Excerpt
“The greatest gift my parents ever gave me was my godmother, Kay Thompson.
No one was as brilliant or as funny,
and Sam Irvin's book manages to capture that lightning in a bottle.
Hang onto your hair!”
– LIZA MINNELLI“Kay Thompson was the most important influence on me and my musical career.
Sam Irvin's wonderful book is right on the mark.”
– ANDY WILLIAMS“Kay Thompson never ceased to amaze. It is high time someone wrote
a comprehensive book about her extraordinary life and Sam Irvin has done just that.
It is positively loaded with fascinating stories and details.”
– ANGELA LANSBURY“Isn’t it wonderful that Sam Irvin was able to capture this fantastic lady on paper?”
– ROBERT WAGNER“This is one of the best showbiz bio's I've ever read!”
– MICHAEL FEINSTEIN“This informative book details Kay’s and my collaboration. Like some very special unions
it produced a child: the ageless, guileless, indomitable and endearing ELOISE.
Thank you Kay and especially Sam Irvin for this astounding story.”
– HILARY KNIGHT, ILLUSTRATOR OF ELOISE“You love celebrity? Celebrity loved Kay! A smashing work.”
– LIZ SMITH“For anybody who knows anything about the history of show business,
my friend Kay Thompson was its most lovable lunatic doll…
Sam Irvin has now preserved an authentic legend in amber… It's got ‘Bazazz’!”
– REX REED“Smart, dishy, and full of fascinating show-business stories. I loved every bit of it.”
– LEONARD MALTIN
“Auntie Mame, Cleopatra and Madonna could all take lessons from Kay Thompson.
To borrow a word once used to describe her work, Irvin's book is Thompsensational.”
– ROBERT OSBORNE, TURNER CLASSIC MOVIES