Gilda: An Intimate Portrait ebook

by David Saltman

Gilda: An Intimate Portrait Hardcover – May 1, 1992. Occasionally Saltman will directly reference 'It's Always Something', so it's not as if he's trying to pass everything off as his own writing (which would obviously be impossible anyway, since Radner's book was first-person).

Gilda: An Intimate Portrait Hardcover – May 1, 1992. by. David Saltman (Author). Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Are you an author? Learn about Author Central. However, having just finished the aforementioned book, counting the replicated quotes and rehashed memories here is unavoidable and distracting.

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ISBN 10: 0809241021 ISBN 13: 9780809241026. Publisher: Contemporary Books, 1992. In an intimate biography of the comedienne who created Roseanne Roseannadanna and other memorable characters for "Saturday Night Live" and Second City, a longtime friend of Gilda's reveals what she was like before her final bout with cancer. 3 people like this topic. It's free and anyone can join.

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In an intimate biography of the comedienne who created Roseanne Roseannadanna and other memorable characters for "Saturday Night Live" and Second City, a longtime friend of Gilda's reveals what she was like before her final bout with cancer.

Delaath

This guy strikes me as not a very good friend and just trying to make money off knowing her. Yes, I learned some details, and some were about how promiscuous she was or whatever, but overall, I got no great insight into either her talent or the tragedy of her death, or any other particular life lesson and I did not enjoy reading it.

Off to Goodwill.

invasion

Very Happy. Great book!

Mataxe

Having just finished 'It's Always Something', written by Gilda Radner herself, I'm admittedly only at the halfway mark of 'Gilda: An Intimate Portrait' and am surprised Saltman wasn't sued for plagiarism. For such a "close friend" of Radner's, there are few personal, original reminiscences; all Saltman seems to do on basically every other page is quote (usually verbatim) - sometimes sentences, sometimes paragraphs - directly from Radner's book. Again, I'm not quite halfway through Saltman's book, but there have already been several anecdotes from 'It's Always Something', reprinted here. These have been only slightly re-worded, with sentences added here and there, to continually remind the reader "hey guys, I was *there*, as a loyal pal and confidant to Beloved Comedy Star Gilda Radner!"
Occasionally Saltman will directly reference 'It's Always Something', so it's not as if he's trying to pass everything off as his own writing (which would obviously be impossible anyway, since Radner's book was first-person). However, having just finished the aforementioned book, counting the replicated quotes and rehashed memories here is unavoidable and distracting.
I'd like to think that Saltman truly intended this book as a proper tribute to a dear friend whose vibrant life was tragically snuffed out way too soon, and not some crass attempt at publicity or money, but ultimately, this book feels unnecessary. There are some rare, typically winsome photos of Radner, all taken from a 1977 magazine shoot, but no personal shots, and none of the author and Radner together.
When I finish 'An Intimate Portrait', if Saltman's original, personal stories and memories far outweigh the repeated lines, jokes, and stories read elsewhere, I'll gladly amend this review. But for now, anyone wanting to read about the charming and talented Gilda Radner would do far better reading the words directly from her, in 'It's Always Something'.

Granirad

Gilda Radner was a gifted comedian and inspiration as a person. This book does not do her justice. Rather than concentrate on Gilda, Saltman uses it as an opportunity to mention the fact that he was friends with famous people and could make everyone but Al Franken laugh.

Meri

The last thing in the world I needed to know was that my childhood idol was homophobic. Not that this author can necessarily be trusted, but I wish that he hadn’t written it.