Did sue mengers write a book

May 31, 2017 the first day i met him, he told me all about his substance abuse, and how he dropped acid, and how he was a real asshole in hollywood, why he made all of these enemies, and he ruined his career because he was a drunk on the set, and he offended sue mengers. The life of sue mengers, hollywoods first superagent by brian kellow, published on september 8, 2015 by viking, an imprint of penguin publishing group, a division of penguin random house llc. George christy talks about brian kellow, sue mengers. Throughout the book, doyle remains open and candid, whether shes. A character with a raging ego that likely underscored a raging insecurity. The life of sue mengers, hollywoods first superagent, about the highs and lows of her tough, screwyou personality. Mengers was the first woman to amass the sort of power she did, representing barbra streisand, gene hackman, michael caine, candice bergen, ryan oneal, mike nichols and so many more. Sue mengers september 2, 1932 october 15, 2011 was a talent agent for many filmmakers.

Steele when she got brain cancer, agent sue mengers when her husband died and she fell ill, and several aids organizations have benefited from. Her daughter, jamie clark says her mother passed away thursday night, dec. Marvelous mrs maisel susie is based on this real person. Superagent mengers mistreated stars, but they loved her sfgate. The life of sue mengers, hollywoods first superagent, which was really engaging. George christy talks about brian kellow, sue mengers, sherry. The life of sue mengers, hollywoods first superagent. Young mengers was a little fish in a big pond when she began working in new york as a receptionist at mca in 1955.

Dominick dunne himself said in the documentary dominick dunne. A life in the dark, which was a 2011 new york times notable book of the year. She almost had her signed on when sue met goldie in a ladies room and warned her against committing to the role, mainly because julia was going to direct the film and it would be her first directing job. This writer took what could have been a very dull and indulgent book and made it a. Superagent mengers mistreated stars, but they loved her. Fortunately, many of those who knew and worked with sue mengers agreed to go on record the author conducted over two hundred interviewsimpressive. Everything you need to know about can i go now movie. Apr 16, 20 scroll down to get to know sue mengers in just 20 quotes. They serve this book well and will undoubtedly be of great benefit. What was the joke dominick dunne told about sue mengers that. Dec 26, 2015 the last good book i read was can i go now. Julia was pursuing goldie hawn to star in erica jongs fear of flying. Sue mengers, center, with the actress faye dunaway and the producer. New sue mengers biography a colorful glimpse of hollywood.

An interview with brian kellow, author of can i go now. Mengers denied them, it would be difficult to write about what i knowmy life, my friends, my enemies, my clients. Hollywood memoir tells all, and many dont want to hear. New sue mengers biography a colorful glimpse of hollywood agent. Mengers, who passed away in 2011 at the age of seventynine, is one of the entertainment worlds most storied personalities. Her first big addition to her books was actress julie harris, who was primarily a stage performer.

Mar 14, 1991 my friend sue mengers an agent who ms. Dec 29, 2017 mystery writer sue grafton has died in santa barbara, calif. But the author did have the cooperation of all of mengers friends and clients like streisand, mcgraw, oneal, et. He compounded the insult by referring to sues weight problem. Jun 28, 2016 dont know if this was in the book but lorne michaels took tina fey to one of sues dinners where sue told fey in no uncertain terms that if. She didnt say she was delighted to have the time to write a book, although she did think about writing one as a source of income. She gave meaning to the word woman power, hollywood agent and manager joan hyler said to the l. When julia roberts was a nobody to superagent sue mengers. Mengers became infuriated when the hollywood reporter quoted dunne as implying that nepotism, not talent, was the reason jeanclaude was hired to write the screenplay for ash wednesday. To write a book about an agent seemed like a questionable. How not to get sued when writing about real people. What was the joke dominick dunne told about sue mengers.

Smart and flamboyant, charming and abrasive, she was one of the boys in the freewheeling hollywood of the 70s. The book told the story of a blind, lonely war vet who operates a. Mengers was the first woman to amass the kind of agenting power she did. In her heyday, mengers crashed the boys club that was hollywood agenting, brandishing an outsized personality to go with her client list. Barbra streisand became sues big kahuna client, others included candice bergen, michael caine, ryan and tatum oneal, ali macgraw, gene hackman. Hollywood memoir tells all, and many dont want to hear the. On may 5, 1973, she married belgian writerdirector jeanclaude tramont may 5, 1930 december 27, 1996. After a little while with her, people thought they were her best friends, writes. But kellow initially was ambivalent about writing his book. The life of sue mengers, hollywoods first superagent by brian kellow, published on september 8, 2015 by viking, an imprint of penguin publishing group, a division of. My last book had been a biography of pauline kael, and i was very keen to follow it up with another biography of a writer, kellow told the committee room. Inside the legendary breakup of barbra streisand and. The life of sue mengers, hollywoods first superagent kellow, brian on. Having once met sue mengers when working in hollywood, i can attest that she was everything you might expect.

Sue mengers did not sit down for an interview with the writer nor leave any. But mengers, as this insightful, often hilarious and celebrityfilled book relates, was a mass of contradictions. After the party what he said about sue mengers was. Sue mengal is a real character that makes you laugh at her boldness starting in the early days when women were expected to be in the home and not making millions dueling in hollywood and new york. The book is comprised of anecdotal stories and celebrity gossip by both her clients. Sue makes an appearance in the julia phillips book. Youve been taking notes since the second day, when your creative talent got in touch with your boundless ambition, and you started keeping a record of every druggie, doggy, drag queen, and sleazeball sidekick who walked through your door, what they said, what they did, what they ate, what they.

Mar 22, 2012 the whole dear bob and sue thing didnt work for me because bob and sue never wrote back, so it seemed like a gimmick just to be different than a journal. Dec 05, 2016 brain kellow has written the definitive biography of sue mengers, and its a fun book. He had little paper trail from mengers with which to achieve his task. When sue mengers was dunne with dominick nick harvill libraries. She claimed 78 and to the end she was sticking to her story. The life of sue mengers, hollywoods superagent by brian kellow. The history behind the main event according to mengers. When sue mengers died in late 2011, at her home, a short walk from the beverly hills hotel, a number of reports put her age at 81. Brian has just published his latest book, can i go now. When sue mengers was dunne with dominick nick harvill. Phillips describes in the book as evil and encumbered by fat thighs called over the weekend and said, honey, i predict movie offers in three. A colorful glimpse of hollywood superagent sue mengers. What hollywood superagent sue mengers was really like.

My favourite book by my late sister jackie is the power trip. The story was chopped up and did not flow well for me. Feb 04, 2016 the widow arrives from england recommended as twisty psychological suspense and an electrifying debut thriller. Mengers was an influential hollywood talent agent who represented some of the industrys most glamorous stars at the height of their careers, including barbara streisand, cybil shepherd, gene hackman, anthony perkins, and burt reynolds. Sue mengers once called herself an aggressive, smart piece of manpower. Oct, 2016 at first kellow was skeptical, thinking that there wasnt enough substance in the life of sue mengers to warrant a biography. Sues journey with streisand was a classic tale of hubris. A colorful glimpse of hollywood superagent sue mengers life. Apr 02, 2020 the superwoman, superagent sue mengers, a hollywood legend not just in her own time but for all time, died last weekend at around age 80. At an intimate, very starry dinner party hosted by legendary talent agent sue mengers, griffin had her sights set on getting to jack nicholson. The real story behind the nbc telepic my kidnapper, my love.

Aug 21, 2015 the biographer brian kellow, whose last subject was pauline kael, writes in can i go now. The splash incident is also classic mengers, and kellows book is littered with similar examples of sue being a diva at streisands expense pissing people off, assuming only she knows whats best for streisand and making rash judgements based more on hunches than expertise. Sue mengers, the first female superagent, at a time when women talent agents of any kind are almost unheard of, invites you into her beverly hills home for an evening of dish, secrets, and all the inside showbiz stories that only sue could tell. Nov 02, 2015 by the time she died in 2011, sue mengers was all but forgotten, except by veteran hollywood insiders whom she bullied, cajoled, insulted, befriended, promoted, mothered and smothered. She didnt say she was delighted to have the time to write a book, although she did think about writing one as a source of income, which she. If the history of this movie is ever written, it should be called when a fat.

Also, i lost respect earlier in the book when they touched a cave andor cave as the wife of a national park ranger and a former nps ranger myself, i found this book entertaining. This is a no hold barred biography about a woman leader talent sue mengers who tells it like it is in the early days up until the 90s. From the 1950s through the 1980s, sue mengers 19322011 represented some. By 1963, she had become an agent, and five years later she was in the agencys. Oct 16, 2011 sue mengers died last night at her home, a short walk from the beverly hills hotel, and surrounded by three of her close friends, ali macgraw, joanna poitier, and boaty boatwright. Judy garland set herself on fire and had lesbian sex in. As vanity fair editor graydon carter, who broke the news. How did the writing of this book stack up to your other experiences as a biographer.