a memoir Chakiris, George 1932- creator Harrison, Lindsay text filmography mdu 2021 monographic eng

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x, 222 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm "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.'"-- George Chakiris ; with Lindsay Harrison. Includes index. Includes filmography. Chakiris, George 1932- Motion picture actors and actresses United States Biography Actores y actrices de cine Estados Unidos Biografías Dancers United States Biography Bailarines Estados Unidos PN 2287 C435m 2021 791.4308/092 Chakiris, George, 1934- Lanham, MD : Lyons Press, 2021. (DLC) 2020038088 9781493072330 2020038087 DLC 200916 20240513115136.0 21720908 eng