Frank langella s myriad encounters with some of the past centurys most famous human beings are profoundly affecting, funny, wicked, sometimes shocking, and. Rarely have i read a book about celebrities that is as insightful, candid, revealing, and as wellwritten as this one. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. Famous men and women as i knew them, which can be purchased at a lower. Frank langella has had an accomplished stage career and a modestly successful one in films. So we get to know frank langella in glimpses and hints. He was a young italian boy who had grown up in new jersey and was working at the. Written by frank langella, audiobook narrated by frank langella. Famous men and women as i knew them, in which he trashes countless nowdeceased celebrities including anne bancroft, yul brynner, paul newman, and liz taylor. No one is safe from ridicule in frank langella s new memoir, dropped names.
In a few days, the actor will head west to begin shooting showtimes new jim carrey. Captured forever in a unique memoir, frank langellas myriad. Langella attended washington elementary school and bayonne high school in bayonne. It turns out he has inadvertently given out the number for his fax machine. For instance, after meeting on the movie eddie in the mid90s, he and whoopi goldberg reportedly lived together for several years. Frank langella passed away on january 6, 2016 in franklin square, new york. Frank langella is an american stage and film actor born in bayonne, new jersey on january 1, 1938. Frank langella agent, manager, publicist contact info. Langella takes us with him into the private worlds and privileged lives of movie stars, presidents, royalty, literary lions, the social elite, and the greats of the broadway stage. Though frequent trips to the local library keep him physically active and mentally stimulated, theres little question that his memory isnt what it used to be, and lately his grown children have begun to. Langella is also known for his other movie appearances, including superman. Langella never became a major film star and never achieved the kind of immortality bestowed on many of the luminaries who. New york times frank langellas dropped names is a different kind of memoir. A stage and screen actor of extreme versatility, frank langella won acclaim on the new york stage in seascape and followed it up with the title role in the edward gorey production of dracula.
Frank langella s myriad encounters with some of the past centurys most famous human beings are profoundly affecting, funny, wicked, sometimes shocking, and utterly irresistible. He is best known for his roles in the films dracula, masters of the universe, diary of a mad housewife, dave, frostnixon, and good night, and good luck. Frank langella tells stories of the famous in new memoir. Frank langella speakers bureau and booking agent info.
See more ideas about dracula, count dracula and vampire love. May sent this statement to the critics,thank you for my lifetime achievement award. Frank langella, will direct and costar with elaine may in a. I first took notice of this book when i saw the author, actor frank langella interviewed on the tavis smiley show to discuss his memoir of the. Dropped names frank langella hardcover harpercollins canada. Langella started his acting career appearing in stage productions offbroadway like the immoralist, the old glory, good day, and the white devil. A natural raconteur, he seems to fit precisely henry jamess famous description of the novelist as one on whom nothing is lost. Apparently frank langella was catnip to gay celebrities. His memoir, dropped names, paints him as a man who turned on the ladiesand the men. Frank langella has been a professional actor for over five decades and hopes to carry on for several more.
Funeral home services for frank are being provided by franklin funeral home, inc. He said young people are five to ten times the speed of the ki. Frank langella s new memoir is a classic blessed with a forrest gumplike knack for serendipity and having just started in the biz so young, frank langella basically writes about everyone. News about frank langella, including commentary and archival articles published in the new york times. But while his star turn on broadway in dracula transformed him into a matinee idol for a brief period, and he has won three tonys and worked consistently ever since, mr. Langella s uncommonly eloquent book is enjoyable for the panoply of great names who turn up. Frank langella attacks hollywood stars in scathing memoir. Famous men and women as i knew them offers shrewd and often poignant observations that linger in the mind long after each chapter endsand there are 66 vignettes to savor. Frank langella s email hits my inbox late on a sunday afternoon in march. Curmudgeonly tone aside, langella s stories of 65 noteworthy people illustrate his point that the celebrities of today cant hold a candle to the distant, mysterious, shining lights of yesteryear. The estimated speaking fee range to book frank langella for your event is available upon request. Fan created page note that frank langella is not the author of this page or the website although i am told he does check it.
He won a tony award for best leading actor in a play for his role as richard nixon in the play frostnixon 2006, and was nominated for an academy award for best actor in a leading role for the same role in the 2008 movie adaptation. Frank langella was born in bayonne, new jersey, to angelina and frank a. Langella, 74, was nominated for an oscar in 2008 for frostnixon, and hes got about three movies. If frank langella s memoir simply did what its title promises, it would be deepdish gossip. Frank langella audio books, best sellers, author bio. Frank langella is a former criminal living out his twilight years in quiet solitude. The book is organized into a separate chapter for each dropped name, in chronological order of their death. Tony perkins hit on frank langella the village voice. Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial. New york times frank langella s dropped names is a. Interview with todd haimes on a man for all seasons visual.
Langella started his acting career appearing in stage productions offbroadway like the immoralist, the old glory, good day, and the. Captured forever in a unique memoir, frank langellas myriad encounters with some of the past centurys most famous human beings are. Our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination. Frank langella was born in bayonne, nj, on new years day, 1940. Langella, an italian american, was born january 1, 1938, in bayonne, new jersey. The actor frank langella went everywhere, met everyone and fell into. Dropped names by frank langella dishes on fellow actors.
His candid stories of the wide array of famous people he has known, both casually and intimately, are fabulous. As much a memoir as a primer on the vicissitudes of an actors life, the book is a collage based on reallife situations that offer touching insights into stars like rita hayworth, and into the practical magic that informs langella s signature sensibility. Dropped names, frank langellas memoir the new york times. New york the phone at frank langella s home rings and rings, unanswered. New york ap the phone at frank langella s home rings and rings, unanswered. Frank langella generally travels from and can be booked for private corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Captured forever in a unique memoir, frank langellas myriad encounters with some of. The books subtitle should be bad girls go everywhere, although. After the family moved to south orange, new jersey, he graduated from columbia high school.
Langella caught the acting bug when he was 11, after playing an elderly man in a school play on the life of abraham lincoln, and he. Frank langellas dropped names is a different kind of memoir. Published this week by harper collins, langella s memoir is a tourdeforce debut that, in the proudest showbusiness tradition, leaves us wanting more. Judging by this satisfyingly scandalous new memoir, frank langella has slept with, been propositioned by, or at least swapped dirty jokes with a breathtaking swath of stars over his illustrious. Frank langella is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics.
To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. Frank langella theatre credits, news, bio and photos. Frank langella books list of books by author frank langella. From elizabeth taylor and paul newman to jfk and jackie kennedy, langella. Langella, an italian american, was born january 1, 1938, in bayonne, new jersey, the son of angelina and frank a. Frank langella s insightful new book, dropped names, does just that, devoting a short chapter to each of the famous people hes encountered in. Famous men and women as i knew them by frank langella not only is frank langella a marvelous and talented actor, it turns out he is a gifted writer as well. The daily mail is running some exhaustive excerpts from frank langella s upcoming book, dropped names.
Frank langella trashes jfk, elizabeth taylor, paul newman. Frank langella launches a withering attack on the showbiz alist. Not many of his peers could write such an eloquently dishy book. Langella, 74, was nominated for an oscar in 2008 for frostnixon, and hes got about three movies coming out this. He began performing as a boy in his hometown of bayonne, new jersey, and currently resides in new york city.