Dropped Names

<p><strong><em>New York Times </em>Bestseller</strong></p><p><strong>This uncommonly eloquent book is enjoyable for the panoply of great names who turn up. . . . A natural raconteur [Mr. Langella] seems to fit precisely Henry James's famous description of the novelist as one 'on whom nothing is lost.' --Charles Isherwood <em>New York Times</em></strong></p><p>Rita Hayworth dancing by candlelight; Elizabeth Taylor tenderly wrapping him in her Pashmina scarf; streaking for Sir Laurence Olivier in a drafty English castle; terrifying a dozing Jackie Onassis; carrying an unconscious Montgomery Clift to safety on a dark New York street...</p><p>Captured forever in a unique memoir legendary actor Frank Langella's myriad encounters with some of the past century's most famous human beings are profoundly affecting funny wicked sometimes shocking and utterly irresistible. With sharp wit and a perceptive eye Mr. Langella takes us with him into the private worlds and privileged lives of movie stars presidents royalty literary lions the social elite and the greats of the Broadway stage. We learn something too of Mr. Langella's personal journey from the age of fifteen to the present day. <em>Dropped Names</em> is like its subjects riveting and unforgettable.</p>