{"product_id":"film-stars-dont-die-in-liverpool-9781250136855","title":"Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNow a Major Motion Picture Starring Annette Bening, Jamie Bell, Julie Walters, and Vanessa Redgrave\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChosen as one of the \"Top Memoirs of the year\"\u003ci\u003e by\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Golden Age of Hollywood, a young British actor, a love affair, and a tragedy, \u003ci\u003eFilm Stars Don't Die In Liverpool\u003c\/i\u003e is Peter Turner's touching memoir of the last days of Hollywood icon Gloria Grahame, the Oscar-winner b\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eest known for her portrayal of irresistible femme fatales in films such as \u003ci\u003eThe Big Heat\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOklahoma \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Bad and the Beautiful\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Hollywood Reporter \u003c\/i\u003ecalls the film adaptation \"a tender, affecting romantic drama.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn September 29, 1981, Peter Turner received a phone call that would change his life. His former lover, Hollywood actress Gloria Grahame, had collapsed in a Lancaster hotel and was refusing medical attention. He took her into his chaotic and often eccentric family's home in Liverpool to see her through her last days. Though their affair had ended years before, it was to him that she turned in her final hour of need.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTaking place over the course of three weeks in Turner's larger-than-life working-class family home, \u003ci\u003eFilm Stars Don't Die in Liverpool\u003c\/i\u003e is an affectionate, moving, and wryly humorous memoir of friendship, love, and stardom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martins Press-3PL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/02\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250136855\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.31lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.40h x 5.00w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/02\/2017\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Peter Turner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40366943043765,"sku":"9781250136855","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_f2af0046-c920-4801-9e6d-9d89a135505b.jpg?v=1624979020","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/film-stars-dont-die-in-liverpool-9781250136855","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}