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    The Men in My Life: A Memoir of Love and Art in 1950s Manhattan
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    The Men in My Life: A Memoir of Love and Art in 1950s Manhattan

    By Patricia Bosworth

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    Acclaimed biographer Patricia Bosworth recalls her emotional coming of age in 1950s New York in this profound and powerful memoir, a story of family, marriage, tragedy, Broadway, and art, featuring a rich cast of well-known literary and theatrical figures from the period.

    From Bosworth—acclaimed biographer of Montgomery Clift, Diane Arbus, Marlon Brando, and Jane Fonda—comes a series of vivid confessions about her remarkable journey into womanhood. This deeply-felt memoir is the story of a woman who defied repressive 1950s conventions while being shaped by the notable men in her life.

    Born into privilege in San Francisco as the children of famous attorney Bartley Crum and novelist Gertrude, Patricia and her brother Bart Jr. lead charmed lives until their father’s career is ruined when he defends the Hollywood Ten. The family moves to New York, suffering greater tragedy when Bart Jr. kills himself. However, his loving spirit continues to influence Patricia as she fights to succeed as an actress and writer.

    Married and divorced from an abusive husband before she’s twenty, she joins the famed Actors Studio. She takes classes with Lee Strasberg alongside Marilyn Monroe, Paul Newman, and others; she works on Broadway opposite Paul Muni, Helen Hayes, and Elaine Stritch; Gore Vidal and Elia Kazan become her mentors. Her anecdotes of theatre’s Golden Age have never been told before. At the zenith of her career, about to film The Nun’s Story with Audrey Hepburn, Patricia faces a decision that changes her forever.

    The Men in My Life is about survival, achieving your goals, and learning to love. It’s also the story of America’s most culturally pivotal era, told through the lens of one insider’s extraordinary life.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateJan 31, 2017
    ISBN9780062287922
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    The Men in My Life: A Memoir of Love and Art in 1950s Manhattan
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    Patricia Bosworth

    <p>Patricia Bosworth is a contributing editor at <em>Vanity Fair</em>. She has taught literary nonfiction at Columbia University and Barnard College, and is a winner of the Front Page Award. A longtime board member of the Actors Studio, she ran the Playwrights/Directors Unit there. Her first memoir, <em>Anything Your Little Heart Desires: An American Family Story</em>, was about her family and the Hollywood Blacklist. She is also the author of bestselling biographies of Montgomery Clift, Marlon Brando, Jane Fonda, and the photographer Diane Arbus. Her Arbus biography inspired the 2006 film <em>Fur</em>, starring Nicole Kidman and Robert Downey Jr.</p>

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    • 2/5
      I am not familiar with the name Patricia Bosworth. Yet, I am always in the mood for reading memoirs. I enjoy reading them as they allow me to get to know people from all different walks of life. That is what Patricia did in this book. Patricia did transport me back to the fifties. I don't care who you are but it is sad when someone takes their own life. Yet, the more I read and got to become familiar with Patricia's family; I understood why her brother took his life. In fact, he was happier in death than in life. Despite; everything in this book and what I have previously commented on, I honestly couldn't connect with this book on a deep, emotional level. In fact, this was kind of an unmemorable book. While, this book did not work for me, it might work for someone else.
    • 4/5
      I've rarely encountered a memoir that reads just like a novel, but Patricia Bosworth's account of her early adulthood in New York City does just that. With impressive honesty, she discusses the suicides of her brother and later her father, along with the abusive nature of her first marriage and the conflicts she felt between the doctrines of her Catholic faith and her own actions. All this makes for fascinating reading and a book I would highly recommend.

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