A moving, candid, and deeply personal look at the triumphs and tragedies, lovesand heartbreaks of one of Hollywood's most popular and enduring stars.
Handsome, suave, and sophisticated, Robert J. Wagner has starred in more than one hundred films and television series over the past fifty years. In this deeply personal story, he recalls his rise to stardom. He talks candidly about his relationships with some of the greatest stars of the 20th century, including Clark Gable, Spencer Tracy, Frank Sinatra, Elizabeth Taylor, Barbara Stanwyck, and, for the first time, he shares the details of his two marriages to Natalie Wood. Wagner also offers a fascinating look at Hollywood during the last half of the 20th century.
Customer Reviews
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Rating: - Best for those with long memories
I've been a fan of Robert Wagner's for long enough that I remember almost all the movies he's done, as well as every television series in which he's appeared. This book will be most appreciated by people like me, who have long memories for old (and some not so old) movies and the many older stars he discusses. [Would anyone under 40 even know who Barbara Stanwyck was?]
The most appealing aspect of the book is the casual way Wagner gives insights into Hollywood, the privileged lives of actors and the business of movie making. His tone is often ironic and wry, and he often manages to suggest ... Read More
Rating: - Fantastic!
I have always been a fan of Robert Wagner. The way the book was written is how I expected it to be. The book flowed along really well. I enjoyed getting to know alot of famous celebrities (most of them are now deceased) through RJ's memories. There was a good combination of elements in the book from knowing the people he dated and who other people dated, etc.
Rating: - Pieces of my heart
This is an excellent book written from the heart and his love for Natalie. All the scandal as I remembered it back when Natalie died and I read all the "scandal sheets of that time period" was the "how did it really happen". He answers it as honestly as he can from his heart.
Natasha, Natalie's daughter looks so much like her its spooky.
I thoughly enjoyed the book and was sorry it ended.
Rating: - A Perfect Memoir
To say that Robert Wagner's new memoir, PIECES OF MY HEART, is a perfect movie-star memoir is not giving it enough credit. PIECES is a perfect memoir by any standard.
I always have read lots of biographies and memoirs, and this book is singular. Just in the recent months, Tony Curtis has ended up sounding dislikeable in his own book, and George Hamilton came off as nice but rather eccentric.
In contrast, Robert Wagner has lived a true movie-star life, starting at the end of the studio system in Hollywood and continuing right up to the present moment.
Rating: - It reads like...
...a personal vision of Hollywood through the eyes of a third rate actor who is a legend in his own mind. Filled with the coarsest language this side of an old Jacqueline Susann novel. This poorly written mish mash of fact and fiction is nothing more than damage control for the years when Mr. Wagner and his present wife turned their backs on his late wife's (legendary actress, Natalie Wood) fans. It's a heterosexual kiss and tell from only Mr. Wagner's side as most of the ladies he alleges to have had affairs with are either dead or too old and rich to care anymore.
I expected better from him, much ... Read More
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