{"product_id":"kiss-me-like-a-stranger-my-search-for-love-and-art-9780312337070","title":"Kiss Me Like a Stranger: My Search for Love and Art","description":"\u003cp\u003eGene Wilder was one of the great comic actors who defined the 1970's and 1980's in movies. From his early work with Woody Allen to the rich group of movies he made with Mel Brooks to his partnership on screen with Richard Pryor, Wilder's performances are still discussed and celebrated today. \u003ci\u003eKiss Me Like A Strange\u003c\/i\u003er is an intimate glimpse of the man behind the image on the screen. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this book, Wilder talks about everything from his experiences in psychoanalysis to why he got into acting (and later comedy-his first goal was to be a Shakespearean actor) to how a Midwestern childhood with a sick mother changed him. He writes about the creative process on stage and on screen, and divulges moments from life on the sets of the some of the most iconic movies of our time. He also opens up about his love affairs and marriages, including his marriage to comedian Gilda Radner. But the core of \u003ci\u003eKiss Me Like A Stranger\u003c\/i\u003e is an actor's search for truth and a thoughtful analysis of why the choices he made-some of them so serendipitous they were practically accidental-changed the course of his life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGene Wilder (1933-2016) \u003c\/b\u003ebegan acting when he was thirteen and writing for the screen since the early 1970s. After a small role in Bonnie and Clyde pulled him away from a career onstage, he was nominated for an Academy Award as Best Supporting Actor for his role as Leo Bloom in The Producers, which led to Blazing Saddles and then to another Academy nomination, this time for writing Young Frankenstein. Wilder has appeared in twenty-five feature films and a number of stage productions. His first book, about his own life, was \u003ci\u003eKiss Me Like A Stranger, \u003c\/i\u003e and was followed by the novels \u003ci\u003eMy French Whore, The Woman Who Wouldn't, What Is This Thing Called Love?\u003c\/i\u003e and S\u003ci\u003eomething to Remember You By.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"St. Martins Press-3PL","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50613929443602,"sku":"9780312337070","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ed91fc11-59ae-4164-9e33-2536a04345bc.jpg?v=1732421880","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/kiss-me-like-a-stranger-my-search-for-love-and-art-9780312337070","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}