I THINK I'M OUTTA HERE: A Memoir of All My Families [Abridged, Audiobook] [Audio Cassette]

Carroll O'Connor (Author, Reader)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 1998

This is the moving, funny and insightful story of all the families Carroll O'Connor has been able to call his own. It recounts his early childhood in New York and his wartime experiences; his college years in Dublin where he met his wife and began his stage career; his rise to stardom in Hollywood as the affable bigot Archie Bunker; and the tragedy of him son's recent death.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

The popular actor on life before and after All in the Family.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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The Florida Times-Union (Jacksonville) Entertaining....Delightful....O'Connor is an accomplished playwright and screenwriter, and he writes with the relaxed candor prevalent in his stage and screen characterizations. -- Review --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Audio Cassette
• Publisher: Audioworks; Abridged edition (March 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671872265
• ISBN-13: 978-0671872267
• Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 4.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,968,676 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting, but not about All in the Family, December 18, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: I Think I'm Outta Here (Mass Market Paperback)

I'm a huge fan of that show, and believe O'Connor's long portrayal of Archie is the greatest and most groundbreaking acting performance in television history. So the fact that he offers almost no insight into that work in this memoir is a major letdown.
Still, he had a fascinating life and this is a very good read, even though he certainly doesn't always come off as a likeable or tolerant fellow. He has deep, strident beliefs, little affection for those who differ, and he bluntly tells us so.

The final chapter about his beloved son's descent into addiction, madness, and suicide, and a father's inability to stop it, is truly wrenching. That could have been a book by itself.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars My thoughts on Carroll's book, June 14, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: I Think Im Outta Here: A Memoir (Hardcover)

After reading some of the other reviews, I think some are personal attacks on Mr. O'Connor, which aren't necessary. One other reviewer, I believe from MN, said it best, the book is slow. I thought it was a bit rambling too. Carroll seemed to drift here and there and spoke about as much of his opinions of events he's witnessed as he did his life. No doubt, the one thing you'll get out of this book is that Carroll O'Connor and Archie Bunker are not one-and-the-same. The real Carroll more resembles "Meathead," than Archie; at least in his views. I think one of the problems with the book is that Carroll only wrote it to stop a biographer from writing one of him. That's not a good source of motivation for a book. I like biographies, but this one will not be one of my favorites. Personally, I think the would-be biographer would have done a better job.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Memoir, October 22, 2004

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Brad (Midland, MI) - See all my reviews

This review is from: I Think Im Outta Here: A Memoir (Hardcover)

For those looking for a page by page account of O'Connor's groudbreaking work as Archie, this book will not quench your thrist. However, if you are looking for an erudite and honest memior on Carroll O'Connor the man this is book is a must. Carroll writes in a scholastic yet tangible style that captures your interest in the things beyond Archie. I would dare say this book is a must have for any actor or actress as it details the world of the golden stage on or off camera through the eyes of the actor. Sometimes O'Connor was frusturated with the souless monguls at the network or the ticket pandering stage producer, yet he always stands for what matters most to the actor and audience, the final product. Any skilled or novice actor/actress will gain insight into the journey of the stage. When you finish this work you will quickly learn and hopefully absorb the passion O'Connor had for not only his work but for his desire to aid humanity as a often quiet and sometimes not so quiet reformer. We need more like him.