On Golden Pond A Play

Thompson, Ernest. On Golden Pond. A Play.

Thompson, Ernest. ON GOLDEN POND. A PLAY. New York, Dodd, Mead, [1979]. 1st edition, signed by the author. Cloth. Dust jacket. Author's first book and basis for 1981 film of the same title. With exclusive invitation to meet the author at a private dinner and performance laid in. Very good condition.

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Fonda, Henry. Fonda: My Life. New York, New York, U.S.A.: E P Dutton and Co, 1981. ISBN: 0453004024

First edition 8vo - over 7" - 9" tall. STATED FIRST PRINTING. 372 pages with index plus 32 pages black & white photos. The book is VERY GOOD with pencil mark on FFEP, cocked spine, small abrasion to back board. The dust jacket is VERY GOOD with shelf/edgewear and abrasionto back jacket. NOT price-clipped. NOT remaindered. JMVintage specializes in books, magazines, and treasures related to the Duke & Duchess of Windsor.. and other curious subjects. Dust jacket notes read: "The triumphs and tragedies of Henry Fonda's private life are as dramatic and astounding as his celebrated career. He has had five wives, two of whom, Frances Brokaw, mother of Jane and Peter, and movie star Margaret Sullavan, committed suicide. His friends number among the greats of Hollywood, Broadway, and Washington and include Jimmy Stewa:rt, Lucille Ball, and the Kennedys. His stage and screen career has spanned over five memorable decades, and he . is unquestionably one of America's greatest actors. Now for the first time, Henry Fonda tells the extraordinary story of his life and loves, his films and plays, his children and friends - in a frank, revealing, anecdotal book drawn from 200 incredible hours of candid conversation with noted biographer and playwright Howard Teichmann. With great warmth and affection, he speaks of his youth in Nebraska (where Marlon Brando's mother induced him to take up acting), of being down and almost out in Depression-stricken New York with roommate Jimmy Stewart, and of his experiences in the Navy during World War II. With him we relive the highlights of his fabulous career, his glory days in Hollywood and Broadway, and his unforgettable performances - such as the roles he played in Mister Roberts, The Grapes of Wrath, Young Mr. Lincoln, War and Peace, and even his newest movie, On Golden Pond, with Katharine Hepburn (whom he had never met before) and daughter Jane. He talks with candor and tenderness about the five women he married - the two whose lives ended so tragically; Susan, mother of his adopted daughter, Amy; Afdera, his Italian 'Countess'; and the lovely Shirlee, his present wife. He looks with pride upon Jane and Peter, who have become stars in their own right despite their stormy upbringing, and frankly reveals what they felt toward him as children and what they feel now. Audiences identify Henry Fonda with total integrity. Fellow professionals revere his craftsmanship and commitment. These powerful qualities come to play in this spellbinding autobiography of a multidimensional figure who has become a legend in his own time. FONDA is as honest, as thoughtful, as fascinating, as wryly witty, as entertaining as the man himself. It is irresistible reading. ABOUT THE AUTHORS: HENRY FONDA was born in 1905 in Grand Island, Nebraska. His most recent starring role is in the film On Golden Pond. He and his wife, Shirlee, live in Bel Air, California. HOWARD TEICHMANN is author of Alice: The Life and Times of Alice Roosevelt Longworth; Smart Aleck: The Wit,World and Life of Alexander Woolcott; and George S. Kauftnan: An Intimate Portrait. He lives in New York City with his wife, Evelyn." Hard Back condition: Very Good in Very Good dj

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