Thank Heaven: A Memoir

Thank Heaven: A Memoir

<b>One of the best-loved stars of classic American cinema tells all in this wry, funny, and poignant memoir</b><br /><br /> Leslie Caron is one of the most cherished and admired international film stars of our time. She made her film debut with Gene Kelly in the classic MGM musical <i>An American in Paris</i>, created one of the most enduring roles in American musicals as <i>Gigi</i>, danced with Fred Astaire in <i>Daddy Long Legs</i>, and starred with Cary Grant in <i>Father Goose</i>.<br /><br /> In <i>Thank Heaven</i> (an homage to ?Thank Heaven for Little Girls,? the song Maurice Chevalier sings about her in <i>Gigi</i>) Caron shares her remarkable life story. From her childhood with her American mother and French father in occupied France to her early success as a young ballerina; to her meeting Gene Kelly and her years in Hollywood; to her love affairs (including a very funny and very public one with Warren Beatty) and motherhood; to her alcoholism and depression; and finally her recovery and continuing success in film and television, Caron offers an illuminating account of her career.<br /><br /> <i>Thank Heaven</i> is filled with reminiscences of MGM at the end of its Golden Era, of the great stars with whom Caron worked, and of her own struggles as an actress. This is a sharp, unsentimental, and moving memoir for everyone who loves classic American movies.