With michael douglas, matt damon, scott bakula, eric zuckerman. My life with liberace matt damon found the story of the. Yet it provides readers with a view of liberaces personal life as seen through the eyes of former lover scott thorson, only 18 years old when he met the famous entertainer. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading behind the candelabra. Behind the candelabra gives us a glimpse of liberaces private life as told by scott thorson, one of the entertainers gay lovers. My life with liberace starring michael douglas and matt damon. My life with liberace,behind the candelabra is about the life of wladziu. Thorson wrote, lee has hurt jerry the way he would one day hurt me. Wladziu or vladziu valentino liberace may 16, 1919 february 4, 1987, best known as liberace, was an american pianist and vocalist of polishitalian origin liberaces career lasted four decades. That house, on alejo and belardo roads and known as the cloisters, will be depicted in sunday nights hbo movie based on the book behind the. Goodreads members who liked behind the candelabra also liked. The contents of a now closed museum once run by the liberace foundation provided a number of the stars originals to behind the candelabra. In this unusually frank book, scott thorson reveals all. My life with liberace by scott thorson, alex thorleifson and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
Thorson was 40 years younger than liberace and still in. My life with the duke, was written with pilar wayne. Before there was behind the candelabra, the upcoming hbo movie starring michael douglas as liberace and matt damon as his lover, scott thorson, there was behind the candelabra, the book. A chronicle of the tempestuous sixyear romance between megastar singer liberace and his young lover scott thorson. Scott thorson became famous for his relationship with and lawsuit against liberace and his testimony against gangster eddie nash. Behind the candelabra brief information behind the candelabra is a 20 american drama film directed by steven soderbergh about the last ten years in the life of pianist liberace and the secret affair he had with scott thorson, based on thorsons memoir, behind the candelabra.
At its centre, behind the candelabra is less a biopic than an intimate love story of the fiveyear relationship between two men, the worldfamous star lee liberace and the unknown scott thorson. My life with liberace unabridged by thorson, scott, thorleifson, alex, berkrot, peter isbn. The book a memoir is by scott thorson, who for five years was liberaces lover, though that wasnt publicly disclosed at the time. Thorson was liberaces lover, and behind the candelabra. It premiered at the 20 cannes film festival on may 21, 20 and competed for the palme. When liberaces livein boy toy scott thorson they met when thorson was just 16 wrote his tellall behind the candelabra. Michael douglas stars as the flamboyant entertainer liberace, and matt damon dumbs down as his secret.
My life with liberace in 1988, it was brimming with juicy revelations. The plot spans some ten years, from 1977 to liberaces death in 1987. The great man doesnt have secrets from us, the audience. Liberaces life behind the candelabra in palm springs. In this unusually frank book scott thorson, liberaces longtime lover, tells all.
Behind the candelabra gives us a story about liberaces personal life, from the pov of his one time lover, blond adonis scott thorson. Damon, 42, and douglas, 68, knew each other in passing, but werent close at that point. Behind the candelabra is a 20 american biographical drama film directed by steven soderbergh. Released a year after liberace died in 1987, thorsons behind the candelabra was greeted mainly as an act of salacious revenge penned in the wake of a bitter legal dispute. Liberace simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Azia celestino was present for the cannes film festival panel featuring matt damon to discuss the new movie behind the candelabra. If you have imagined a life with less, reading this book is a great way to get started. The candelabra conceals nothing, in the literal sense unlike liberaces wig. It is a fascinating look into the life of liberace. The film adaptation, like the book, is an intimate look at a samesex relationship, chronicling liberaces courtship of the muchyounger thorson, thorsons ensuing tenure as liberaces live.
Behind the candelabra liberace comes back to life with. My life with liberace and over one million other books are available for amazon kindle. Just as billy was dismissed by liberace when thorson came on the scene, so was orourke in the book. The movie, based on thorsons 1988 book with alex thorleifson, behind the candelabra. It is based on thorsons 1988 memoir, behind the candelabra. The film adaptation, like the book, is an intimate look at a samesex relationship, chronicling liberaces courtship of the muchyounger thorson, thorsons ensuing tenure as. Hbo has begun promotion for its liberace biopic, behind the candelabra, which premieres on may 26th. Behind the candelabra and the queerness of liberace. In 2009, it was reported that thorson was working on a sequel, however as of 2019 this has not materialized. My life with liberace thorson, scott, thorleifson, alex on. A film i was expecting to be way over the top and become a camp act much like liberaces real life stage show. It is based on thorsons memoir, behind the candelabra.
Most of us have lived our adult lives working more, to make more, to spend more, to have more. My life with liberace, which is being rereleased by tantor audio. My life with liberace by scott thorson with alex thorleifson in this unusually frank book, scott thorson tells all. Director steven soderbergh had been looking for a way to frame a film about the extravagant entertainer liberace for years when a friend recommended the book behind the. Liberaces unhappy childhood, dominated by a mother determined. Behind the candelabra is supposedly, though i refuse to believe it, steven soderberghs last film. Read the book behind the funny and fabulous film, behind the candelabra. Behind the candelabra was the cable event of the year, and it absolutely did not disappoint. In hbos behind the candelabra, liberace is a real drag. My life with liberace is a memoir by scott thorson and alex thorleifson, published in 1988 by dutton, and reissued in 20. Behind the candelabra is an inside look at the man who enthralled american audiences, the man whose life reflected his credo, too much of a good thing is wonderful. Behind the candelabra liberace comes back to life with the help of howard cummings bask in the extravagance of cummings work in behind the candelabra when it airs on hbo may 26. Behind the candelabras in behind the candelabra us news.
Behind the candelabra is based on a ghostwritten 1988 book of the same name, by thorson, a former animal trainer whose tasks in the liberace household included being his personal assistant as well. Although it is a bitter tale of the treatment he received from the pianists handlers, when liberace grew tired of him and replaced him with a younger lover, scott shows admiration for liberaces artistry and longs for the love they shared during happier days. It features michael douglas in the lead, with matt damon, as his lover, scott thorson pictured, at left, on the cover of the march 15 issue of entertainment weekly. It included concerts, recordings, movies, television and endorsements. Scott meets liberace when he is only 18 years old, and liberace is 57, and liberace takes him under his wing as a father, mentor, lover, employee. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
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