John Frederick, star of radio, stage, film, and television during the Golden Age of Hollywood, tells his lively and fascinating story.
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"Beverly and I thoroughly enjoyed your absorbing and entertaining memoir, John, reliving again filmdom's fabulous golden era with its fabulous times and its remarkable stars. What a treat!" -- Charles ("Buddy") Rogers
"Dear John Frederick, Congratulations on your provocative new memoir Name Droppings On Your Head. It's so very heartwarming to read about and remember those by-gone golden days of Hollywood. You write with wit and wisdom." -- Jane Wyman
"You warmly share your colorful life and rewarding Broadway and film careers in your memoir, Name Droppings On Your Head. It's great fun, dear friend, witty and touching, a chuckle and a tear, and a mesmerizing flash-back of fond and cherished memories - many of them shared with you, John, our beloved Thalians and when Hollywood was at its magical best." -- Debbie Reynolds
"Dear John Frederick, Congratulations on your provocative new memoir Name Droppings On Your Head. It's so very heartwarming to read about and remember those by-gone golden days of Hollywood. You write with wit and wisdom." -- Jane Wyman
"You warmly share your colorful life and rewarding Broadway and film careers in your memoir, Name Droppings On Your Head. It's great fun, dear friend, witty and touching, a chuckle and a tear, and a mesmerizing flash-back of fond and cherished memories - many of them shared with you, John, our beloved Thalians and when Hollywood was at its magical best." -- Debbie Reynolds
About the Author
John Frederick appeared in such films as The Ten Commandments, The Shoes of the Fisherman, Cleopatra, and as Lord of the Jungle in Tarzan Meets His Mate, and on television series such as Superman, Bonanza, Twilight Zone, Tales of Wells Fargo, Death Valley Days, and Playhouse 90 with Helen Hayes.
Now retired on his ranch-style home in Palm Springs, John Frederick is busily involved in charity work. "Friends enrich our lives more than all else," he says. His include Mae West, Elizabeth Taylor, Ginger Rogers, and Ronald Reagan.
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MY FIRST RECOLLECTION of being a live entity on the face of this planet was as a two-year-old looking through the thick plated glass door of our house on Main Street in Norwalk, Iowa. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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New York, John Merrick, Palm Springs, Des Moines, Paul Small, Mae West, Ten Little Indians, Ginny Simms, Mike Todd, Billie Dove, Los Angeles, Moss Hart, San Francisco, Joan Bennett, Princess Grace, Ronald Reagan, Wells Fargo, Allene Arthur, Beverly Hills, Ginger Rogers, Miss West, Nat Holt, Frank Sinatra, Joy Hodges, Kitty Carlisle New!
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MY FIRST RECOLLECTION of being a live entity on the face of this planet was as a two-year-old looking through the thick plated glass door of our house on Main Street in Norwalk, Iowa. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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New York, John Merrick, Palm Springs, Des Moines, Paul Small, Mae West, Ten Little Indians, Ginny Simms, Mike Todd, Billie Dove, Los Angeles, Moss Hart, San Francisco, Joan Bennett, Princess Grace, Ronald Reagan, Wells Fargo, Allene Arthur, Beverly Hills, Ginger Rogers, Miss West, Nat Holt, Frank Sinatra, Joy Hodges, Kitty Carlisle New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- The Shoes of the Fisherman (Vatican Trilogy, Book 1) by Morris L. West on 5 pages
- Lady in the Dark (Vocal Score) by Kurt Weill on 5 pages
- Love Story by Erich Segal on page 262, page 279, and page 280
- Marlene Dietrich by Maria Riva on page 35, and page 413
- The Women in Black by Madeleine St. John on page 185, and page 191
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