Una dintre forțele cele mai dinamice din divertismentul contemporan, recunoscută la nivel global, își povestește viața într-o carte deopotrivă curajoasă și motivantă, care îi urmărește parcursul de învățare până în punctul alinierii perfecte a succesului exterior, fericirii interioare și conexiunii umane. Will spune povestea necenzurată a uneia dintre cele mai uimitoare evoluții în lumea muzicii și filmului.
Odważna i inspirująca książka, w której Will Smith, jedna z najbardziej wyrazistych i rozpoznawalnych postaci współczesnego przemysłu rozrywkowego, opowiada szczerze o swoim życiu i dzieli się tym wszystkim, co pozwoliło mu zrozumieć, że pielęgnowanie więzi międzyludzkich jest równie ważne, co poczucie szczęścia płynącego z własnego wnętrza i satysfakcja z sukcesów zawodowych. To także książka, która pozwala poznać ze szczegółami przebieg jednej z najbardziej niesamowitych karier w świecie muzyki i filmu. To nie tylko pasjonująca opowieść o metamorfozie Willa Smitha z dziecka dorastającego w zachodniej Filadelfii w czołową gwiazdę rapu swoich czasów, a następnie w jednego z najpopularniejszych aktorów w historii Hollywood. To o wiele więcej. Will Smith miał wszelkie powody, by uważać, że osiągnął w życiu sukces: nie tylko zrobił oszałamiającą karierę, wspinając się na sam szczyt świata rozrywki – wprowadził tam także całą swoją rodzinę. Tyle tylko że jego bliscy wcale nie byli tym zachwyceni: czuli się jak gwiazdy w cyrku Willa, odgrywając przez siedem dni w tygodniu role, o które wcale nie prosili. To pokazało, że Will musi się jeszcze wiele nauczyć. Autobiografia Willa Smitha, napisana z pomocą Marka Mansona, autora sprzedanego w milionach egzemplarzy bestsellera „Subtelnie mówię F*ck!”, to owoc procesu poznawania samego siebie i odkrywania możliwości własnej woli; to opowieść o tym, co można dzięki niej osiągnąć i od czego można się dzięki niej uwolnić. To historia człowieka, któremu udało się zapanować nad swoimi emocjami, napisana w taki sposób, by pomóc czytelnikowi okiełznać jego własne. Niewielu z nas będzie miało okazję doświadczyć ogromnej presji towarzyszącej publicznym występom na największych scenach świata. Wszyscy jednak możemy sobie wyobrazić, jak to, co napędza nas na pewnym etapie naszej życiowej drogi, może okazać się balastem, przeszkodą na późniejszych etapach życia. Połączenie uniwersalnej mądrości oraz fascynującego życiorysu Willa Smitha sprawia, że „Will” to książka wyjątkowa i jedyna w swoim rodzaju – zupełnie jak jej autor i główny bohater.
A collection of Rogers' writings and observations includes selections from his weekly articles and previously unpublished excerpts from his notes and correspondence
Horses, friends, ragtime music, and steer roping-those were the interests of the youthful Will Rogers as he came of age in the Indian Territory and traveled to the Southern Hemisphere in this first of six definitive volumes of The Papers of Will Rogers. By separating fact from legend and unveiling new knowledge via extensive archival research, this documentary history represents a unique contribution to Rogers scholarship and to studies of the Cherokee Nation West. Using many previously unpublished letters and photographs-together with introductions, notes, and biographies of his friends and relatives-volume one illuminates Rogers’s complex relationship with his father, his Cherokee heritage, his early education, first encounters with his future wife, Betty Blake, his voyage to Argentina, and his fledging years in Wild West shows and circuses in South Africa, New Zealand, and Australia. Coorespondence, performance reviews, and rare newspaper documents spotlight the singular experiences that shaped the young Rogers within the context of his family, his ethnic background, and historical events. No other book describes so provocatively and authentically the genesis of America’s most beloved and influential humorist.
This third volume of The Papers of Will Rogers documents the evolution of Rogers's vaudeville career as well as the newlywed life of Will and Betty Blake Rogers and the birth of their children. During these years, the Rogerses moved to New York City, and after many years of performing with Buck McKee and horse Teddy, Rogers began a solo act in vaudeville as a talking, roping cowboy. He appeared on the same playbill with such performers as Fred Stone, Eddie Cantor, and Houdini, and his stage career expanded to include an appearance in the Broadway musical comedy "The Wall Street Girl." Volume Three ends with Rogers's successful transition from vaudeville to Broadway, on the brink of his breakthrough as a star of the Ziegfeld Follies.
These journals also provide insight into Dodge's character, with reports of his official duties as a military man and of several landmark events in his family life. Extensive commentaries and notes by Wayne R. Kime provide further detail, including a history of Cantonment North Fork Canadian River, a six-company post Dodge established and commanded in the region."--BOOK JACKET.
In the early years of his performing career, Will Rogers was a vaudeville performer of limited prominence. Around the age of thirty-five, however, this Oklahoma cowboy philosopher shed his role as local stage entertainer and moved toward fame as a Broadway star and nationally beloved humorist. This documentary history, volume four in the definitive five-volume Papers of Will Rogers, reveals Rogers’s personal and professional transformation during what may have been the most productive period of his diverse career. Between 1915 and 1928—the years covered by this volume—Rogers developed his unique monologues of topical humor, sampled the relatively new medium of radio, and pursued a career in silent films. He also tried his voice in sound recordings, witnessed his work as a writer reach millions of readers of daily newspapers, became one of the most sought-after speakers on the dinner circuit, and embarked on a three-year tour of the nation’s lecture halls. In addition to Rogers’s personal correspondence with family members and friends, editors Steven K. Gragert and M. Jane Johansson present more than one hundred letters and telegrams to and from people Rogers touched both inside and outside public life, including prominent figures in politics, show business, literature, industry, government, publishing, and the arts. Much of this material, gleaned from private collections, interviews, manuscripts, and sound recordings, has never before been published.
Typescript, dated 1.18.17 Title page missing. Lightly marked with pencil by videographer on April 1, 2017, when The New York Public Library's Theatre on Film and Tape Archive videorecorded the Signature Theatre stage production featuring Michael Emerson and January LaVoy at the Pershing Square Signature Center, 480 West 42nd Street, New York, N.Y. The production opened on Feb. 7, 2017, and was directed by Will Eno.
This fifth and final volume of The Papers of Will Rogers traces the career of Oklahoma’s beloved entertainer during his most popular years and extends beyond his death in 1935. By 1928, the Oklahoma humorist and commentator had reached national prominence through his newspaper columns, silent films, sound recordings, books, philanthropic endeavors, and lecture tours. His fame, fortune, and influence, however, had yet to crest. This volume showcases a wide variety of documents, including correspondence with some of the most significant figures of the day, revealing Rogers’s rise to fame as the nation’s leading social and political commentator and as a hugely popular star of radio, stage, and film. Rogers’s multifaceted career ended abruptly when he and the famous aviator Wylie Post died in an airplane crash in northernmost Alaska. This documentary history of his final years includes transcripts of radio broadcasts, contracts, and business documents, as well as nearly two hundred telegrams and letters to family, friends, and notable public figures—the majority of which have never before been published. It also covers the aftermath of his fatal airplane accident: the certificate of death, a first-person account of his funeral, settlement of his estate, efforts to pay tribute to his memory, and unauthorized attempts to capitalize on his fame.
Cupine" The Real Family Feud is a clever interpretation of the events that took place when I went on a very popular game show. Comical, exciting and thrilling this book is about a true event that occurred in my life. I was on a game show called Family Feud. I am taking you on the journey explaining how I got on the show, how I did and what happened after the show. I want to tell people a little about my family and myself. I am often asked how I came up with my genius answer. This Book should sum it all up.
A nostalgic return to Will Rogers' America; 100 photos and exclusive interviews with some of Rogers' famous friends. A warm look at a younger, more naive America through the eyes and words of Will Rogers: Wild-West shows and vaudeville, Hollywood, the silent movies and the "talkies" and America's favorite pastime, politics.
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