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Author:

Aiello, Danny, 1933- author.

Title:

I only know who I am when I am somebody else : my life on the street, on the stage, and in the movies / Danny Aiello with Gil Reavill.

Edition:

First Gallery Books hardcover edition.

Publisher:

Gallery Books,

Copyright Date:

2014

Description:

309 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Aiello, Danny,--1933-
Actors--United States--Biography.
Autobiography.

Other Authors:

Reavill, Gil, 1953- author.

Notes:

"A memoir"--Jacket.

Contents:

Searching for me -- My very own West Side story -- Mothers and fathers and sons --Fists, don't fail me now -- How baseball saved my life -- Sandy -- The big grey dog -- Breaking in -- At the Improv -- Steps forward and steps back -- How baseball saved my life )again) -- Gemini -- Knockout -- Fort Apache -- Sergio, Woody, and Madonna -- Moonstruck -- Do the right thing -- The Oscars -- The shutout -- Hudson Hawk -- Ready to wear -- Dizzy Gillespie's horn -- Dellaventura -- I just want to hear the words -- Danny, my son, my son -- Searching for me (reprise).

Summary:

The actor reminisces about his Hollywood years, tracing his brushes with the law, military service, long-time marriage, and contributions to such films as "Do the Right Thing," "The Godfather, Part II," and "Moonstruck.".

ISBN:

1476751900 (hbk.)
9781476751900 (hbk.)

LCCN:

2014031289

Locations:

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

MXPG943 -- Fort Dodge Public Library (Fort Dodge)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)