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My Friend, Yvette Vickers: In Her Own Words, as told to John O’Dowd audiobook
- By: Yvette Vickers
- Narrator: Yvette Vickers
- Category: Biography & Autobiography, Entertainment & Performing Arts
- Length: 4 hours 27 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2017
- Language: English
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My Friend, Yvette Vickers: In Her Own Words, as told to John O’Dowd Audiobook Summary
When Yvette, a New York model for White Rain shampoo, first appeared in Sunset Boulevard (1950), she could not have imagined that her own death would be as bizarre as Norma Desmond’s gigolo, Joe’s.
After roles in Short Cut to Hell (1957) and Reform School Girl (1957), Yvette’s fate cast her into dubious signature roles in Attack of the 50 Foot Woman (1958) and Attack of the Giant Leeches (1959).
Years passed, bit parts led to no parts, and Yvette gradually withdrew from the world. Forgotten by nearly everyone, she was last seen alive in 2010. In 2011, her mummified body was discovered in her home, and forensic scientists determined that she had been dead for as long as a year from heart disease.
John O’Dowd now reveals the secret recordings she made in her last years that reveal in her own voice the truth about her life and career. Hear her retell behind-the-scenes stories of the show business that brushed her aside, her dashed dreams, and her realized hopes. Her voice, warm-hearted and still resonating with humor, tells the inside story no one heard before her grisly death.
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My Friend, Yvette Vickers: In Her Own Words, as told to John O’Dowd Audiobook Narrator
Yvette Vickers is the narrator of My Friend, Yvette Vickers: In Her Own Words, as told to John O’Dowd audiobook that was written by Yvette Vickers
Yvette Vickers was born in Kansas City, Missouri, the daughter of jazz musician Charles Vedder. During her youth she traveled with her parents to their various performances. She attended the University of California, Los Angeles, and studied journalism. While at UCLA, she took a class in acting and discovered that she enjoyed it, so she changed her major to drama. She began making television commercials. She later moved to New York City to model for White Rain shampoo advertisements, but she eventually returned to California to pursue an acting career.
About the Author(s) of My Friend, Yvette Vickers: In Her Own Words, as told to John O’Dowd
Yvette Vickers is the author of My Friend, Yvette Vickers: In Her Own Words, as told to John O’Dowd
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My Friend, Yvette Vickers: In Her Own Words, as told to John O’Dowd Full Details
| Narrator | Yvette Vickers |
| Length | 4 hours 27 minutes |
| Author | Yvette Vickers |
| Category | |
| Publisher | Blackstone Publishing |
| Release date | April 25, 2024 |
| ISBN | 9781538492215 |
Subjects
The publisher of the My Friend, Yvette Vickers: In Her Own Words, as told to John O’Dowd is Blackstone Publishing. includes the following subjects: The BISAC Subject Code is Biography & Autobiography, Entertainment & Performing Arts
Additional info
The publisher of the My Friend, Yvette Vickers: In Her Own Words, as told to John O’Dowd is Blackstone Publishing. The imprint is BearManor Media. It is supplied by Blackstone Publishing. The ISBN-13 is 9781538492215.
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This book is only available in the United States.
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