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Interesting, she had little motivation in gathering new talent. The life of sue mengers, hollywoods first superagent, the biography tells the story of arguably one of the most powerful agents in tinseltown history. Sue mengers, the first female superagent at a time when women talent agents of any kind are almost unheard of, invites you into her beverly hills home for an evening of dish. Weve got you covered with the buzziest new releases of the day. Oct 21, 2011 sue mengers, who has died aged 79, became the most powerful agent in hollywood in the early 1970s, promoting the film careers of alist stars like barbra streisand, candice bergen, faye dunaway. Need another excuse to treat yourself to new book this week. Oct 17, 2011 interviewing sue mengers was one of the saddest experiences of my professional life. Sue mengers, center, with the actress faye dunaway and the producer robert evans. The biographer brian kellow, whose last subject was pauline kael, writes in can i go now. Remembering the foulmouthed jewish agent who made hollywood.
Oct 16, 2011 sue mengers attends the book party for mickey ziffrens a political affair on september 23, 1976, at ziffrens home in malibu, california. The night jack nicholson offered princess margaret. Sue mengers attends the book party for mickey ziffrens a political affair on september 23, 1976, at ziffrens home in malibu, california. The life of sue mengers, hollywoods first superagent as want to read. When julia roberts was a nobody to superagent sue mengers. When sue mengers s house first went up for sale earlier this month, the listing came with a measly two photos. As the representative for many of the major players of the day.
Apr 23, 20 appearing on broadway for the first time in nearly 40 years, tony and grammy awardwinning superstar bette midler plays the legendary hollywood agent sue mengers 19322011 in this new, one. Inside the life of hollywoods first superagent, sue mengers. A coffeetable book, maybe, with photos from private lives. She didnt say she was delighted to have the time to write a book, although she did think about writing one as a source of income, which she. Can i go now the life of sue mengers, hollywoods first superagent 9780670015405 by kellow, brian and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books. Do any other three words better conjure up the enormous energy, creativity and freewheeling social life of hollywood in the 1970s. Bette midler portrays her in a new broadway play, but you can. Sue mengers september 2, 1932 october 15, 2011 was a talent agent for many filmmakers and actors of the new hollywood generation of the. I read this book when i began working at sue mengers former workplace there is no. In her her blog post about the late agent sue mengers, susan orlean writes. Pretty much the reason half the movies of the 70s were what they were can be attributed to this woman. But kellow initially was ambivalent about writing his book.
Brain kellow has written the definitive biography of sue mengers, and its a fun book. Can i go now, biography of agent sue mengers, by brian. Like the great character that she was, that marvelous, never written book went with her. Mengers is said to have been on good terms with princess margaret, although it is unclear how they first met sue mengers house in hollywood photo. At a 1973 meeting at cma, the hollywood talent agency that later became icm, the companys owner was leading the proceedings when in walked agent sue mengers, 10 minutes. I go now the life of sue mengers, hollywoods first superagent audible audio edition. Apr 25, 20 as a john logan fan, i may be very biased, but this short, one person play felt like a breathe of fresh air. It didnt take sue long to realize the mess that william morris was in and in her new position, she had only limited power to fix. I hate to spend that much on a book ill probably just read once. Sue mengers september 2, 1932 october 15, 2011 was a talent agent for many filmmakers and actors of the new hollywood generation of the 1960s, 1970s and early 1980s. In her heyday, in the nineteensixties and seventies, mengers was one of the. Ill eat you last sue talks about her famous dinner parties.
Nov 18, 2011 when sue mengers s house first went up for sale earlier this month, the listing came with a measly two photos. If i can step in for a moment and turn the topic back to sue mengers. Jack nicholson once offered princess margaret cocaine at a dinner party held in her honour, a new book. Lebowitzs grumpy, selfmocking, urban couch potato literary persona matched up beautifully with sues. Mengers was an influential hollywood talent agent who represented some of the industrys most glamorous stars at the height of their careers, including barbara streisand, cybil shepherd, gene hackman, anthony perkins, and burt. For folks who dont know, sue mengers represented many hollywood stars, but. Sue mengers, who died four years ago this week, was a brassy, foulmouthed, wisecracking superagent, who hustled her way from the secretarial pool to. A new biography goes inside the life of hollywoods firstsuperagent to reveal the crazy, brazen fights and lurid affairs that sue mengers had with clients and stars.
Sue mengers, who has died aged 79, became the most powerful agent in hollywood in the early 1970s, promoting the film careers of alist stars like. Sue mengers was born on september 2, 1932 in hamburg, germany. Sep 03, 2015 sue mengers biographer talks barbra streisand feud, wild personality. Hollywood agents estate sale displays star power the new. There was a shift where this really became a business, and the world of mike ovitz was a lot different from the one sue. New sue mengers biography a colorful glimpse of hollywood agent sue mengers, left, with barbra streisand and hairdresser fred glaser at a 1969 party for on a clear day you can see forever. Aug 27, 2015 clark collis, entertainment weekly with his new book can i go now.
Jun 28, 2016 the line was, sue mengers created a family, and ovitz built an empire. But she never really put any effort into finding new talent to develop. Take a good look around sue mengerss john woolf house. Superstar barbra streisand and hollywood agent sue mengers. The book became a favorite of sues, which was hardly surprising, given that it included such mengerslike observations as, even when freshly washed and relieved of all obvious confections, children tend to be sticky.
Sue mengers died in midoctober at her home, a short walk from the beverly hills hotel, surrounded by three of her close friends, ali macgraw, joanna poitier, and boaty boatwright. The life of hollywoods first superagent by brian kellow. Mengers wanted only wanted the alist on her roster and seated at her dinner table. Oct 16, 2011 sue mengers died in midoctober at her home, a short walk from the beverly hills hotel, surrounded by three of her close friends, ali macgraw, joanna poitier, and boaty boatwright. Irrepressible and loaded with chutzpah, she became a driving force of creative management associates which later became icm handling the eras preeminent stars. Sue mengers is only the most hilarious hollywood super agent youve never heard of. The life of sue mengers, hollywoods first superagent gives readers a richly detailed view of kaels remarkable lifefrom her youth in rural california to her early struggles to establish her writing career to her peak years at the new yorker. June 5, 2012 a report in the media decoder column on monday about items to be auctioned from the estate of the hollywood agent sue mengers described incorrectly the shape of her signature tinted glasses, two pairs of which are to be sold. The idea of doing a book about her came from his agent.
Mengers, who died this weekend and will forever be known as a hollywood superagent, was at loose ends when we. Her story from new york beginner to hollywood superagent is well researched and irresistibly told in this deft, new biography. Agent at one time or another to ali mcgraw, sidney lumet, candice bergen, ryan oneal, peter bogdanovich, and, most importantly, barbra streisand, sue mengers wheeled and dealed her clients separately and together into the seminal films of the times. She died on october 15, 2011 in beverly hills, california, usa. The life of sue mengers, hollywoods first superagent. Sue mengers is pure hollywood, said the wunderkind who thought of the idea. Kellow said the mengers book was the most enjoyable.
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