Book Description
When Eddie Fisher was four years old, he opened his mouth
and a beautiful sound came out.
That sound changed his life forever.
Eddie sang at local fairs, talent contests, and bar
mitzvahs, until at age 14, he got a job singing on
Philadelphia radio shows for $25 a week. A few years later, a
stint at the Copacabana launched him into Dreamland.
Suddenly, the Jewish kid from Philly and his golden sound
were sending millions of fans screaming to their feet. More
than just the music, it was his personality, his great charm,
the exuberance with which he lived his life, that attracted
the very first hordes of screaming teenage girls, the
bobby-soxers, a brand new American phenomenon. By the time he
was 21 he was one of the most popular entertainers in
America, bigger even than Frank Sinatra, with an income in
the millions. His life quickly evolved into a whirl of women,
money, and fame. It was the quintessential American success
story, the rise and rise of "The Coca-Cola Kid."
For the next two decades he ran with the best and
brightest, seeing it all, doing it all, seeing it all done to
everyone.
Eddie's story is more than just an entertainer's memoir:
it's the insider tale of two decades of American pop culture
and celebrity royalty. Here is a man who romanced, charmed,
seduced, and married Debbie Reynolds, Connie Stevens, and
Elizabeth Taylor. He drank and caroused far into the night
with the likes of Dean Martin and Sammy Davis, Jr. His
affairs with women from Ann-Margret to Mamie Van Doren were
legendary. He shared mistresses with JFK, Sam Giancana, and
Sinatra, and was welcomed everywhere from the White House to
Las Vegas, back when such a thing actually meant something.
Eddie's a natural storyteller, with a captivating story to
tell, of beautiful women and fascinating men, wild parties
and cool nightclubs, and the American dream seen through the
blazing Technicolor lens of the '60's and '70's. It's Eddie's
life, and for the first time, it's all here.
