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Kiss Me Like A Stranger: My Search for Love and Art
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Kiss Me Like A Stranger: My Search for Love and Art Paperback - 2006

by Wilder, Gene

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Although not an autobiography in the usual sense, in this personal book, actor Gene Wilder selects the most personal events in his life--ones that have led him to an understanding of the art of acting, and of how to give and receive the love of a woman.

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  • Title Kiss Me Like A Stranger: My Search for Love and Art
  • Author Wilder, Gene
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition First Edition
  • Condition New
  • Pages 272
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher St. Martin's Griffin, New York
  • Date 2006-03-07
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # Q-0312337078
  • ISBN 9780312337070 / 0312337078
  • Weight 0.75 lbs (0.34 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.7 in (21.08 x 13.72 x 1.78 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 20th Century
    • Chronological Period: 21st Century
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

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From the rear cover

"Gene Wilder's frank, charming memoir, KISS ME LIKE A STRANGER, is refreshingly free from the two major sins of show-biz autobiographies: self-aggrandizement and score-settling."--Los Angeles Times

In this unusually personal book from the beloved star of many beloved and classic film comedies--from The Producers to Young Frankenstein, Blazing Saddles to Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory--Gene Wilder writes about a side of his life the public hasn't seen on the screen. Wilder talks about everything from his experiences in psychoanalysis to why he got into acting to the funny, wonderful movies he made with Mel Brooks, Woody Allen, Richard Pryor, and many others. He writes candidly about the role of women in his life, about the overwhelming experience of marrying comedienne Gilda Radner, and about what ultimately had to happen for him to find true love. KISS ME LIKE A STRANGER is one actor's life in his own words.

"Uproarishly funny and at times very moving. It made me want to go out and see every Gene Wilder movie again."--Mel Brooks

"an intimate, unusual memoir...His book candidly explores his own faults and feelings, as well as those of the people he's loved and lost."--Publishers Weekly

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  • Foreword, 05/01/2005, Page 1

About the author

Gene Wilder (1933-2016) began acting when he was thirteen and writing for the screen since the early 1970s. After a small role in Bonnie and Clyde pulled him away from a career onstage, he was nominated for an Academy Award as Best Supporting Actor for his role as Leo Bloom in The Producers, which led to Blazing Saddles and then to another Academy nomination, this time for writing Young Frankenstein. Wilder has appeared in twenty-five feature films and a number of stage productions. His first book, about his own life, was Kiss Me Like A Stranger, and was followed by the novels My French Whore, The Woman Who Wouldn't, What Is This Thing Called Love? and Something to Remember You By.

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