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Binding: HardcoverDewey Decimal Number: 791.43028092 EAN: 9780061373312 ISBN: 0061373311 Label: HarperEntertainment Manufacturer: HarperEntertainment Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 336 Publication Date: October 01, 2008 Publisher: HarperEntertainment Release Date: September 23, 2008 Studio: HarperEntertainment Sales Rank: 311 Related Items:
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He grew up in Bel Air next door to a golf course that changed his life. As a young boy, he saw a foursome playing one morning featuring none other than Fred Astaire, Clark Gable, Randolph Scott, and Cary Grant. Seeing these giants of the silver screen awed him and fueled his dreams of becoming a movie star. Battling a revolving door of boarding schools and a father who wanted him to forget Hollywood and join the family business, sixteen-year-old Wagner started like any naïve kid would—walking along Sunset Boulevard, hoping that a producer or director would notice him. Under the mentorship of stars like Spencer Tracy, he would become a salaried actor in Hollywood's studio system among other hot actors of the moment such as his friends Rock Hudson and Tony Curtis. Working with studio mogul Darryl Zanuck, Wagner began to appear in a number of films alongside the most beautiful starlets—but his first love was Barbara Stanwyck, an actress twice his age. As his career blossomed, and after he separated from Stanwyck, he met the woman who would change his life forever, Natalie Wood. They fell instantly and deeply in love and stayed together until the stress of their careers—hers marching upward, his inexplicably deflating—drove them to divorce. Trying to forget the pain, he made more movies and spent his time in Europe with the likes of Steve McQueen, Sophia Loren, Peter Sellers, Laurence Olivier, David Niven, Liz Taylor, and Joan Collins. He would meet and marry the beautiful former model and actress Marion Marshall. Together they had a daughter and made their way back to America, where he found himself at the beginning of a new era in Hollywood—the blossoming of television. Lew Wasserman and later Aaron Spelling would work with Wagner as he produced and starred in some of the most successful programs in history. Despite his newfound success, his marriage to Marion fell apart. He looked no further than Natalie Wood, for whom he still pined. To the world's surprise, they fell in love all over again, this time more deeply and with maturity. As she settled into a domestic life, raising their own daughter, Courtney, as well as their children from previous marriages, Wagner became the sole provider, reaping the riches of television success. Their life together was cut tragically short, though, when Wood died after falling from their yacht. For the first time, Wagner writes about that tremendously painful time. After a serious bout with depression, he finally resurfaced and eventually married Jill St. John, who helped keep his family and his fractured heart together. With color photographs and never-before-told stories, this is a quintessentially American story of one of the great sons of Hollywood. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Wagner has stirred immaginations, and now warms our hearts.lRobert Wagner has always been a quality actor and screen idol, but now has shown he is to be admired as a decent, loving husband, father, and caring individual. His "Pieces of My Heart: A Life" is like an honest, warm, revealing conversation with an old friend. And the reader becomes just that...an old friend, as he turns the pages of this wonderful narrative. His loves, his challenges, his delights, and his sadnesses all are shared with straight-forward descriptions that leaves the ... Read More Rating:  - Pulling Back PunchesFor years Robert (a/k/a "RJ") Wagner has been regarded in Hollywood as the closest thing to royalty that we've got. His screen image is of a well-dressed, classy looking and talking gent who is always proper in looks and appearances. This book, eagerly awaited by most, falls short of the mark. Although it sketches out his life (problems with his father/ difficulty in getting good acting roles) it seems to stop there. Yes, this is a book about Robert Wagner but as he constantly refers ... Read More Rating: - Great book on this handsome starThis book shows a star who is handsome and somewhat self-possessed, but interesting reading reflecting his vast experience shortly after the Golden Era of movies. Good read. Rating: - Love you R.J!!I only just finished Pieces of my Heart & I have to say that it is one of the best Hollywood memoirs I have ever read. RJ's account of his life is honest & frank & he has written a wonderfully entertaining book about his fascinating life in Hollywood. As a long time fan of Natalie Wood, I was thrilled to read RJ's account of their love for each other & it has given me such respect for him as a man that never had a terce word to say about his late wife. This book takes you to a place ... Read More Rating: - Interesting but dissapointingI had adored Robert Wagner in It takes a thief when I was a little girl and never missed Hart to Hart when I got older. I thought Robert Wagner was wonderful and was so very sad when his wife Natalie died. His book is very good regarding growing up and how he got into the acting business. I admired the relationships he had with his mentors and how they influenced him. I was disappointed however in how he jumped from bed to bed, I would not be surprised if he got multiple sexually transmitted diseases. ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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