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Dream Lovers : The Magnificent Shattered Lives of Bobby Darin and Sandra Dee
Dream Lovers The Magnificent Shattered Lives of Bobby Darin and Sandra Dee Author:Dodd Darin In this unforgettable audio presentation, the son of Bobby Darin and Sandra Dee tells the true story of his parents' tragic love and life. 2 cassettes. — At first glance, a book about singer Bobby Darin and his onetime wife, actress Sandra Dee, would seem to be of interest only to their son, Dodd, who happens to be the book's author. But ... more »glance again. With the help of cowriter Maxine Paetro (oddly absent from the title page), Darin has fashioned a real page-turner--part insider's look, part expos{‚}e, part cri de coeur from the author, an injured bystander on the scene of a broken celebrity marriage. Those who remember Bobby and Sandra, stars of the late 1950s and early 1960s, will do so from his songs ("Mack the Knife," "Beyond the Sea") and her movies (A Summer Place, Gidget). Darin, a brash, sometimes unlikable scrambler, moved fast because a damaged heart ensured that he would die young. Dee, an American sweetheart, was a closet anorexic, sexually abused by her stepfather. Darin died in 1970 at age 35, but Dee survives, an alcoholic and a recluse. The book is peppered with quotes from celebrities, but its strength is the vivid chronicling of Dodd Darin's intense personal journey and his own observations of what life was like with two talented yet tormented people. Ilene Cooper« less