Past Imperfect by Joan Collins
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Past Imperfect
- The Autobiography
- By: Joan Collins
- Narrated by: Joan Collins
- Length: 14 hrs and 27 mins
- Categories: Biographies & Memoirs
Publisher's Summary
The autobiography of internationally renowned actress Joan Collins, brought to you in audio by none other than the star herself.
Her role as Alexis Carrington Colby in Dynasty brought her to peak stardom, a role which might have been created for the tempestuous, strong-willed, and passionate woman that she is. As might be expected, in this memoir, she tells the truth; from her romantic adventures - sometimes desirable, sometimes disastrous - with some of the most famous and interesting men in the world, to the inside story of her fascinating and erratic acting career. Joan Collins candidly divulges her past imperfect in a book that is, like herself, outspoken, witty, daring, and full of life.
©1978, 2012 Gibson Girl Inc. (P)2021 Podium Audio
VJG
Joan the great!
Whatever her age is she’s amazing and performs her memoir so graciously and with such feeling and warmth it’s like she’s in the room. This book covers her early years through Dynasty’s beginning and what a career she’s had. It was originally published in the 80s so this is a wonderful time capsule. I got the sense that she’s like the Forrest Gump of Hollywood from the 60s onwards – her path crossed with literally everyone who was a star in those decades. The stories from the early film sets are a scream. My favorite quote is probably “Show me a faultless person and I’ll show you a dull one!” but it was hard to choose.
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Carter Hooper
Frozen in Time
This may have cause a sensation when it came out, but now it’s like an unreleased album from a mid-tier pop artist from the 70s that was suddenly available, forever of its time and a curiosity in the present. The last of the chinchilla, diamonds, and affairs celebrities, Joan Collins could have achieved much more if she hadn’t based her decisions and life to match ridiculous horoscope readings, which this book is littered with. To me, her greatest role was as Edith Keeler in the OST episode “City on the Edge of Forever.” She really had something, but a life full of poor decisions with her career and men took her someplace else, and I’m glad she is happy with her life. What’s really interesting is that the audiobook contains some slips where she re-reads certain phrases and then tries out a different cadence/emphasis. Flawed but fascinating.
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