Played Out: The Jean Seberg Story (Hardcover)

~ David Richards (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 386 pages
• Publisher: Random House Inc (T); 1st edition (May 1981)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0394511328
• ISBN-13: 978-0394511320
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.8 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #979,291 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Good book about a tragic actress..., February 6, 2006

By	Pamara Lunn "Pammy Lunn" (Pace, Florida) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I read "Played Out: The Jean Seberg Story" by David Richards many years ago and still can remember how well written it was. It chronicles the life of actress Jean Seberg, from her humble beginnings in Iowa through her life as an actress in Hollywood and France, and then her suicide in Paris from a barbituate overdose at the tragically young age of 41. The book paints Seberg not so much as an anti-establishment rebel as has been written of her so often in the past (although she was involved in the anti-vietnam peace movement), instead as a vulnerable, tragic young woman who was pushed into the abyss of mental illness by the bizarre actions of the FBI who listed her as a "subversive" due to her association with some members of the Black Panther Party in the early 1970's. It also tells of her film career (her films include Joan Of Arc, Paint Your Wagon and Airport), and also her 3 marriages. Most compelling is the story Author Richards tells of her slow downward spiral into depression, then madness. A must read for Jean Seberg fans.