{"product_id":"film-stars-dont-die-in-liverpool-9781250136855","title":"Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNow a Major Motion Picture Starring Annette Bening, Jamie Bell, Julie Walters, and Vanessa Redgrave\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChosen as one of the \"Top Memoirs of the year\"\u003ci\u003e by\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Golden Age of Hollywood, a young British actor, a love affair, and a tragedy, \u003ci\u003eFilm Stars Don't Die In Liverpool\u003c\/i\u003e is Peter Turner's touching memoir of the last days of Hollywood icon Gloria Grahame, the Oscar-winner b\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eest known for her portrayal of irresistible femme fatales in films such as \u003ci\u003eThe Big Heat\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOklahoma \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Bad and the Beautiful\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Hollywood Reporter \u003c\/i\u003ecalls the film adaptation \"a tender, affecting romantic drama.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn September 29, 1981, Peter Turner received a phone call that would change his life. His former lover, Hollywood actress Gloria Grahame, had collapsed in a Lancaster hotel and was refusing medical attention. He took her into his chaotic and often eccentric family's home in Liverpool to see her through her last days. Though their affair had ended years before, it was to him that she turned in her final hour of need. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTaking place over the course of three weeks in Turner's larger-than-life working-class family home, \u003ci\u003eFilm Stars Don't Die in Liverpool\u003c\/i\u003e is an affectionate, moving, and wryly humorous memoir of friendship, love, and stardom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePETER TURNER \u003c\/b\u003ewas born in Liverpool in 1952 the youngest of nine children. He was educated at a local comprehensive school and started acting at the age of sixteen with The National Youth Theatre of Great Britain. He worked extensively in British theatre both in London and the regions. He played Terry Adams in three seasons of the hit television drama series \u003ci\u003eSpearhead\u003c\/i\u003e and his film parts included playing Trinculo in Derek Jarman's version of Shakespeare's \u003ci\u003eThe Tempest\u003c\/i\u003e. He met the Academy Award-winning American film star Gloria Grahame in London in 1978. They became lovers and their relationship lasted until the end of her life, dying from cancer in 1981. He wrote his memoir \u003ci\u003eFilm Stars Don't Die in Liverpool\u003c\/i\u003e in 1984. Peter has also written screenplays and devised and written scripts, British television, plays, and serials. Currently, he is working on a collection of short stories.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"St. Martins Press-3PL","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50873213255954,"sku":"9781250136855","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1eb6b651-384a-48d2-81b9-fbd167711a8e.jpg?v=1737923953","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/film-stars-dont-die-in-liverpool-9781250136855","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}