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    Pieces of My Heart
    Pieces of My Heart
    Pieces of My Heart
    Audiobook (abridged)5 hours

    Pieces of My Heart

    Written by Robert J. Wagner

    Narrated by Robert J. Wagner

    4.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    The New York Times bestseller Pieces of My Heart is the revelation-filled memoir from one of Hollywood’s most talented actors, Robert J. Wagner. He offers readers a candid and deeply personal look at his life and career, from his rise to stardom among legends like Cary Grant and Barbara Stanwyck to his troubled marriage, divorce, and remarriage to starlet Natalie Wood. With color photographs and never-before-told stories, this is a quintessentially American, remarkably candid story of one of the great sons of Hollywood.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperAudio
    Release dateSep 23, 2008
    ISBN9780061706189
    Pieces of My Heart
    Author

    Robert J. Wagner

    Robert J. Wagner has been active in Hollywood for more than five decades and has starred in such films as A Kiss Before Dying, The Longest Day, The Pink Panther, and, most recently, the Austin Powers movies. On television, Wagner also starred in three long-running series, It Takes a Thief (with Fred Astaire), Switch (with Eddie Albert and Sharon Gless), and Hart to Hart (with Stefanie Powers). He is currently featured on Two and a Half Men. Wagner is married to actress Jill St. John and lives in Los Angeles.

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    • 5/5
      I am writing this review as if it were a letter to Robert Wagner .

      RJ,

      I have just finished listening to Pieces of my Heart and I must say I liked it so much better than YOU MUST REMEMBER THIS.
      I applaud your life, applaud your dedication to your craft and most of all applaud your love for the two women who meant the most to you, Natalie and Jill.

      In this novel you described so beautifully everything surrounding the love you had for your Natalie. In your description of her from the first time you met her, married her, divorced her, seeing her with and married to other men, made me smile, because I saw her as plainly as you did. You are correct she had that effect on people.
      You didn’t downplay your single and marital dalliances with some of the most beautiful and talented women of your time. (any time for that matter, when to comes to Sophia Loren and Elizabeth Taylor.)

      I was almost brought to tears when you explained the death of your beloved Natalie and I am sorry you had to relive it for the telling. I adored how famous people in your life helped you through your most difficult times, and I am happy that you came through it to find love again.

      For other audio listeners, I highly recommend this novel, as it gives you a better understanding of a man, but for his fame, talent and good looks, is just like any other man, with the same frailties and heartaches.
      As I listened to this novel, it just so happened that my TV aired what you deemed as your most disliked picture you made, Prince Valient. I am an avid lover of that time period, so I must say I liked it very much. And while it might not have been your favorite you are and will always be a Valient Prince.

    • 3/5
      Although I have always been a fan of RJ, this book did not thrill me. The pictures are great and the personal history is satisfying to a fan, but there was too much listing of films, actors, directors, etc. for my taste.
    • 4/5
      Well written book. Provided a good picture of what it was like to grow up in Hollywood. Loved the opening on the golf course.
    • 4/5
      The reaccuring theme was Natile Wood. I could tell from his words that he adored her. I could see what an infulence she was to his life. He really let his heart show when he wrote about his life with her. Writing did not feel very strong and when the ghostwriter jumped in it was very evident. But it was interesting enough to keep me reading anyway. Overall I liked the book. It was great for some of the gossip information; who-slept-with-who, who was cut, that kinda thing. But some stuff Wagner didn't gossip much at all, like Woods death.
    • 1/5
      This was a boring, poorly written book. I would not recommend it to anyone.
    • 3/5
      fun reading about the stars and the films I grew up with
    • 5/5
      This is Robert J. Wagner's personal memoir from his birth to 2008, when he was 78. Wagner briefly tells of his parents and then spends a small time on his childhood moving into the full story of his life at the time of his mid-teens. Wagner is one of the unfortunately few remaining from the generation that actually worked and played with the greats of the Golden Age of movies. He intimately knew the likes of Jack Warner, Bette Davis, and Fred Astaire, among many others. It is brilliant to read of these people from a first-hand account. Then of course Wagner was in his prime along with all the stars of the 50s, 60s and 70s. Wagner drops names right, left and center in this book but he refrains from "dishing dirt" on anyone. Oh, he has some colourful stories to tell but he is not vindictive to anyone, not even Warren Beatty who stole his Natalie away from him.A wonderful read, Robert J. Wagner has lead a long and eventful life immersed in show business from the movies to the stage to TV and back again. I remember seeing him recently on Three and a Half Men and he's still a looker. Of course, everyone from my generation remembers him most from the TV show Hart to Hart and Wagner spends just the right amount of time on that period of his life. Of course, he also spends a great deal on his relationship with Natalie Wood, one of the great love stories to come from the entertainment world, and it's tragic end.Wagner has the help of a co-author to make this a wonderfully written story. I was totally captivated. Wagner comes off more than a bit egotistical at times but then he comes off that way in person and in the characters he's played on TV, so it is somewhat expected. He does have the annoying habit of letting you know of every man he introduces that is g*y and whether they made a pass at him or not. From famous people to backstage unknowns, this is something I really wasn't interested. Do I need or even want to know if a camera guy was g*y and didn't make a pass at him? That aside a really incredible read that anyone interested in Wagner's life or just that of movies and television from the 50s to the 80s will certainly enjoy.