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didn't click with me even though many great movie are referenced, I read Ned Wynn's autobiography "We Will Always Live in Beverly Hills: Growing Up Crazy in Hollywood" upon publication, While I was respectful of Mr, Wynn's recovery efforts I found it too disclosive, I would like to hear his siblings', biological and step, take on family issues,

Alas, a very lukewarm review sorry!
This book certainly didn't paint a pretty picture, Ned certainly couldnt be more honest in his confession of being a clown and a wimp, And in my opinion a coward, A sad life, how he made it to adulthood is surprising, However, he didnt have much in the way of parenting, His folks were too busy keeping up appearances and had issues of their own,

He describes his whining and crying, being shuffled to private schools, being bullied or getting into trouble, Later on it was haphazard attempts at acting, drifting along, eventually drugs, but always drifting, He admits to never having any ambition and thinking that the world owed him just because he was who he was,

He lived among the biggest names in Hollywood and their kids, He even met Charles Manson, He figured he was just another hippie burn out like everyone else, He claimed at times he didn't feel he deserved all the trappings of the Hollywood life, yet he didn't want to work, He wanted to be taken care of.
His adult life was spent adapting to anyone who could or would provide for him,

All in all, . . I understand how he turned out that way,

This was a really great memoir by Ned Wynn, son of actor Keenan Wynn and grandson of actor Ed Wynn, Apparently Ned developed a substance abuse problem and certainly has many more harsh words for himself than he does for his family members.


Lots of namedropping, parents switching partners, and Hollywood excess along the way, but makes for great reading, Ned Wynn comes from a series of celebrities, His grandfather was Ed Wynn, a vaudeville and radio star whose quippy style was his trademark, His father was Keenan Wynn, one of MGM's second tier who had a famous friendship with Van Johnson, until Keenan divorced his wife Evie only to have her marry Johnson.
The people around him were far from the perfect characters they played on screen, His father had a drinking problem and his stepfather had arrogant tendencies and an unpredictable temperament,

This is Ned's story of growing up in Hollywood around pampered children and an unstable family during a hectic time in American history.


All at once, Ned Wynn grabs you with his vivid writing style, It sucks you in with romantic images of a child at play in a world that offers everything a boy could ask for.
The dream quickly swirls into a nightmare created by laziness and selfishness, both qualities spawned by growing up around movie in luxury.
We don't always like him because in his youth, Ned was so wrapped up in himself that he rarely cared deeply for anyone else.
The saving grace is the tone of narrator Ned who explains his actions as a young man with the knowledge of his years.


It would have been nice to have a more thorough ending, but this book is an enjoyable and informative read, partly about the children of old Hollywood celebrities, but mostly about a youth growing up in the transition between thes and thes.


Ned's memories give us a chance to get up close and personal with some of the brightest from the Golden Age of Hollywood, and not all of them are nice, but that is okay because it provides a more realistic view.
I devoured this book, and it has a lot of substance, so I would gladly read it again It was pretty darned tempting to give this bookstars.
It's one of the best Hollywoodrelated memoirs I've ever read, In addition to the principals related to the authorEd Wynn, Keenan Wynn, Van Johnsonyou've got "cameos" by Judy Garland, Steve McQueen, John Phillips, Brian Wilson, Terry Melcher, Mia Farrow, the Maharishi Yogi, and many, many more.
Most important, the writing is excellent, I won't bore you with a synopsis because if you're reading this you already have a pretty good idea of who Ed, Keenan, and the rest of the Wynns are, so I'll just say this book was intriguing, enlightening, and fascinating.
I'd love to know what the author is doing today I totally coincidentally met one of his nieces last night, Ned Wynn is the son of film actor Keenan Wynn, and the grandson of immortal movie and radio comedian Ed Wynn, He was doted on in his childhood by the likes of Judy Garland, Ava Gardner, and Tyrone Power, In this lively, poignant memoir, Wynn recounts growing up in Hollywood's privileged inner circle,photographs. Ned Wynn is the son of actor Keenan Wynn, step son of actor Van Johnson, and grandson of actor Ed Wynn, .