Learning to Live Out Loud: A Memoir

Learning to Live Out Loud: A Memoir

An intimate memoir by three-time Oscar nominee Piper Laurie, one of Hollywood's most gifted and respected actresses

At the age of seventeen, in the glory days of movie-making, Piper Laurie was living every little girlâ€™sÂ dream. Having been selected by Universal StudiosÂ to be a contract star, Piper was removed from herÂ acting class and provided with stylists, chaperones,Â leading roles, and handsome dates, and elevated to the heights of Hollywood. Her beauty was admired by the likes of Ronald Reagan, Howard Hughes,Â Paul Newman, Tony Curtis, as well as dozens ofÂ directors and legions of fans. Her name was emblazoned on marquees across America for hit movies of the fifties such as the The Prince Who Was a Thief, The Mississippi Gambler, and Ainâ€™t Misbehavinâ€™.

But Piper discovered early on that the little girlâ€™s dream was not her own. Mortified by the shallowness of the roles and movies she was given,Â she longed for the freedom and fulfillment of her own artistic vision. After years in the studio system, shy Piper Laurie found her voice and the courage to burn her contract. It was only after she left the oppressive studio culture that she began to star in the TV shows, plays, and films that truly became the hallmarks of her career: The Glass Menagerie on Broadway, the original Days of Wine and Roses,Â The Hustler, the iconic Carrie, and Twin Peaks. She grew into a three-time Oscar-nominated actress, anÂ accomplished sculptor, and a director.Â

This memoir is the inspiring tale of Piperâ€™s perseverance to break from tradition and to practice her craft at the highest level. She started life as a withdrawn, mute child who couldnâ€™t find her voice and was transformed into a woman who learned to live out loud by her own rules.
Country USA
Manufacturer Crown Archetype
Binding Hardcover
ReleaseDate 2011-11-01
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780823026685

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Crown Archetype
Binding	Hardcover
ReleaseDate	2011-11-01
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780823026685

Learning to Live Out Loud: A Memoir

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