I Think I'm Outta Here: A Memoir of All My Families [FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING]

O'Connor, Carroll

Published by Pocket Books, a division of Simon & Schuster Inc., New York, 1998

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As new condition black boards with gold spine lettering contained in a fine condition non price-clipped photographic dust jacket. Includes Author Dedication; Prologue and Epilogue. Illustrated with a section of black-and-white photographic plates. "The last time I saw my son before he killed himself he was going one way and I was going another -- he into the house, I driving away to mine -- and I was relieved to be getting away from him for a while. It is hard now to believe that was my thought. I must remind myself that I had spent the night with him, an awful night of watching him hunt anxiously about my house from room to room, tormented by cocaine hallucinations. In the morning, out of cocaine and in the grip of remorse and self-hate, he asked me to take him home. I drove him home. He asked me if I wanted to come in, and I said no. He was a lonely figure crossing the street and entering his front door, but I was not moved to get out of the car and go with him." - from the rear outer jacket. "It is the genius of actor Carrol O'Connor that millions of fans will forever confuse him with his most unforgettable creation, Archie Bunker. But O'Connor has lived the kind of rich, momentous life that Archie could never have imagined. Now, emerging from behind the actor's mask for the first time, O'Connor writes eloquently and intimately about his great triumphs and terrible tragedies -- and a career that has been immortalized in television history. Growing up in Depression-era New York, Carroll O'Connor made his way armed with the quick wit, mischievous bent of mind, and engaging Irish charm that flow through these pages. From his rough-and-tumble days in the merchant marine during World War II -- marked by big dreams, bar brawls, and bloody noses -- he moved on to salad days in Dublin. There he received an education in literature and in life, found his true calling in the theatre, and married his wife, Nancy . a fifty-year success story that's still going strong. O'Connor was soon invited to Hollywood, the scene of his greatest achievements. His unique perspective on the creation of All in the Family -- and his certainty at the start that it was destined for ratings disaster -- reveals television history in the making. And O'Connor vividly recalls scores of classic moments with Norman Lear, Rob Reiner and Jean Stapleton, as well as numerous other colleagues, including Howard Rollins (In the Heat of the Night), Clint Eastwood (Kelly's Heroes), and Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor (Cleopatra). But Hollywood was also the source of O'Connor's most painful memory: the cocaine addiction and suicide of his son, Hugh. As a grieving father, O'Connor was forced to assume the most poignant and powerful role of his life, and he speaks honestly here about both his loss and his efforts to educate others about the horror of drug abuse. Candid and insightful, spirited and funny, this is the story of all the families Carroll O'Connor has been able to call his own. And in a career graced with landmark achievements, I Think I'm Outta Here stands as one of the most moving and memorable of all." - from the inner front and rear jacket flaps. Seller Inventory # 007342

Bibliographic Details

Title: I Think I'm Outta Here: A Memoir of All My ...

Publisher: Pocket Books, a division of Simon & Schuster Inc., New York

Publication Date: 1998

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: As New

Dust Jacket Condition: Fine

Edition: 1st Edition