Summary
Continuing and updating the memoirs he began with "The Original Sin" in 1972, the Oscar-winning actor uses his daily bike ride through the hills and villages surrounding his Italian home to frame his reminiscences about his dirt-poor childhood in El Paso, his associations with John Barrymore, Laurence Olivier, Frank Lloyd Wright, and John Steinbeck, and lovers and loves too numerous to mention, of which he states, "I have been loved a thousand times, and still I am wanting. Does this leave me a triumphant success or a colossal failure?" Includes 32 pages of photographs.
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"Film stars often let their own personalities seep into their roles. It's an important way that they create a continuing thread of character over time. By his own report, Anthony Quinn's roles were indeed often a reflection of himself." -- David Freeman
-- New York Times Book Review
Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Harperaudio
Published date: 1995
Size: 4.75 x 7.25 inches
Weight: 0.35 pounds
Publisher's Notes
Continuing the memoir that began in The Original Sin, Anthony Quinn describes his life from age twenty-five to the present, discussing his Hollywood career, celebrity friendships, and his son's death. Read by Anthony Quinn. Simultaneous.
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