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| Shooting Midnight Cowboy: Art, Sex, Loneliness, Liberation, and the Making of... by Glenn FrankelWhat it's about: the making of controversial classic Midnight Cowboy, the first (and only) X-rated film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture.
Why you might like it: Featuring interviews with the film's stars and portraits of the creatives who helmed the production, this immersive and richly detailed account explores how Midnight Cowboy reflected the social turmoil and shifting mores of late-1960s America. |
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| The Marathon Don't Stop: The Life and Times of Nipsey Hussle by Rob KennerWhat it is: the first biography of rapper, activist, and entrepreneur Nipsey Hussle, who was tragically murdered in 2019 at age 33.
Why you should read it: This "rousing and powerful" (Library Journal) chronicle offers a nuanced portrait of an influential artist who left a lasting legacy in the music industry and the South Los Angeles community he helped rebuild.
About the author: Hip-hop journalist and Vibe magazine founding editor Rob Kenner followed Hussle's career for more than a decade. |
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Just As I Am
by Cicely Tyson
What it is: an engaging memoir by iconic Emmy and Tony Award-winning actress Cicely Tyson, published just two days before her death in January at age 96.
Topics include: how Tyson broke barriers and combatted stereotypes in the entertainment industry, including being the first Black actress to wear her natural hair on TV and earning an Oscar nomination for 1972's Sounder, her first lead film role; her volatile relationship with Miles Davis, to whom she was married for eight years.
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Greenlights
by Matthew McConaughey
Who this is about: From the Academy Award-winning actor comes an unconventional memoir filled with raucous stories, outlaw wisdom, and lessons learned the hard way about living with greater satisfaction.
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A very punchable face : a memoir
by Colin Jost
Who this is about: In a collection of humorous essays, the Saturday Night Live head writer and Weekend Update co-anchor tells the story of his life so far.
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Grateful American : a journey from self to service
by Gary Sinise
Who this is about: The Oscar-nominated actor shares the lesser-known story of his journey from a troublemaking Chicago youth to co-founder of the legendary Steppenwolf Theater Company and advocate for America's active-duty defenders, veterans and first responders.
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Robin
by Dave Itzkoff
Who this is about: The New York Times culture reporter and author of Mad as Hell presents a compelling portrait of Robin Williams that illuminates his comic brilliance, conflicting emotions and often misunderstood character, sharing insights into the gift for improvisation that shaped his wide range of characters, his struggles with addiction and depression and his relationships with friends and family members.
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Shatner
by Michael Seth Starr
Who this is about: In the early months of 1966, a handsome, hardworking thirty-five-year-old Canadian-born actor named William Shatner was cast as Captain Kirk in Star Trek, a troubled, low-budget science-fiction television series set to premiere that fall on NBC. Star Trek struggled for viewers and lasted only three seasons, but it found a huge, rabidly dedicated audience when it premiered in syndication following its cancellation--turning Shatner into a pop-culture icon and launching him on a career path he never could have imagined after graduating from McGill University with an economics degree twenty years earlier.
Why you might like this: Author Michael Seth Starr unravels the mystery of William Shatner, stripping away the many myths associated with his personal life and his relationships with fellow actors, presenting a no-holds-barred, unvarnished look at the unique career of an inimitable performer.
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Diana Rigg : the biography
by Kathleen Tracy
This is a downloadable eBook found on CMRLS.Freading.com
Who this is about: The professional and personal life of actress Diana Rigg is revealed in an insightful biography, detailing her high-profile roles in the television series The Avengers and the movie On Her Majesty's Secret Service, as well as covering her current stage career.
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The Real Story of Lucille Ball
by Eleanor Harris
This is a downloadable eBook found on CMRLS.Freading.com
Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem to play Lucy and Desi in "Being the Ricardos" for Amazon Studios.
Who this is about: First published in 1954, this is the full story of the actress who struggled to achieve stardom in the savagely competitive world of Hollywood and then went on to top place in television. And the story of the woman who won the harder battle of preserving the things she loved—marriage, home, and family—against the unceasing demands of success.
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100 Tamberline Street
Brandon, Mississippi 39042
601-825-0100
http://www.cmrls.lib.ms.us
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