‘Wishful Drinking’ book, one-woman show
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Carrie Fisher, 30 years ago. Image from Flikr.
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Tuesday, September 29, 2009
‘Wishful Drinking' by Carrie Fisher | Capitalizing on Hollywood
Carrie Fisher, more commonly referred to as Princess Leia, appeared on “Today” this morning to talk about “Wishful Drinking.” The piece is both a book and a one-woman Broadway show.
You can buy the book “Wishful Drinking” for about $10 for the paperback or $18 for the hardcover. The book was published last year but just became available in paperback this month. You can get used copies for about $7, so avoid using those credit cards if you can.
Hollywood inbreeding
Part of Carrie Fisher’s show and book “Wishful Drinking” talks about Hollywood inbreeding. She discusses her parents, Eddie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds, and the various relationships they entered and quickly exited after Eddie left Debbie for Elizabeth Taylor after Taylor’s husband Mike Todd died.
What follows is a lengthy synopsis of marriages, meant to decipher whether her daughter was related to the grandson of Mike Todd and Elizabeth Taylor. Her conclusion is that they are only related by scandal, not blood, but there are certainly a few near misses.
Show business breeds show business
Somewhat equally dizzying is the fact that Carrie Fisher, who worked in Hollywood, wrote a memoir about Hollywood, and she now performs that memoir on Broadway. This practice of turning celebrity into more celebrity is getting pretty common. … click here to read the rest of the article titled “‘Wishful Drinking’ by Carrie Fisher | Capitalizing on Hollywood“
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