Completed shortly before he died, this autobiography of Cubby Broccoli is the story of one of Hollywood's leading film makers, from the farmlands of Long Island and the life of an immigrant to becoming the architect of a major film-production company. The book describes how he kept in touch with Howard Hughes by means of remote control from Hughes's hermetically sealed Las
Completed shortly before he died, this autobiography of Cubby Broccoli is the story of one of Hollywood's leading film makers, from the farmlands of Long Island and the life of an immigrant to becoming the architect of a major film-production company. The book describes how he kept in touch with Howard Hughes by means of remote control from Hughes's hermetically sealed Las Vegas penthouse suite, and also provides accounts of Broccoli's relationships with other Hollywood personalities, such as Cary Grant (best man at his wedding to Dana), Sean Connery, Ursula Andress and Joan Crawford.
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Hardcover
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54 pages
Published
April 18th 1998
by Trans-Atlantic Publications
(first published April 1998)
I was lucky to have worked for Cubby Broccoli during the filming of License to Kill. The book is all Cubby. Simple, direct, and always caring about his friends, family and working relationships.
I was fortunate enough to type up the initial manuscript. And I feel the same way now, as I did then. The story of his life is absolutely fascinating. He ended up spanning some of the best times in Hollywood and was in contact with some of the most powerful people in the world. At yet, I wanted more. I w
I was lucky to have worked for Cubby Broccoli during the filming of License to Kill. The book is all Cubby. Simple, direct, and always caring about his friends, family and working relationships.
I was fortunate enough to type up the initial manuscript. And I feel the same way now, as I did then. The story of his life is absolutely fascinating. He ended up spanning some of the best times in Hollywood and was in contact with some of the most powerful people in the world. At yet, I wanted more. I wanted to know how he got to know more of them. How he dealt with the issues. And less about "setting the record straight" which was so important 17 years ago, but not so important now.
If you are a Bond fan, or a movie buff, you try to should read it.
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Some parts are are very insightful, while overall it was okay. He had a lived a very full and rewarding life.
Not a bad autobiography, but I would have loved it if he could have opened up a bit more and he could have given us more insight into his life especially more about his later years.