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Thank Heaven : A Memoir by Leslie Caron is a history book available to read on EtoBox.

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One of the best-loved stars of classic American cinema tells all in this wry, funny, and poignant memoir Leslie Caron is one of the most cherished and admired international film stars of our time. She made her film debut with Gene Kelly in the classic MGM musical An American in Paris , created one of the most enduring roles in American musicals as Gigi , danced with Fred Astaire in Daddy Long Legs , and starred with Cary Grant in Father Goose . In Thank Heaven (an homage to ?Thank Heaven for Little Girls,? the song Maurice Chevalier sings about her in Gigi ) Caron shares her remarkable life story. From her childhood with her American mother and French father in occupied France to her early success as a young ballerina; to her meeting Gene Kelly and her years in Hollywood; to her love affairs (including a very funny and very public one with Warren Beatty) and motherhood; to her alcoholism and depression; and finally her recovery and continuing success in film and television, Caron offers an illuminating account of her career. Thank Heaven is filled with reminiscences of MGM at the end of its Golden Era, of the great stars with whom Caron worked, and of her own struggles as an actres

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It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.

Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
Leslie Caron
Publisher
Viking Adult
Published
2009
Language
EN
ISBN
9780670021345
Category
history
Subjects
Memoir, Sports, Literary Fiction
Rating
3.43 / 5 (188 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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