My Dinner of Herbs

by Efrem Zimbalist Jr.

Book Overview

A star of two well-remembered television series, The FBI and 77 Sunset Strip Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. looks back on the many different roads he has traveled in his lifetime and recreates his most memorable experiences in the prose of a true stylist. The son of two legendary musical talents, the violinist Efrem Zimbalist and the operatic soprano Alma Gluck, Efrem Jr. grew up on an estate in the Connecticut countryside. Long before he was a recognized actor,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0879109882
• ISBN13: 9780879109882
• Release Date: July 2003
• Publisher: Limelight
• Length: 214 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

This book is a treasure

I enjoy reading biographies of movie and television celebrities. I can't remember when I enjoyed one so much as this book. It's very well-written (and not ghost written), humorous and filled with Zimbalist's joy for life. Thank you Mr. Zimbalist for creating a small treasure!

Great read

I really enjoyed this book. I just love Efrem anyway but never knew much about his life story. I thought it gave an insightful look in to Efrem's past. My only problem was that it was too short. I would have loved a bit more details on his personal life. What a gentleman he is, and a wonderful role model for young people especially in this day and age.

A first-rate, engaging portrait of a life well lived

My Dinner Of Herbs is the personal and engaging memoir of Efrem Zimbalist, Jr., the son of renowned soprano Alma Gluck and the acclaimed violinist Efrem Zimbalist. His own career included work in the theater, talent as a producer, a well-deserved Pulitzer Prize for "The Consul" (which he produced with Chandler Cowles), as well as numerous television specials and series. My Dinner Of Herbs is a thoroughly delightful and entertaining memoir packed with a informed and informative personal view of the Hollywood entertainment business, anecdotes of unforgettable people, and the memorable challenges that mark life, ranging from Efrem Zimbalist Jr.'s hard work to earn a Yale degree, to his military service in World War II. A first-rate, engaging portrait of a life well lived, My Dinner Of Herbs is very highly recommended reading which is especially recommended to those with an interest in Hollywood autobiographies and memoirs.

I have been in love with this man...

...since I was a child. His character Stuart Bailey on "77 Sunset Strip" was so charming, gentlemanly, worldly, and gorgeous-- and it turns out he's that way in real life, too. And what a vocabulary! I had to stop to look up a few things. The text is laced through with love, affection, humor, and charm. Easy and delightful reading.

My Dinner of Herbs

Parents who have tried to raise their children in the best classical tradition will get the shaking agonies from the first portion of this book as the author mischiefs his way out of the heritage and magnificient opportunities offered him. But read on. All is not lost.One cannot take issue with the title, it is Holy Scripture. But what about this life could be called the "dinner of herbs?" Most readers will not see life as a Hollywood star as the simple and humble life. It is only in the context of the life of the classical and highly successful muscians who raised him, and his own way of taking his gifts and putting them to use, that this can be seen by the receptive reader.Absorbing, enjoying every minute of life and every relationship and communicating that joy is the message of this book.