My Dinner of Herbs

by Efrem Zimbalist Jr.

Overview

(Limelight). A star of two well-remembered television series, "The FBI" and "77 Sunset Strip," Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. looks back on the many different roads he has traveled in his lifetime and recreates his most memorable experiences in the prose of a true stylist. The son of two legendary musical talents, the violinist Efrem Zimbalist and the operatic soprano Alma Gluck, Efrem Jr. grew up on an estate in the Connecticut countryside. Long before he was a recognized actor, Zimbalist broke a show business barrier as coproducer of Gian Carlo Menotti's operatic double bill, The Medium and The Telephone , on Broadway. Its critical and (surprising) commercial success led to Zimbalist's coproduction of Menotti's next opera, The Consul , also on Broadway and also with gratifying results, including the Pulitzer Prize.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780879109882
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	07/01/2004
Series:	Limelight
Pages:	214
Sales rank:	318,664
Product dimensions:	6.33(w) x 8.95(h) x 0.85(d)

About the Author

Efrem Zimbalist Jr. (1918-2014) was born in New York City and trained at the Yale School of Drama. An actor on stage, film, and television, he was also a narrator, voice-over artist, director, and award-winning producer. He is best remembered for his role as investigators on the TV shows 77 Sunset Strip and The FBI.

Stefan Rudnicki first became involved with audiobooks in 1994. Now a Grammy-winning audiobook producer, he has worked on more than three thousand audiobooks as a narrator, writer, producer, or director. He has narrated more than three hundred audiobooks. A recipient of multiple AudioFile Earphones Awards, he was presented the coveted Audie Award for solo narration in 2005, 2007, and 2014, and was named one of AudioFile's Golden Voices in 2012.

Editorial Reviews

Throughout the 1940s and 1950s Efrem Zimbalist's life took him from boarding schools in Russia to Yale, Broadway, and eventually Hollywood. In his memoir the actor relates his life through a series of anecdotes. His acting experiences, in particular, prove more than interesting to listeners. In reading his own book, this octogenarian narrates in a raspy voice akin to that of a cigar smoker. While his tongue-clicks and breathing are evident, they add an element of authenticity to the narration and to the man. The few music selections sound as if they’ve been adapted from old phonographs, with their minor crackles adding a nostalgic mood to the recording. L.E. © AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine

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