The Fat Lady Sang

Download Free (EPUB, PDF)

From the legendary producer and author of The Kid Stays in the Picture—one of the greatest Hollywood memoirs ever written—comes a long-awaited second work with all the elements of a star-studded blockbuster: glamour and conflict, giddy highs and near-fatal lows, struggle and perseverance, tragedy and triumph.

Paperback: 240 pages

Publisher: It Books (November 12, 2013)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 0062286048

ISBN-13: 978-0062286048

Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.7 x 9 inches

Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)

Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (73 customer reviews)

Best Sellers Rank: #450,307 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #54 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Diseases & Physical Ailments > Strokes #143 in Books > Arts & Photography > Performing Arts > Individual Directors #264 in Books > Biographies & Memoirs > Arts & Literature > Movie Directors

Readers expecting a follow-up to veteran film producer Evans’ swaggering 1994 memoir, The Kid Stays in the Picture, may be surprised by this book’s deeply personal slant and by its author’s vulnerability. In 1998, Evans, producer of such classic movies as Rosemary’s Baby, The Godfather, and Chinatown, was incapacitated by a trio of strokes. The right side of his body, “head to toe to tongue,” was paralyzed. Evans’ account of his difficult, almost miraculously speedy physical recovery sparks memories of his earlier life (a neurosurgeon with a bad bedside manner, for example, reminds him of his encounter, in the early 1970s, with famed “rice doctor” Walter Kempner, whose clinic Evans refers to, not entirely comically, as a concentration camp). Evans tells stories about his personal life that he left out of The Kid Stays in the Picture, covering the same period of his life but from a different angle, and his account of his life since the strokes is deeply personal, a mixture of tragedy (an impulsive marriage, barely two months after he nearly died, ends in annulment) and triumph (his narration of the audiobook of The Kid leads to a new career as a voice artist in film, television, and radio). The book feels, now and then, like a man on his deathbed telling us the story of his life, but by the time we reach the end, we see that, although his life has been fundamentally changed, Evans has no intention of leaving it just yet. A compelling and, at times, deeply emotional memoir. --David Pitt

Starred PW Review:   In April '98, film producer Robert Evans suffered a series of three debilitating strokes.  In this brutal memoir, Evans revisits that time with the same insight and candor that made his previous memoir, The Kid Stays in the Picture, an immense success...Evans's stories never cease to amaze..a remarkable story of endurance, faith and determination; even readers who've never heard of Evans will find this to be both entertaining and inspiring.Praise for The Kid Stays in the Picture:“The best Hollywood memoir I’ve ever read!” (Michael Fleming, Variety)“Don’t even try to put it down.” (Janet Maslin, New York Times)“A naughty, outrageous, and wild ride--and perhaps the best Hollywood memoir ever written.” (Publishers Weekly)Top Three Greatest Hollywood Tell-Alls (Entertainment Weekly)“A sequel better than any [readers] could have anticipated. . . It’s a remarkable story of endurance, faith and determination, even readers who’ve never heard of Evans will find this to be both entertaining and inspiring. A harrowing but lively supplement to The Kid Stays in the Picture.” (Publishers Weekly (starred review))“The notorious kid is still in the picture. . . Evans has produced a quintessential Hollywood memoir.” (Kirkus Reviews)“A compelling and, at times, deeply emotional memoir.” (Booklist)

The Fat Lady Sang Secrets of Fat-free Greek Cooking: Over 100 Low-fat and Fat-free Traditional and Contemporary Recipes (Secrets of Fat-free Cooking) When Marian Sang: The True Recital of Marian Anderson Her Piano Sang: A Story about Clara Schumann (Creative Minds Biography) Lark: 50 Poems by Kim Sang Hoon The Frogs and Toads All Sang Eat Fat, Get Thin: Why the Fat We Eat Is the Key to Sustained Weight Loss and Vibrant Health Everything You Need to Ace Science in One Big Fat Notebook: The Complete Middle School Study Guide (Big Fat Notebooks) Everything You Need to Ace American History in One Big Fat Notebook: The Complete Middle School Study Guide (Big Fat Notebooks) Everything You Need to Ace World History in One Big Fat Notebook: The Complete Middle School Study Guide (Big Fat Notebooks) Fat Witch Bake Sale: 67 Recipes from the Beloved Fat Witch Bakery for Your Next Bake Sale or Party Vegan Thanksgiving Dinner: 25 Full Of Taste Thanksgiving Vegan Recipes.: (Thanksgiving, USA Holidays, Vegan, Vegetarian, Salads, Low-fat Vegan ... low fat high carb recipes) (Volume 2) Eat Fat Get Thin: Your Ketogenic Diet Guide To Rapid Weight Loss© (with Over 350+ of The Very BEST Fat Burning Recipes & One Full Month Meal Plan, Upgraded Living) Forever Fat Loss: Escape the Low Calorie and Low Carb Diet Traps and Achieve Effortless and Permanent Fat Loss by Working with Your Biology Instead of Against It Fat Fueled: Complete Program & Meal Plan: Uncover Your Best Self by Fueling; and Healing, with Fat and Whole Food-Based Nutritional Ketosis Everything You Need to Ace Math in One Big Fat Notebook: The Complete Middle School Study Guide (Big Fat Notebooks) Everything You Need to Ace English Language Arts in One Big Fat Notebook: The Complete Middle School Study Guide (Big Fat Notebooks) Lady and the Tramp (Disney Lady and the Tramp) (Little Golden Book) Miss Lady Bird's Wildflowers: How a First Lady Changed America Lunch Lady and the Cyborg Substitute: Lunch Lady #1