Leslie Caron | Thank Heaven: A Memoir
Recorded Dec 2, 2009
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A beloved film star of the Golden Era, Leslie Caron has appeared in such classic movies as An American in Paris, Gigi, Daddy Long Legs, and Lili. More recently she acted in the film Chocolat and won an Emmy Award for her performance in an episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. Offering an intimate view of the characters and settings of old Hollywood, Thank Heaven is a candid account of Caron's life from her discovery in Paris by Gene Kelly to her successes in Hollywood and her personal struggles with alcoholism and depression.
Ms. Caron was interviewed by Philadelphia Inquirer film critic Carrie Rickey.
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