A magical, heartwarming memoir from one of Hollywood.s most beloved icons
Over the past four decades, the landmark NBC hit television series I Dream
of Jeannie has delighted generations of audiences and inspired untold numbers
of teenage crushes on its beautiful blond star, Barbara Eden. Part pristine
Hollywood princess and part classic bombshell, with innocence, strength, and
comedic talent to spare, Barbara finally lets Jeannie out of her bottle to
tell her whole story.
Jeannie Out of the Bottle takes us behind the scenes of I Dream of Jeannie
as well as Barbara.s dozens of other stage, movie, television, and live
concert performances. We follow her from the hungry years when she was
a struggling studio contract player at 20th Century Fox through difficult
weeks trying to survive as a chorus girl at Ciro.s Sunset Strip supper club,
from a stint as Johnny Carson.s sidekick on live TV to tangling on-screen
and off with some of Hollywood.s most desirable leading men, including Elvis
Presley, Clint Eastwood, Paul Newman, and Warren Beatty. From the ups and
downs of her relationship with her Jeannie co-star Larry Hagman to
a touching meeting with an exquisite and vulnerable Marilyn Monroe at the
twilight of her career, readers join Barbara on a thrilling journey through
her five decades in Hollywood.
But Barbara.s story is also an intimate and honest memoir of personal tragedy:
a stillborn child with her first husband, Michael Ansara; a verbally abusive,
drug-addicted second husband; the loss of her beloved mother; and the accidental
heroin-induced death of her adult son, just months before his wedding. With
candor and poignancy, Barbara reflects on the challenges she has faced, as well
as the joys she has experienced and how she has maintained her humor, optimism,
and inimitable Jeannie magic throughout the roller-coaster ride of a truly
memorable life.
Illustrated with sixteen pages of photographs, including candid family pictures
and rare publicity stills, Jeannie Out of the Bottle is a must-have for every
fan, old and new.
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