02751cam a2200433 i 4500 21720908 BJBSDDR 20240513115136.0 ta 200916s2021 mdua q 001 0 eng 2020038087 9781493072330 DLC eng rda DLC DLC eng pcc PN 2287 C435m 2021 791.4308/092 Chakiris, George, 1932- 35833 My West Side Story : a memoir / George Chakiris ; with Lindsay Harrison. Guilford, Connecticut : Lyons Press, 2021. x, 222 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Includes index. Includes filmography. "George Chakiris famously played the angry gang leader Bernardo in the film version of West Side Story (1961), for which he won an Oscar for best supporting actor. My West Side Story is an insider's look at how this theatrical and cinematic landmark evolved from a conversation in Jerome Robbins's Manhattan apartment between him, Arthur Laurents, and Leonard Bernstein to ten Oscars, three Golden Globes, two Tony Awards, and a Grammy. While also a memoir of Chakiris's long and distinguished career, the emphasis is on West Side Story, which will be revived on Broadway. Here are profiles of the film's stars and directors, from the "wonderful" Natalie Wood and "lovely" Richard Beymer, to the mercurial Jerome Robbins and "passionate" Rita Moreno, with whom Chakiris remains friends. "I know exactly where my gratitude belongs," Chakiris writes, "and I still marvel at how, unbeknownst to me at the time, the joyful path of my life was paved one night in 1949 when Jerome Robbins sat Leonard Bernstein and Arthur Laurents down in his apartment and announced, 'I have an idea.'"-- Provided by publisher. Chakiris, George, 1932- 35833 West Side story (Motion picture : 1961) 35835 Motion picture actors and actresses United States Biography. Actores y actrices de cine Estados Unidos Biografías 710 Dancers United States Biography. Bailarines Estados Unidos 35834 Harrison, Lindsay 35836 Online version: Chakiris, George, 1934- My West Side Story Lanham, MD : Lyons Press, 2021. 9781493055487 (DLC) 2020038088 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BK 120461 120461 0 0 lcc 0 0 HU BJB BJB HU 2024-01-11 0 PN 2287 C435m 2021 00000170194 2024-01-11 00:00:00 1 2024-01-11 BK