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As new condition red boards, white cloth spine, and gold spine lettering contained in an as new condition non price-clipped color photographic dust jacket. Includes Author Dedication; Prologue; Epilogue; The Films of Sophia Loren; Index; Illustration and Photography Credits; and About the Author. Illustrated with a section of both black-and-white and color photographic plates. "In her first memoir, the Academy Award winning actress Sophia Loren tells her incredible life story from the struggles of her childhood in war-torn Naples to her life as a screen legend, icon of elegance, and devoted mother. In her acting career spanning more than six decades, Sophia Loren became known for her striking beauty and dramatic roles with famed co-stars Cary Grant, Frank Sinatra, Marlon Brando, Gregory Peck, Jack Lemmon, and Paul Newman. The luminous Italian movie star was the first artist to win an Oscar for a foreign language performance, after which she continued a vibrant and varied career that took her from Hollywood to Paris to Italy -- and back to Hollywood. In Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow, Loren shares vivid memories of work, love, and family with a winning candor, deep feeling, and sense of humor. Loren's life of glamour and success was preceded by years of poverty and hardship. Born in 1934 and growing up in World War II Italy, she lived in her grandparents' house with her single mother and sister, and endured near-starvation. She shares how she blossomed suddenly from a toothpick-thin girl into a beautiful woman, getting her start by winning a beauty pageant and starring in the new genre of photo-romance magazines, which eventually led to numerous memorable roles in Italian films, working with internationally acclaimed directors. She recalls how her first Hollywood film, The Pride and the Passion, ignited a high-profile romance with Cary Grant, who would vie with her mentor, friend, frequent producer, and lover Carlo Ponti to become her husband. Loren also reveals her long-held desire to become a mother, the disappointments she suffered, the ultimate joy of having two sons, and her happiness as a mother and grandmother. From trying times to triumphant ones, her autobiography paints a multi-dimentional portrait of the woman behind the celebrity, beginning each chapter with a letter, photograph, or object that prompts her memories, anecdotes, and tiny secrets. As she goes through these mementoes from a box found by chance, a precious treasure trove of emotions, experiences, and adventures, Loren's wise and candid voice speaks from the pages with riveting detail and sharp humor. Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow is as elegant, entrancing, and memorable as Sophia Loren herself." -- from the inner front and rear jacket flap. Seller Inventory # 006802
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Bibliographic Details
Title: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow: My Life [FIRST ...
Publisher: Atria Books, a division of Simon & Schuster, New York
Publication Date: 2014
Binding: Hardcover
Illustrator: Dorfman, Anna (jacket design); Springer, John (jacket photography)
Condition: As New
Dust Jacket Condition: As New
Edition: 1st Edition
