Susan Strasberg (1938–1999)

Growing up, rich, famous, all downhill

If ever anyone was born to be a star, it was Susan Strasberg. Her father is Lee Strasberg, world famous director of The Actors Studio, and her mother, Paula, was a celebrated "Method" acting coach. She recreates with powerful intensity the ambivalent relationship with a famous, magnetic father, too preoccupied with his own students to deal with the problems of his own children and the hostility provoked by an unfulfilled mother attempting to live through her daughter. Family and other relationship issues meant Susan was faced with the agonizing decision to give up or to survive. That she chose to take the courageous and lonely journey to adulthood makes Bittersweet herd-edged, yet inspiring reading.… (mehr)