Select a Format- Book eBook A Coming of Age in Hollywood, New York, and Points Beyond
Michael Lindsay-Hogg studied at Oxford before becoming a director of the 1960s British television rock series Ready, Steady, Go! On Broadway, he has directed Whose Life Is It Anyway?, Agnes of God, and The Boys of Winter. His films include Nasty Habits, Frankie Starlight, The Object of Beauty, and Waiting for Godot. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Lisa.
"Beautifully written . . . a mysterious mix of memory and insight .
. . the book's charm is Lindsay-Hogg's ability to convey the
texture of his unusual life." --Deirdre Donahue, USA TODAY
"Irresistible....[Michael Lindsay-Hogg's] incisive writing and
ability to deftly transcribe every dramatic moment that shaped his
life makes Luck and Circumstance stand out...[a] marvelous
coming-of-age story." --Lizzie Crocker, The Daily Beast "[Luck and
Circumstance] is a candid, chatty and enlivened by wonderfully
detailed mini-portraits of the famous supporting players in his
life." --David Wiegand, San Francisco Chronicle "Sad, funny and
intelligent . . . Show-business memoirs are often long on gossip
and short on introspection. This one has plenty of entertaining
anecdotes about the famous characters who pass through
Lindsay-Hogg's life . . . But Lindsay-Hogg is at his most
compelling when trying to make sense of his ambiguous feelings
about his parents and his obsession with Welles." --Moira Hodgson,
The Wall Street Journal
Number 3 on Entertainment Weekly's Must List: The Top Ten Things We
Love This Week "Fascinating. . . Unconcealed flashes of pride mixed
with resentment . . . imbue this memoir with its power."
"Generous, funny, and often poignant. . ." --Megan O'Grady,
Vogue.com "Lindsay-Hogg makes every effort to parse the practically
Shakespearean drama that shaped his life. Epic love, mistaken
identities, letters revealing secrets--they're all here." --Alex
Witchel, The New York Times Book Review "An unusual story of a life
lived among a galaxy of stars, told with enough insight and
intelligence that even those who dismiss celebrity memoirs should
enjoy this jaunt through the glitz." --Kirkus "A really good read.
It's interesting, and funny, with a poignancy to it also, and the
mystery surrounding the elusive big bear, Orson Welles, is
fascinating." --Mick Jagger "A perfect memoir. Filled with
exquisite, fascinating portraits of legendary artists at work in
the theatre and the movies and rock and roll. The mystery of Orson
is a chorus reprised in various corner booths through the years. A
sheer pleasure to get to know these people and their vanished
worlds, and heartbreaking to lose them one by one." --Wes Anderson
"This explains a lot." --Lorne Michaels "The ambiguity Michael
Lindsay-Hogg has been dealing with all his life would have broken
many a lesser man and artist. With truth shifting, and objects of
love being uncertain, one feels the pain and sadness and confusion
he must have felt. But he shows a touching generosity I don't think
I could have shown to the culprits in his life." --Larry Kramer
"Michael Lindsay-Hogg's memoir, honest and witty, is also a mystery
story with all the surprises of a detective story. Along with
intimate and humorous stories of the Rolling Stones and the
Beatles, as well as Hollywood in the '40s, there is a courageous
revelation of the deepest fears and desires of family life and
individual identity." --Susanna Moore "When--if ever--should a
secret be revealed? I've puzzled over this for years . . . In this
brilliant, compelling memoir of haunting questions you will find
the answer." --Gloria Vanderbilt
Beautifully written . . . a mysterious mix of memory and insight .
. . the book s charm is Lindsay-Hogg s ability to convey the
texture of his unusual life.
Deirdre Donahue, USA TODAY
Irresistible .[Michael Lindsay-Hogg s] incisive writing and ability
to deftly transcribe every dramatic moment that shaped his life
makes Luck and Circumstance stand out [a] marvelous coming-of-age
story.
Lizzie Crocker, The Daily Beast
[Luck and Circumstance] is a candid, chatty and enlivened by
wonderfully detailed mini-portraits of the famous supporting
players in his life.
David Wiegand, San Francisco Chronicle
Sad, funny and intelligent . . . Show-business memoirs are often
long on gossip and short on introspection. This one has plenty of
entertaining anecdotes about the famous characters who pass through
Lindsay-Hogg s life . . . But Lindsay-Hogg is at his most
compelling when trying to make sense of his ambiguous feelings
about his parents and his obsession with Welles.
Moira Hodgson, The Wall Street Journal
Number 3 on Entertainment Weekly s Must List: The Top Ten Things We
Love This Week Fascinating. . . Unconcealed flashes of pride mixed
with resentment . . . imbue this memoir with its power. Generous,
funny, and often poignant. . .
Megan O Grady, Vogue.com
Lindsay-Hogg makes every effort to parse the practically
Shakespearean drama that shaped his life. Epic love, mistaken
identities, letters revealing secrets they re all here.
Alex Witchel, The New York Times Book Review An unusual story of a
life lived among a galaxy of stars, told with enough insight and
intelligence that even those who dismiss celebrity memoirs should
enjoy this jaunt through the glitz.
Kirkus
A really good read. It s interesting, and funny, with a poignancy
to it also, and the mystery surrounding the elusive big bear, Orson
Welles, is fascinating.
Mick Jagger
A perfect memoir. Filled with exquisite, fascinating portraits of
legendary artists at work in the theatre and the movies and rock
and roll. The mystery of Orson is a chorus reprised in various
corner booths through the years. A sheer pleasure to get to know
these people and their vanished worlds, and heartbreaking to lose
them one by one.
Wes Anderson
"This explains a lot."
Lorne Michaels
The ambiguity Michael Lindsay-Hogg has been dealing with all his
life would have broken many a lesser man and artist. With truth
shifting, and objects of love being uncertain, one feels the pain
and sadness and confusion he must have felt. But he shows a
touching generosity I don't think I could have shown to the
culprits in his life.
Larry Kramer
Michael Lindsay-Hogg s memoir, honest and witty, is also a mystery
story with all the surprises of a detective story. Along with
intimate and humorous stories of the Rolling Stones and the
Beatles, as well as Hollywood in the 40s, there is a courageous
revelation of the deepest fears and desires of family life and
individual identity.
Susanna Moore
When if ever should a secret be revealed? I ve puzzled over this
for years . . . In this brilliant, compelling memoir of haunting
questions you will find the answer.
Gloria Vanderbilt
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