Synopses & Reviews
The New York Times bestseller Pieces of My Heart is the revelation-filled memoir from one of Hollywoods most talented actors, Robert J. Wagner. He offers readers a candid and deeply personal look at his life and career, from his rise to stardom among legends like Cary Grant and Barbara Stanwyck to his troubled marriage, divorce, and remarriage to starlet Natalie Wood. With color photographs and never-before-told stories, this is a quintessentially American, remarkably candid story of one of the great sons of Hollywood.
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“Pieces of My Heart is a treasure. . . . Wagners portrait of [Natalie] Wood is adoring and poignant. . . . With admirable strength and honest self-awareness, Wagner makes plain that theres much more to him than his handsome face.” Washington Post
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“Engaging” Publishers Weekly
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“Mesmerizing” Kirkus Reviews
Synopsis
A moving, candid, and deeply personal look at the triumphs and tragedies, lovesand heartbreaks of one of Hollywood's most popular and enduring stars.
Handsome, suave, and sophisticated, Robert J. Wagner has starred in more than one hundred films and television series over the past fifty years. In this deeply personal story, he recalls his rise to stardom. He talks candidly about his relationships with some of the greatest stars of the 20th century, including Clark Gable, Spencer Tracy, Frank Sinatra, Elizabeth Taylor, Barbara Stanwyck, and, for the first time, he shares the details of his two marriages to Natalie Wood. Wagner also offers a fascinating look at Hollywood during the last half of the 20th century.
Synopsis
The New York Times "bestseller Pieces of My Heart" is the revelation-filled memoir from one of Hollywood s most talented actors, Robert J. Wagner. He offers readersa candid and deeply personal look at his life and career, from his rise to stardom among legends like Cary Grant and Barbara Stanwyck to his troubled marriage, divorce, and remarriage to starlet Natalie Wood. With color photographs and never-before-told stories, this is a quintessentially American, remarkably candid story of one of the great sons of Hollywood."
About the Author
Robert J. Wagner has been active in Hollywood for more than five decades and has starred in such films as
A Kiss Before Dying,
The Longest Day,
The Pink Panther, and, most recently, the Austin Powers movies. On television, Wagner also starred in three long-running series,
It Takes a Thief (with Fred Astaire),
Switch (with Eddie Albert and Sharon Gless), and
Hart to Hart (with Stefanie Powers). He is currently featured on
Two and a Half Men. Wagner is married to actress Jill St. John and lives in Los Angeles.
Scott Eyman is the books editor of the Palm Beach Post and the author of nine books about the movies. The Wall Street Journal called his most recent biography, Lion of Hollywood: The Life of Louis B. Mayer, "one of the five best books ever written about Hollywood." He and his wife live in West Palm Beach, Florida.