Helen Hayes: My Life in Three Acts
Author : Helen Hayes with Katherine Hatch
Performed By : James MacArthur
Publisher : Blackstone Audio Inc
Runtime : 8 hours 30 minutes
Categories : Arts & Drama
Our Price : $32.95 $16.95
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Helen Hayes, acclaimed First Lady of the American Theatre, has been on stage, screen
and television for more than fifty years. In that time she moved among the worlds most famous and
talented: actors, film stars, writers, businessmen. She speaks with wit, wisdom, and candor on topics
both public and private. She offers deft behind-the-sceens portraits of such personalities as Joan Crawford,
William Randolph Hearst, Charlie Chaplin, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Richard Burton, Lillian Gish, Dwight D.
Eisenhower, and Gloria Swanson. She tells of the advice older actors gave her and of how she in turn gave
advice, continuing the tradition. She treats us to delightful anecdotes about Ethel Barrymore, John Ford,
Al Capone. At the same time she reflects more seriouslyand with great honestyon the painful parts of
her life: the alcoholism of those close to her; the guilt of having not spent more time with her young children;
the remorse about the fact that her success overshadowed her playwright-screenwriter husband, Charles
MacArthur; the difficulty of being alone after the deaths of her daughter and husband. She tells about the
pleasures and discomforts that go with being a celebrity, about her retirement in Mexico, about her sense
of responsibility to support causes, to help others. And, finally, she expresses her strong views on what
is wrong with the American theatre today and what has always been wrong with Hollywood. An engrossing
account of a rich and productive life.
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Fears For Ears
Author : Various
Performed By : Full Cast Production
Publisher : Positive Living Productions
Runtime : 1 hour 19 minutes
Categories : Horror & Suspense
Short Stories
Horror & Suspense
Dramatizations
Our Price : $9.95
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Fears For Ears explores a variety of horror genres with underlining themes of gore, murder and the paranormal. The final result is a broadcast quality audio collection of horror fiction stories reminiscent of popular old style radio dramas but created with today’s modern digital technology, music and sound effects. Fears For Ears goes far beyond the audio book format delivered by a single narrator. Over three hundred hours of recording and editing work have gone into this extensive technical production. Twenty actors magnificently portray the character voices and narrators, scores of sound effects are used to create depth and realism and music enhances the story and creates an eerie fright sensation. Fears For Ears is an award winning CD having won the prestigious Mark Time Ogle GOLD Award in 2002, Producer Aida Memisevic received the CJTR-FM Andy Kufluk Award for audio excellence as well as the City of Brampton Arts Acclaim Award.
Includes:
Manifestations by David Nickle Time: 14:11
Imagine what it would be like if all your fears came to life before your eyes. Quinton Miller is a simple farmer who thought he had a simple life, until I one day the first "fear" appeared.
Underground by Tanya Huff Time: 9:43
Even as a kid he loved being under things - under the covers, under the porch, in the caverns of the caves. In the world up top he feels alone and disconnected but the cool, damp earth is comforting affid joyous... a feeling he discovers, he would do anything to keep.
The Witches' Tree by Shirley Meier Time: 16:48
Evil can unknowingly permeate into our being without us even realizing it. It can make us do things - awful, unspeakable things. As Andrew Hesnik discovers, no one is safe... not even those we love the most.
The Vampires Next Door by Peter Sellers Time: 20:57
Nathan lived in a pretty regular neighbourhood until the day his new neighbours arrived. Nathan soon discovers that being nosy can have dire consequences.
The Rug by Edo van Belkom Time: 17:16
Edna Dowell is a feisty old woman who's more than a little senile. With the rent money due and the cupboards bare, Edna discovers a new way to handle life's little problems... even if it involves just a tad of bludgeoning.
PLEASE NOTE: Not suitable for young children
Excellent Stories
Stephen from Tampa - 11 Feb 2005
Great Stories
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