Betty Garrett and Other Songs: A Life on Stage and Screen

By Betty Garrett and Ron Rapoport

Book Overview

The actress, singer, and comedian recounts her stage and film career, her marriage to actor Larry Parks, their years of blacklisting after he testified before the House Un-American Activities... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1568330987
• ISBN13: 9781568330983
• Release Date: November 1997
• Publisher: Madison Books
• Length: 306 Pages
• Weight: 1.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 1.0" x 6.2"

Customer Reviews

Lovely book from a lovely lady!

Betty's wit, wisdom and reflections prove that there's a lot more to her than a pretty face and wise-cracks. Talent, sensitivity and grace make her a beautiful author with something important to say. Show business enthusiasts and historians alike will greatly enjoy her story. And, since her career is enjoying a recent resurgence, we can only hope she'll write a sequel, soon!

Beautifully written.

I have loved the movies of both Betty Garrett and Larry Parks for years, and now feel that I have read their love story. Betty's descriptions of her multi-faceted career and personal life were written with humor, warmth, and love. She and Larry endured the 'unofficial' blacklist and other obstacles together, and showed what "in good times and in bad" really meant. I admire and adore them both even more now. Her book is a wonderful read and her career isn't even over.

What a lovely woman! What an interesting life!

I have always enjoyed Ms. Garrett's work and this book made me love her all the more. Her enduring love affair with Larry Parks, her interesting family, her career and personality made me wish I could have dinner with her or better yet, have her be a houseguest for a month or two! This was a most pleasant, informative read.

If you like show business, read this book!

A wonderfully honest and engaging book...I have always loved to watch Betty Garrett's work, and reading about it all from her candid and funny perspective was a joy. From the MGM days to Archie Bunker to today, this book provides insights that a lot of others miss. Interesting, too, to read her perspective on the McCarthy madness. I'm an actress just starting out, and Betty's love for the work really inspired me!

Great!

This book made me laugh and cry. It was a touching memoir by a great lady, full of the details of an earlier, more innocent Hollywood. The section on McCarthy is chilling.