Leslie Caron

The Academy Award-nominated actress from such classic films as Gigi presents the story of her life and career, tracing such topics as her childhood in occupied France, her relationship with Warren Beatty and her struggles with alcoholism and depression.

A Memoir

Thank Heaven

Vengeance : [stories]

"Caron provides countless dishy details about her exploits which are sure to entertain film buffs, Caron fans and aspiring actors."—Publishers Weekly While still a teenager, Leslie Caron—the daughter of an American mother and French father—was literally plucked from the Ballets des Champs-Elysées to star opposite Gene Kelly in An American in Paris, and went on to become an MGM star and one of the most cherished and admired actresses of our time. Wry, poignant, and unguardedly frank, Thank Heaven (an homage to "Thank Heaven for Little Girls," the song Maurice Chevalier sings about her in Gigi) recounts Caron's unorthodox childhood in France, her string of Hollywood successes and leading men, her very public affair with Warren Beatty, and her later triumph over depression and alcoholism. Both witty and deeply moving, Caron's unsentimental memoir will captivate anyone who loves classic American movies.

Spotted by Gene Kelly in Paris when she was just 17 and a member of Roland Petit’s legendary ballet company, Leslie Caron became an overnight sensation when Kelly brought her to Hollywood to co-star with him in An American in Paris. She recalls the days of all-night parties where Judy Garland would try out her songs, Gregory Peck smiled at you on the sidewalk, the Duke of Windsor turned up to watch the filming, and Elizabeth Taylor came to supper.The toast of the town, Leslie Caron went on to star in a series of famous films which she writes about with endearing candour, including such classics as Lili, Daddy Long Legs with Fred Astaire, Gigi, with Maurice Chevalier, Fanny, and the L-Shaped Room.However, her story starts in occupied Paris, and she describes vividly her family’s changing fortunes under the Germans and her early successes as a young ballerina in Paris before her move to Hollywood.Never less than frank, Caron talks about the many men in her life – including her second husband Peter Hall and Warren Beatty, with whom she had a two-year love affair; nor does she shrink from describing her more recent battles with alcoholism and depression and – movingly – her triumphant recovery and continuing success in television and films including Damage and Chocolat, and her adventures in converting an old warehouse in Burgundy into a lovely auberge.With friends that have included Jean Renoir, Vincent Minelli and Rudolf Nureyev, Leslie Caron’s story is rich, colourful and entertaining.Leslie Caron now lives in Paris.

My Autobiography

Thank Heaven...

Ruth Leon

Sheridan Morley

Featuring more than 100 photographs & an informed text, this tribute looks back at the remarkable & influential career of one of cinema's most popular stars.

A Celebration

Gene Kelly

Stories tell of an illegitimate girl's determination to kill her father, a young dancer's discovery of the joy of performing, a violent alcoholic, and a little girl's first night in a strict boarding school

Leslie Caron

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