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This is a way of making myself write something coherent and grammatically correct almost every day. I'm opinionated and need an outlet. I'm also prone to flights of fancy. Thanks for stopping by. |
| We've all read one or two biographies or autobiographies of celebrities. Some were worth reading, and some were of a little value, like some pop trivia or just entertainment. Some weren't interesting enough to pick up.A lot of them, we were too embarrassed to confess we had read. For instance, I read the story of Cary Grant and thought it was fascinating. He was a sensational actor and had a lot of influences in his life. By reading about him, I learned about Randolph Scott, a "man's man". It gave new meaning to the phrase. But I admired him more and learned some Hollywood history. Elizabeth Taylor always captured my imagination. Reading about her young life and many romances was easy and was great entertainment. To this day I love her movies and think she was extremely talented. I loved her elegance and her larger than life presence. And there was the philanthropic side, too. There always seemed to be something sad about her, despite her warm heart and generosity. She made a wonderful icon. I haven't seen a book about Hugh O'Brien, and I doubt I'd read one unless there were lots of pictures without his shirt. But a short booklet might be interesting. The story of why he got married for the first time at 81, and did so in a cemetery in a "wedding to die for" to a woman with whom he had been living for 20 years might be a curiosity. We've seen enough articles and bit pieces on John Wayne and Clint Eastwood over the years that a book about one of them would have to promise an awful lot to get us to pick it up. There is such a thing as overkill. There are many I would like to see because they would be unusual, different, but maybe never will see it. The bottom line is that most celebrities are shallow and self-centered, and we don't want to be known for reading something that only furthers their egos more. Actors and directors are, after all, just ordinary people doing their jobs. Why must we keep piling on the adulation? Yet, if their story is different, their struggle is real or universal, let's read them and be inspired, like we would for any other ordinary citizen with an unusual story. |
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