Behind the candelabra my life with liberace ebooks

Goodreads members who liked behind the candelabra also liked. Free shipping due to covid19, orders may be delayed. Behind the candelabra pdf download full download pdf book. My life with liberace and over 2 million other books are available for amazon kindle. Listen to behind the candelabra my life with liberace by alex thorleifson available from rakuten kobo. Enjoy this book and over 1 million titles and thousands of audiobooks on any device with kindle unlimited. Behind the candelabra ebook by scott thorson, alex. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. Peter berkrots experienced narration keeps the pace brisk and nails liberace s distinctive nasal delivery. Behind the candelabra by alex thorleifson overdrive. Director steven soderbergh had been looking for a way to frame a film about the extravagant entertainer liberace for years when a friend recommended the book behind the candelabra.

My life with liberace mass market paperback published march 15th 1990 by knightsbridge pub. Behind the candelabra is a compulsive insight in to liberace, the man behind the flamboyant performer whose successes provide a bright counterpoint to a darker tale of a man hungry for power, a man given to every excess. Behind the candelabra above all explores the fundamentally tender love affair between liberace and thorson. Starring michael douglas as liberace and matt damon as scott thorson, behind the candelabra tells the fascinating true story of their glamorous life together. The candelabra conceals nothing, in the literal sense unlike liberace s wig. Behind the candelabra is a 20 american biographical drama film directed by steven soderbergh. Behind the candelabra gives us a glimpse of liberace s private life as told by scott thorson, one of the entertainers gay lovers.

My life with liberace kindle edition by thorson, scott, thorleifson, alex. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc. Internet archive contributor internet archive language english. Liberace was one of the first shows i ever saw in las vegas. Liberace s unhappy childhood, dominated by a mother determined to force him into a concert career, serves as the prologue for a story that goes on. Thorson starts the book off well, playing the narrator instead of choosing sides. The great man doesnt have secrets from us, the audience. The behind thescenes story of liberace is captivating with lots of action and excess.

Behind the candelabra my life with liberace by scott thorson author alex thorleifson author. My life with liberace kindle edition by thorson, scott. I knew little about liberace going in and this book serves as a great introduction to the man and his life. My life with liberace adobe epub ebook, kindle book, overdrive read average rating. My life with liberace is a memoir by scott thorson and alex thorleifson, published in 1988 by dutton, and reissued in 20. Read behind the candelabra my life with liberace by scott thorson, alex thorleifson available from rakuten kobo. It dramatizes the last ten years in the life of pianist liberace and the relationship he had with scott thorson. This fastpaced story, sprinkled with anecdotes about famous entertainers such as michael jackson and shirley maclaine, ends with an. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Their relationship starts out loving and caring, but eventually becomes strained due to liberace s straying, his. Behind the candelabra is an inside look at the man who enthralled american audiences, the man whose life reflected his credo, too much of a good thing is. Michael douglas accepts the afi life achievement award in 2009 duration.

The author scott thorson supposedly liberaces male lover but the forced writing style is that of the coauthor mindlessly goes through the excesses of his life. Behind the candelabra is a 20 hbo biopic film directed by steven soderbergh and starring michael douglas and matt damon. My mom and grandmother loved him, so we always watched him when he was on television. The film with the campier script, luxurious set designs, and intimate portrayals is steven soderberghs behind the candelabra, a wonderful, limitless look at the life of liberace, an enigma in every sense of the word. Start a free 30day trial today and get your first audiobook free. In 2009, it was reported that thorson was working on a sequel, however as of 2019 this has not materialized. It is based on thorsons 1988 memoir, behind the candelabra. Behind the candelabra my life with liberace by scott thorson. His bitterness at liberace, who died of aids in 1987, lessens at the end of the book, and with backhanded gratitude he concludes. This may be the last film directed by steven soderbergh, who, after 26 films in 24 years, has announced he is taking a break from filmmaking and will turn his. May some of ebooks not available on your country and only available for those who subscribe and depend to the source of library websites. Behind the candelabra audiobook by alex thorleifson. A more opulent lifestyle is hard to imagine but it came at a price.

From academy award winning director steven soderbergh, behind the candelabra is the outrageous and gloriously entertaining true story of liberace michael douglas and his secret love affair with. It is based on thorsons memoir, behind the candelabra. It details the tumultuous relationship between famed pianist liberace douglas and his much younger lover scott thorson damon. In this unusually frank book scott thorson, liberace. My life with liberace, which is being rereleased by tantor audio in three formats. Michael douglas on behind the candelabra channel 4 news. My life with liberace and millions of other books are available for instant access. Now a major motion picture starring michael douglas and matt damon liberace s lover tells all. Liberace sent scott to his plastic surgeon to have his face remodeled in liberace s own image. Alex thorleifson from the author, liberace s longtime lover, comes an unusually frank book that tells all. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. In addition to playing many soldout shows, the man had a lovelife like no other at the time, meeting and becoming fast friends. My life with liberace starring michael douglas and matt damon. In this unusually frank book scott thorson, liberace s longtime lover, tells all.

Behind the candelabra navy general library program. Although it is a bitter tale of the treatment he received from the pianists handlers, when liberace grew tired of him and replaced him with a younger lover, scott shows admiration for liberace s artistry and longs. My life with liberace enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Behind the candelabra this ebook list for those who looking for to read behind the candelabra, you can read or download in pdf, epub or mobi. Behind the candelabra above all explores the fundamentally tender love affair between liberace and thorsonwhom liberace sent to his own plastic surgeon to have his face remodeled in liberace s own image. Find books like behind the candelabra from the worlds largest community of readers.