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My First Five Husbands..And the Ones Who Got Away
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 792.028092
EAN: 9780767926768
Edition: 1
ISBN: 0767926765
Label: Broadway
Manufacturer: Broadway
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 352
Publication Date: April 10, 2007
Publisher: Broadway
Release Date: April 10, 2007
Studio: Broadway
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Editorial Review:
“'You will do foolish things' said the great writer Colette, 'but do them with enthusiasm!' And that, my darlings, I have done! So put your feet up, relax, and let me take you on one woman's journey through the beguiling, bewildering wilderness of romantic encounters, replete with puppy love, Latin love, smoldering lust, stardust, obsession, high comedy, high camp, and all manner of peccadilloes and misadventures. A rollicking, madcap ride through the wide-open countryside of love. Just watch out for land mines.”
--From My First Five Husbands . . . And the Ones Who Got Away
People always ask me if I'm like Blanche. And I say, 'Well, Blanche was an oversexed, self-involved, man-crazy, vain Southern Belle from Atlanta -- and I'm not from Atlanta!’” -- Rue McClanahan
Who can forget Rue McClanahan as the sexy Southern vixen, Blanche Devereaux, on the Emmy-award winning series The Golden Girls? With her breezy sex appeal and sharp comedic timing, Rue infused her character with a sassy joie de vivre that captured the hearts of audiences around the world. Now, the actress behind the magic reveals her life in and out of the spotlight in a laugh-out-loud funny memoir about love, marriage, men, and getting older that is every bit as colorful as the characters she plays.
Raised in small-town Oklahoma in a house “thirteen telephone poles past the standpipe north of town,” Rue developed her two great passions—theater and men—at an early age. She arrived in New York City in 1957 with two-weeks worth of money in her pocket, hustled her way into a class with the legendary Uta Hagen, and began working her way up in the acting world against the vibrant, free-spirited backdrop of the sixties. That’s when she met and married Husband #1—a handsome rogue of an aspiring actor who quickly left her with a young son. Still, she was determined to make it on the stage and screen—and in the years that followed, rose to the top of the entertainment world with a host of adventures (and husbands) along the way. From her roles on Broadway opposite Dustin Hoffman and Brad Davis, to her first television appearances on Maude and All in the Family, to the Golden Girls era and beyond, My First Five Husbands is the irresistible story of one woman’s quest to find herself. Now happily married to Husband #6, Rue is proof that many things can and do get better with age—and that with tenacity, talent, and a little help from Saint Dymphna, even a small-town girl can make it big. Told with Rue’s saucy wit and Southern charm, My First Five husbands is a deliciously entertaining take on life and love from an irrepressible star.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - more blanche for your buck
rue mcclanahan writes her life story with a lot of style, verve and flair.
she gets honest and reveals a great deal about her personal life without being vainglorious or salacious. and considering some of the men in her life, that is no easy feat.
but once we get past the men, and boy does this woman's taste run the gamut, we get this great story of what it is like to dream and work hard to make one's dream come true. mcclanahan was not going to rest easily until she ... Read More
Rating: - oh ruesy, we hardly knew ye!
This book was chock-full of information on a woman most of us think of as Blanch Devereux. I will now view her differently after reading this. She regales us with tales of ups and downs, triumphs and defeats. Rue is a very driven woman, who had to go through a lot to further her career. She had to leave her son in the care of her beloved parents quite often as she struggled to make a go of her career in the fickle world of show business. That must have been very hard on her. But, she persevered ... Read More
Rating:  - From the lips of Blanche!
Ms. McClannahan has written a terrific book, and I couldn't help but think of her character from the Golden Girls many times while reading it. This is a very witty, fun, emotional rollcoasteresque novel which I finished in just a few days of receiving it as a gift. I found myself both laughing out loud one moment, and with tears in my eyes the next. My admiration for her has increased 10 fold, and I only wish there were more professional actors like her nowadays. 3 Cheers for Rue McClannahan!!!
Rating: - Love it!
I'm a huge GGs fan and loved this book. OK, Rue does get a few lines of GG dialogue wrong (almost unforgivable, but I guess she had many lines to learn!). In any case, the rest of the book makes up for it. It's hardly War & Peace, but a great bedtime read nonetheless.
Thanks Rue!
Rating: - My First Five Husbands..And the Ones Who Got Away , by Rue McClanahan
My First Five Husbands..And the Ones Who Got Away
By Run McClanahan.
McClanahan wrote an warm, witty, insightful account of her life. Very meaningful for fans, animal lovers and aspiring actors!
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