Ben Bryant concludes his memoir series with Waiting for Elizabeth

As Ben Bryant wraps up his memoir trilogy, I have mixed emotions. I have come to think of Ben and Elizabeth as family friends, separated from me by miles, but still dear to me. His trilogy has taken us behind the scenes of the entertainment industry with humor and candor. This final volume shares his love story.

 

The book is more than a romance. Bryant tells of his life, warts and all, with a conversational tone which makes the pages fly.

You can find my review here. The three books make up a story of a life well-lived and delightfully shared. Don't miss them!

Ben Bryant takes readers behind the scenes of the entertainment industry again

Any reader who has been doing much reading knows the experience of making a new friend through the words on a page. Sometimes factual, sometimes fictitious, these new friends creep into your mind and take up residence there. This pretty well describes the feeling I got when I read Ben Bryant’s first book, Three Stages. His chatty style felt like a conversation over dinner with an old friend. This actor-turned-moviemaker took readers along for a wild ride in the world of film and stage up to the 1960s.

His second volume, Circumstances Beyond My Control, brings them through the 70s and 80s as he grows in his behind the camera roles. While he celebrates the people and processes involved in producing entertainment in this second memoir, he isn’t afraid to tell the truth from his point of view. Although Bryant isn’t nasty, he is sometimes very frank and doesn’t hesitate to express his opinion, pro or con, of some of the big names in the industry.

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