

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Holdings

Details

Description

xv, 320 p.; 25 cm.

Summary

Here, for the first time, the author tells the behind-the-scenes story of the talk show confrontations -- why he was banned by Johnny Carson and why he brought an "attorney" with him for a David Letterman appearance. There are also vivid portraits of Dustin Hoffman, Bill Murray, Oliver Stone, and Diane Sawyer, among countless others.

Alternative Title

We are ready for you, Mister Grodin.

Subject

• Grodin, Charles > Anecdotes
• Motion picture actors and actresses > United States > Biography
• Actors > United States > Biography

Genre/Form

• Anecdotes
• Biographies
• Anecdotes.

Note

• "A Lisa Drew book."
• Includes index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

• Preface (p.ix) -- The 100 most powerful people in Hollywood (p.xi) -- Talk shows (p.1). Banned by Johnny Carson (p.3) -- Suing David Letterman (p.17) -- One of the funniest people in the world-Albert Brooks (p.22) -- From Merv to Arsenio (p.25) -- Making a career (p.43). Making a career? (p.45) -- Critics and other problems (p.52) -- The people I started out with (p.61) -- Acting classes and other weird things (p.63) -- Authorities who don't know what they're talking about (p.67) -- Personal appearances (p.69). One man show (p.71) Watch out for me (p.85) -- Presenting awards (p.93) -- The Los Angeles riots (p.100) -- A trip to Washington (p.106) -- Night of a hundred stars (p.109) -- Goofing with my pals (p.115).
• Cont.): Theatre (p.117). Keeping promises (p.119) -- The Audience survey (p.125) -- Going backstage (p.130) -- Working in the theatre (p.133) -- Personalities (p.135). Art Carney (p.137) -- Jackie Mason (p.139) -- Walter Matthau (p.141) -- Bill Murray (p.144) -- John Belushi (p.145) -- Gilda Radner (p.147) -- Chevy Chase (p.148) -- Neil Simon (p.150) -- Herb Gardner (p.152) -- Oliver Stone (p.154) -- Robert Altman (p.156) -- Otto Preminger (p.158) -- Diane Sawyer (p.159) -- Dustin Hoffman (p.161) -- Anthony Perkins (p.164) -- Louise Lasser (p.166) -- Danny Thomas (p.169) -- Peter Falk (p.171) -- Paul Simon (p.173) -- Movies (p.183). Difficulties (p.185) -- The Academy awards (p.218) -- I screen test for Pretty Woman (p.220) -- Attorneys (p.223) -- Working with a dog (p.230).
• Cont.): Happy times (p.234) -- A movie day-the early hours (p.251) -- Heart and souls (p.259) -- Epilogue (p.313) -- Index (p.317).

ISBN

0025457950 :

LCCN

^^^93043696^//r94

OCLC

• 29478696
• SCSB-12109291

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library