Hell of a Life |  | Author: Maureen Stapleton
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Category: Book
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Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 1338618
Media: Hardcover
Edition: First Edition
Pages: 256
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 9.4 x 5.8 x 1.2
ISBN: 0684810921
Dewey Decimal Number: 792.028092
EAN: 9780684810928
ASIN: 0684810921
Publication Date: September 20, 1995
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An intimate and exceedingly direct autobiography tells the behind-the-scenes story of Maureen Stapleton, the legendary star of theater and film, who has won the Tony, the Oscar, and the Emmy, revealing her relationships with show business greats. 35,000 first printing.
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 A Helluva Book!! December 29, 1998
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
The book is an effortless read. I'm not sure if I can compare it to reading; it feels as if you're having a conversation with her. The reader will come away wanting more!! I found it nearly impossible to put the book down. I've always admired her performance; they're truly masterful. The effortless style she displays on stage & screen comes shining through in the pages of her book! It is a truly honest and unforgiving look at her life. I loved this book!! She is a treasure! PS - I grew-up one block away from her childhood home.
She's great and she tells it like it is/was! December 5, 1999
R. W. Holliston (Victoria, B.C. Canada)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
This is not always a comfortable read - especially when Ms. Stapleton tells about her childrens' response to her alcoholism. But she tells it like it is - and she never spares herself. Maureen Stapleton has indeed had a hell of a life, and a pretty great career, too. Her comments about acting are refreshingly down-to-earth, and she is not the least bit self-aggrandizing. Most celebrities make themselves out to be holier than thou in their autobiographies, but not our Maureen. She does fib a bit, actually: at one point she claims that she hasn't touched a drop of hard liqour in 30 years, then she admits to sipping vodka at the funeral of Colleen Dewhurst (1991). If you like honest-to-goodness characters, you'll love this book!
Great Bio June 18, 2007
robie (San Francisco, CA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
One of the most enjoyable actor/theatre autobiographies I've read. I'm sort of a movie star bio-freak, and this one had me laughing out loud. I enjoyed every moment. Her recollections of Colleen Dewhurst were unique. What a great broad they both were. Love it.
 a nonstop drunk-a-log from start to finish October 23, 1998
5 out of 10 found this review helpful
I like to begin by saying that I absolutly adore Maureen Stapleton as an actress. I've always been a huge fan -- she has been exceptional with every character she has portrayed -- but unless you want to read about a nonstop alcoholic spree -- this isn't the book for you. I wanted to know more about her -- I learned about her alcoholism -- but her memories and backstage tell-alls are uninspired and lackluster -- she doesn't even realize that she's continually focusing on her justification of living a life of an active alcoholic -- I found it extremely sad.
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