Ronnie Spector

Vince Waldron

A Memoir

Be My Baby

The leader of the 1960s singing group The Ronettes describes the early days of rock 'n' roll, her affairs with such stars as John Lennon, and her nightmarish marriage to producer Phil Spector, which almost ended her career

How I Survived Mascara, Miniskirts, and Madness, Or My Life as a Fabulous Ronette

(Applause Books). The 50th anniversary of the most acclaimed TV comedy of the 1960s is celebrated in the Golden Anniversary edition of The Official Dick Van Dyke Show Book , a newly revised and updated look at the timeless television classic. The first and only authorized "biography" of The Dick Van Dyke Show , this thick volume packed with rare photos and exclusive backstage anecdotes from Carl Reiner, Dick Van Dyke, Mary Tyler Moore, and the rest of the show's cast and crew puts you behind the scenes at the making of one of America's most beloved TV comedies. Author Vince Waldron whisks the reader from noisy Hollywood sound stages to exclusive Madison Avenue boardrooms and back again for an insider's look at the nail-biting history of the most groundbreaking TV comedy of its era. This suspenseful showbiz saga reveals how The Dick Van Dyke Show rose from its humble origins as a sitcom vehicle for a struggling actor named Carl Reiner to become one of the most popular and critically lauded TV shows of all time. Celebrate 50 remarkable years with America's first family of television with the Golden Anniversary edition of The Official Dick Van Dyke Show Book !

The Definitive History and Ultimate Viewer's Guide to Television's Most Enduring Comedy

The Official Dick Van Dyke Show Book

Ronnie and the Ronnettes defined the 1960s girl group, and Phil Spector's "wall of sound" defined a rock era. Ronnie rose from Spanish Harlem to a dream come true, until she married dangerously eccentric Phil Spector, and the nightmare began. Rock & Roll's original "bad girl" tells her shocking story. 16 pages of photographs.

How I Survived Mascara, Miniskirts, and Madness of My Life as a Fabulous Ronette

The first and only complete, fully authorized "biography" of one of TV's most beloved sitcoms, including the first complete viewer's guide to all 158 episodes, as well as special behind-the-scenes trivia and a full chapter concordance. 50 black and white photos.

Pop legend Ronnie Spector reveals the story of her dreamlike rise from the streets of Harlem to the pinnacle of rock stardom as lead singer of the Ronettes, and her nightmare descent into madness as the wife of Phil Spector, the pop hitmaker who kept her a virtual prisoner behind the locked doors of his darkened Beverly Hills mansion. Ronnie's escape from that ordeal, and her subsequent struggle to reclaim her voice, her career, and her sanity, provide an emotion-packed climax to this smart, funny, and inspiring autobiography, named one of "The Top 25 Rock Memoirs of All Time" by Rolling Stone. Now available in a newly redesigned edition, Be My Baby is a fan's dream come true. Featuring 75 stunning black and white and color photographs from Ronnie's personal collection--many appearing in print for the first time--this fully indexed volume also includes a thoroughly updated discography that provides the most comprehensive overview of Ronnie's recording career ever published. Ronnie Spector became an icon at the age of 19, when she rose to fame as lead singer of the Ronettes, the influential girl group responsible for a string of hits that included "Baby I Love You," "Walking in the Rain," and "Be My Baby," which Brian Wilson has called "the greatest record ever made." The embodiment of the heart, soul, and passion of rock and roll, Ronnie Spector was inducted, with the Ronettes, into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in March 2007.

How I Survived Mascara, Miniskirts, and Madness, Or My Life as a Fabulous Ronette [Deluxe Paperback with Color Photos]

The most acclaimed comedy series of TV's golden age, The Dick Van Dyke Show comes to life in this deluxe enhanced eBook that features hundreds of black and white and color photos, documents, and other rare images that are available only in this expanded edition. This fun-filled and impeccably researched book takes readers backstage to witness the creation of this TV classic through the eyes of the show's cast and crew, including Carl Reiner, Mary Tyler Moore, Rose Marie, Morey Amsterdam, Larry Mathews, and, of course, Dick Van Dyke himself. This expanded eBook includes never-before-published backstage and rehearsal photos—many in full color!—as well as the ultimate The Dick Van Dyke Show episode guide, which features the cast and title pages of every one of the show's 158 original scripts! Written by Emmy-winning writer Vince Waldron, this deluxe edition of The Official Dick Van Dyke Show Book offers readers the last word on the most influential TV comedy ever. “It was the very best time of my life and Vince's book helps me recall every treasured moment. Thanks, Vince!"—Dick Van Dyke “What an unexpected pleasure to read a book on a subject about which I thought I knew everything, only to find out that I didn’t. A very serious contribution to understanding what really were the best years of my theatrical life. I’d say it was a wonderfully scholarly work--but I won’t, because I don’t want to scare people away from a book that’s as much fun to read as this is.”—Carl Reiner, Producer and creator of The Dick Van Dyke Show "Wonderful. You got all the facts down in the right order. No embellishments. All the truth. Somebody finally got the whole story right.”—Rose Marie “The Official Dick Van Dyke Show Book is the best reference book on my shelf. It makes it even more fun to watch the show, if that's possible.”—Morey Amsterdam “Vince's tribute to our show offers as accurate a snapshot of the series—and the era that begat it—as any I've seen.”—Sheldon Leonard, Executive Producer of The Dick Van Dyke Show “A compelling narrative. . . . Waldron waltzes through the series’ story as gracefully as Van Dyke sidestepped his living room ottoman.” —Entertainment Weekly “Vince Waldron lovingly and very thoroughly recounts the history of The Dick Van Dyke Show." —Los Angeles Daily News "The definitive history...offers a wealth of backstage anecdotes."—Emmy Magazine "Entertaining and exhaustively researched...fans of the show will not be disappointed."—The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel "A terrific writer and painstaking researcher...it doesn't get any better than this, folks."—The TV Collector

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