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Love And Madness: My Private Years With George C. Scott (2000)

by Karen Truesdell Riehl(Favorite Author)

2.99 of 5 Votes: 3

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review 1: The reason I enjoy memoirs are to see how other people make choices for their lives, even when they aren't the same decisions I'd make. Or rather, ESPECIALLY when they are not. That's why I get annoyed by reviews that give this memoir 1 or 2 stars because they don't agree with the author's decisions concerning a man who she was obsessed with the moment she saw him. This was well before he was famous, and they had a whirlwind love affair. I found it an extremely fascinating memoir, well-written, and seriously hard to put down. I read it straight through.
review 2: I'm not an avid movie watcher and barely know the Hollywood names, but at least I'm familiar with the older stars. This book was one of the many free downloads I get for my Nook or I wouldn't have chos... moreen it, but was pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed the read. It's an autobiography of Karen Truesdell. She starts her story in her first year of college as she sees George C. Scott act for the first time. He's a few years older than her and working as an actor at the college. She falls madly in love with him on first site and does everything to be near him on stage as she's majoring in theater. George is also attracted to her, but is married and has a baby, but in the end it doesn't stop them. Karen throws away an acting opportunity of her lifetime to run off with George to NYC. The story continues for nearly 30 years and through several marriages for both of them. It's very interesting to get an inside look at the lifestyle of the Hollywood elite. The drama isn't saved for on state or in front of the cameras. less

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