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Lädt ... Double Life: A Love Story from Broadway to Hollywoodvon Alan Shayne, Norman Sunshine
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. Double Life: Portrait of a Gay Marriage From Broadway to Hollywood by Alan Shayne is a touching story of the long affair of Alan Shayne and Norman Sunshine, both enormously talented. They became a couple in the 1950s when gay coupling was still frowned upon and they spent a long life together. Alan became a tv producer and Norman a successful painter. The trials and tribulations of the "marriage" make up the book. In the late years they did in fact marry in a ceremony on the beach in Nantucket. I enjoyed this book and can recommend it highly. Zeige 2 von 2 keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
Gay marriage is at the forefront of America's political battles. The human story at the center of this debate is told in Double Life: A Love Story, a dual memoir by a gay male couple in a 50 plus year relationship. With high profiles in the entertainment, advertising and art communities, the authors offer a virtual timeline of how gay relationships have gained acceptance in the last half-century. At the same time, they share inside stories from film, television and media featuring the likes of Marlon Brando, Katharine Hepburn, Rock Hudson, Barbra Streisand, Laurence Olivier, Truman Capote, Bette Davis, Robert Redford, Lee Radziwill and Frances Lear. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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It's a story about how gay men lived and were treated in the US over the course of decades. It's a fascinating insight into the production aspects and the internal politics of getting a film or TV show made, and the vagaries of building a career in both commercial and fine art. It's also a touching love story of a couple deeply devoted to one another.
I found it slow going at first. I think this was largely because part of the appeal of the book should have been about it being about the private lives of two men who are well known in their fields, but both of them were completely unfamiliar to me. I was slowly drawn in, and then completely fascinated by the story they were telling. And yes, I did have a tear in my eye as the book closed with their quiet wedding on an almost empty beach.
I started this not convinced I'd reach the end. By the time I finished it I was very glad I had. ( )