Moving Pictures: An Autobiography, by Ali MacGraw
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This is the autobiography of a former photographer's stylist who became an international film celebrity and married two of Hollywood's biggest names, but then seemed to throw it all away. The role of Jenny in "Love Story" brought Ali MacGraw stardom. She married producer Bob Evans and bore him a son, but after two years she left Evans for Steve McQueen. McQueen was a troubled man who longed to live simply, almost reclusively, with his wife barefoot and pregnant. At his insistence MacGraw gave up acting at the peak of her fame, making a decision from which her career never recovered. When the tumultuous marriage ended after six years she was not much in demand, and what acting she did, for example in television's "Dynasty", was ridiculed - justly, she felt. A lifelong pattern of destructive love affairs continued and her depression was abetted by unacknowledged alcoholism. When a friend persuaded her in 1986 to go to the Betty Ford Clinic, MacGraw felt she needed only a "tune-up". What she found instead was life-saving help. Now Ali MacGraw takes stock of her life, revising the mythical childhood she once invented for a "Time" cover story and describing the heady early years in New York, her attempted transformation by the Hollywood machine and the realities she faces today as a woman who hopes her greatest adventures are yet to come. ** Publisher's Weekly In this candid, courageous autobiography, MacGraw discusses her artistic, emotionally cold parents, her schooling at Wellesley College and her stint as Diana Vreeland's ``girl'' at Harper's Bazaar . The focus, however, is on her struggle with addiction--alcoholism and ``male dependency''--that grew as her acting career and personal life sputtered. A sudden star in her first major role, in Goodbye, Columbus in 1969, and the following year with the even more popular Love Story. Library Journal - Thomas Wiener McGraw now tells the whole sad story of her life. In what could be appropriately filed under ``self-help,'' she writes extensively about coming to grips with her addictions to alcohol and men. This is certainly not a series of pretty pictures. Entertainment Weekly - Margot Miflin This competently written memoir hinges on McGraw’s discovery that women can be addicted to men. Chicago Tribune - Jon Anderson "Love Story"; the subject of a Time cover story, "The Return to Romance"; and the wife, in turn, of two powerful Hollywood figures: Robert Evans, head of production at Paramount, and actor Steve McQueen....McGraw reveals that a lot more action, not all of it happy, was going on off- stage. Los Angeles Times - Constance Casey "Moving Pictures" demonstrates that underneath all that shallow stuff, lies "an ordinary human heart."
Moving Pictures: An Autobiography, by Ali MacGraw- Amazon Sales Rank: #63794 in eBooks
- Published on: 2015-03-14
- Released on: 2015-03-14
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50 of 54 people found the following review helpful. Heytaxi@webtv.net By F. F Klein In rating this work, one has to remember they are rating the book, not Ali McGraw's personal life which was filled with the effects of questionable choices. The book, however was extremely interesting, very intriguing and kept me interested even as a part-time reader. Parts of it made me feel as if Ali McGraw had missed her true calling as a writer. As a reader I was able to feel the emotions this person experienced in her detailed relationships, although was left wondering how it was possible for one person to be in love so many times. The writing flowed well and I found myself eager to pick up the book before bedtime and again in the morning before work. Other than the McQeen years, the chapters I found most interesting were the diary kept at the Betty Ford Center, the "Just Tell Me What You Want" chapter, beautifully written in the third person and permeating genuine romantic suffering and the untitled chapter at the end with descriptions of winter in Maine. i.e.: "Over and over again I stop to stare at the patterns of the ice, melting and freezing and melting again, right before my my eyes. In one spot a huge old rotting birch has fallen across the stream and where the log touches the water with its little birch whiskers, large Christmas bells of ice have formed, anchoring the tree to the stream below. In another place the water rushes in great circular motions, freezing in ovals as it touches the snowy bank. In some places the ice is black and transparent, so that you can see the inky leaves on the stream's bottom. And in others it is opaque gray, disguising its thiness. Only the telltale musical sound of the brook gives away the news that it is building up its strength for spring". This book was written in 1991 when Ali McGraw was 50 years old. Perhaps I enjoyed it because I am in the same age range and remember her so well in "Love Story". I was, however, not familiar with her life, loves and career after that film. This book filled in all the gaps and described the peaks and valleys of a woman who could have given us so much more on the screen or in the theatre, but gave herself to others instead. If you liked Ali McGraw, this is a "must read".
21 of 21 people found the following review helpful. THE 70'S ICON SPEAKS.. By joseph filippazzo The woman who moved us all to tears in love story, and to me, was the essence, the quintessential woman of the 1970's, has put together a seriously honest, and sometimes wonderfully blunt, memoir of her life, and all i can say now, after 10 years since this book was published, "Where is the sequel, Ali?"i have never in my life finished a book during my daily commute in only 3 days, which is about 7 hours!very fascinating reading, especially the Steve Mcqueen chapter. This woman does something no other actress can even come across as, a loving mother, a devoted wife, and finally, human. Her beauty and this book, like her, is now timeless..heavily reccomended reading!!
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful. A SHINING STAR FADES INTO OBLIVION By Jack E. Levic I've become a fan of Steve McQueen so MOVING PICTURES was one book I had to read. I remember the scandalos affair Ali McGraw and Steve McQueen had in the early 70's. I always assumed McGraw had ruined McQueen's marriahe to his first wife Neile but it was McQueen who ruined McGraw's life on all levels.I had read once that Ali McGraw was not proud of this book and that she wrote it for the money. Whether that is true or not, it did lead me to read the book with low expectations. Surprisingly, I finished the book with a new respect for Ali McGraw and a bit of sadness knowing she gave up a hot film career to be Mrs. Steve McQueen. She was the beloved star of the moment after LOVE STORY, but it was THE GETAWAY with Steve McQueen that sealed her fate and not for the better.McGraw is honest about her flaws and mistakes. Her book is sometimes confusing as it is not written in a linear fashion. It stars interestingly enough with her meeting Robert Evans and a fairtale but stiffling marriage. She jumps from the past to the present and everything in between in her book and somehow it works for the most part. MOVING PICTURES could have been so much more had there been someone to guide and nurture McGraw in her career.I was surprised to learn that McGraw had worked for fashion guru Diana Vreeland in her young days and eventually worked as a model. Her tidbits about Vreeland are enough to fill a fascinating book. What an incredible career McGraw had and lost.Needless to say, the "meat" of the book is her time with Steve McQueen. She acknowledges knowing early on that the realtionship was doomed but she could not resist her love for Steve McQueen. McQueen was never famous for his respectful treatment of women, so McGraw ending up being a housewife and giving up her career for McQueen. Again, there is enough material here for a book just on her relationship with McQueen and the pain it caused her throughout her life.MOVING PICTURES is a work in progress. McGraw tries to tie up all the loose ends by appearing to have conquered all of her demons by going into rehab. The drugs, alcohol and men are behind her and she is now a woman at peace with herself..or is she? It's time for a new book from McGraw that can look back at her life with a wisdom that comes with age. Steve McQueen has been dead for over 30 years and I wonder how his memory and their love still affects her.McGraw's book is certainly worth the read if you have ever wondered about who she was other than the girl in LOVE STORY. Here is a story of love ruining a life and destroying a bright future. Was it worth it?
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