Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow by Sophia Loren

Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow by Sophia Loren

In her first memoir, the Academy Award-winning actress Sophia Loren tells her incredible life story from the struggles of her childhood in war-torn Naples to her life as a screen legend, icon of elegance, and devoted mother.

In her acting career spanning more than six decades, Sophia Loren became known for her striking beauty and dramatic roles with famed costars Cary Grant, Frank Sinatra, Marlon Brando, Gregory Peck, Jack Lemmon, and Paul Newman. The luminous Italian movie star was the first artist to win an Oscar for a foreign language performance, after which she continued a vibrant and varied career that took her from Hollywood to Paris to Italy--and back to Hollywood. In Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow, Loren shares vivid memories of work, love, and family with winning candor.

Born in 1934 and growing up in World War II Italy, Loren's life of glamour and success was preceded by years of poverty and hardship, when she lived in her grandparents' house with her single mother and sister, and endured near starvation. She shares how she blossomed from a toothpick-thin girl into a beautiful woman seemingly overnight, getting her start by winning a beauty pageant; and how her first Hollywood film, The Pride and the Passion, ignited a high-profile romance with Cary Grant, who would vie with her mentor, friend, frequent producer, and lover Carlo Ponti to become her husband. Loren also reveals her long-held desire to become a mother, the disappointments she suffered, the ultimate joy of having two sons, and her happiness as a mother and grandmother.

From trying times to triumphant ones, this scintillating autobiography paints a multi-dimensional portrait of the woman behind the celebrity, beginning each chapter with a letter, photograph, or object that prompts her memories. In Loren's own words, this is a collection of unpublished memories, curious anecdotes, tiny secrets told, all of which spring from a box found by chance, a precious treasure trove filled with emotions, experiences, adventures. Her wise and candid voice speaks from the pages with riveting detail and sharp humor. Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow is as elegant, entrancing, and memorable as Sophia Loren herself.

Sophia Loren has a film career that spans five decades and includes an Academy Award. She is also the author of the cookbook, In the Kitchen with Love. She divides her time between Geneva, Switzerland, and Los Angeles. Alison Harris is a freelance photographer based in Paris. Her work has been featured in Enchanted Liguria: A Celebration of the Culture, Lifestyle and Food of the Italian Riviera; The Good Cook; Marcella Cucina; The New Provencal Cuisine; and the critically acclaimed Cooking the Roman Way: Authentic Recipes from the Home Cooks and Trattorias of Rome. Giorgio Armani is an Italian fashion designer, particularly noted for his menswear. He is considered to be one of Sophia Loren s best friends.

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ISBN 13	9781476797427
ISBN 10	1476797420
Title	Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow
Author	Sophia Loren
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Atria Books
Year published	2014-11-04
Number of pages	332
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