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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 791.4372
EAN: 9780061774157
Edition: 1St Edition
ISBN: 0061774154
Label: Harper
Manufacturer: Harper
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 256
Publication Date: July 01, 2010
Publisher: Harper
Release Date: June 22, 2010
Studio: Harper
Features:- ISBN13: 9780061774157
- Condition: New
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Audrey Hepburn is an icon like no other, yet the image many of us have of Audrey—dainty, immaculate—is anything but true to life. Here, for the first time, Sam Wasson presents the woman behind the little black dress that rocked the nation in 1961. The first complete account of the making of Breakfast at Tiffany's, Fifth Avenue, 5 A.M. reveals little-known facts about the cinema classic: Truman Capote desperately wanted Marilyn Monroe for the leading role; director Blake Edwards filmed multiple endings; Hepburn herself felt very conflicted about balancing the roles of mother and movie star. With a colorful cast of characters including Truman Capote, Edith Head, Givenchy, "Moon River" composer Henry Mancini, and, of course, Hepburn herself, Wasson immerses us in the America of the late fifties before Woodstock and birth control, when a not-so-virginal girl by the name of Holly Golightly raised eyebrows across the country, changing fashion, film, and sex for good. Indeed, cultural touchstones like Sex and the City owe a debt of gratitude to Breakfast at Tiffany's.
In this meticulously researched gem of a book, Wasson delivers us from the penthouses of the Upper East Side to the pools of Beverly Hills, presenting Breakfast at Tiffany's as we have never seen it before—through the eyes of those who made it. Written with delicious prose and considerable wit, Fifth Avenue, 5 A.M. shines new light on a beloved film and its incomparable star.
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FIFTH AVENUE, 5 A.M. by Sam Wasson is a breezy and enjoyable read. It is quite a different book than his first, A SPLURCH IN THE KISSER and, in my view, a superior one. Wasson did phenomenal research (fully cited in his detailed notes) and pulls together much that is familiar and much that I don't believe has ever been printed before about BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S. The first half concerns Truman Capote and his sources for the novella (both from his own childhood and his friends' lives) and the second ... Read More
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I ordered this book a month ago to have a nice summer read... NEVER GOT IT! After several emails, I have not heard from the seller and am in the process of disputing purchase. DO NOT USE THESE PEOPLE!!
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This book was fascinating on so many levels. I loved the background on Capote and Hepburn - Wasson gave us just enough information without over saturating and over whelming the reader.
Most interesting was the path to getting the movie made - the many stops and starts and the different writers/directors that it could have went to - and thank God it didn't!
Also - loved the info about "The Little Black dress" - I had no idea about the history of the LBD and couldn't wait to tell my girlfriends. ... Read More
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This was the book to have honor of being my first Kindle book. I love Audrey Hepburn. I've seen this movie more times than I can count. I started with great hopes for the book. About one-quarter of the way into the book, I lost interest. Read two other books and made myself go back and finish this book. When I start removing books from my Kindle to clear the clutter, this will probably be the first to go.
I regret I bought this book. Oh, and the last 20% of the Kindle book was his thanks ... Read More
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Excellent book which reads like a good novel, interesting all the way through. Added to my pleasure by viewing the Paramount Centennial Collection DVD Set of the movie "Breakfast at Tiffany's" with an outstanding cast starring Audrey Hepburn. The two: the book and the DVD Set combine for pleasurable reading and viewing.
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