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More than merely "the man of a thousand faces," a designation first bestowed when he played eight characters, including a woman, in the 1949 comedy Kind Hearts and Coronets, Sir Alec was the living embodiment of his many roles. A literate memoirist and self-effacing gentleman, he represented the quintessence of the British acting tradition...
...great pity that Frank McCourt couldn't leave swell enough alone and retire as a memoirist after his stupendous success with Angela's Ashes. Unfortunately, the promise of a sequel is given pretty firmly in the pages of his Pulitzer-prizewinning best seller, and McCourt proves to be as good as his word. The dream of coming to America, particularly to New York City, that sustained him through his family's poverty in Limerick has come to pass by the opening pages of 'Tis (Scribner; 367 pages; $26). In the fall of 1959, at age 19, McCourt enjoys his first...
...seemed to have a knack for choosing the wrong man. Now, in her engaging memoir, co-written with Digby Diehl, she recalls her life as a star at MGM alongside such legends as Clark Gable, Joan Crawford and Lana Turner. Williams, always sassy, proves herself to be a daring memoirist. She tells of being raped repeatedly by a foster brother, being pawed by half the men in Hollywood, taking LSD and almost marrying actor Jeff Chandler; at the last minute she found out that he was a cross-dresser. During her four marriages, the third one to Latin lover Fernando...
Susan Cheever, a novelist and memoirist, is the author of Note Found in a Bottle: My Life as a Drinker
Finding the truth is one of the most difficult hurdles for a memoirist. Gail Hall Howard, 52, writes memoirs and teaches memoir writing at Connecticut's University of Bridgeport. "There isn't just one version of the truth," she maintains. "We remember certain things in different ways, and our understanding changes over time." Everyone sees childhood through grownup eyes. The memoirist's task is to bring back the reality of the child's view filtered through adult perceptions and make that truth into a compelling story...