David Rothenberg's multilayered life thrust him into Broadway's brightest lights prison riots political campaigns civil rights sit-ins and a Central American civil war. In his memoir EFortune in My EyesE his journey includes many of the most celebrated names in the theater: Richard Burton Elizabeth Taylor Bette Davis Sir John Gielgud Charles Boyer Peggy Lee Eartha Kitt Charles Laughton Alvin Ailey and numerous others. David produced an Off-Broadway prison drama EFortune and Men's EyesE which reshaped his life. John Herbert's chilling play led directly to the creation of the Fortune Society which has evolved into one of the nation's most formidable advocacy and service organizations in criminal justice. David was Elizabeth Taylor's opening night date at the Richard Burton Hamlet a a distant cry from his entering Attica prison during that institution's famed inmate uprising...just two of the experiences revealed in this memoir. As a theater publicist and producer a and as a social activist a he shares experiences with presidents (JFK and Bill Clinton) and with anonymous men and women out of prison who have fought to reclaim their lives. The human drama of the formerly incarcerated is a match for many of the entertainment world's most fabled characters.
- ISBN:
- 9781557839268
- 9781557839268
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Category:
- Memoirs
- Format:
- Hardback
- Publication Date:
-
01-09-2012
- Language:
- English
- Publisher:
- Hal Leonard Corporation
- Country of origin:
- United States
- Pages:
- 318
- Dimensions (mm):
- 235x161x26mm
- Weight:
- 0.68kg
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