Available May 2, 2015 from Bear Manor Media...
Richard Anderson: At Last... A Memoir
By Richard Anderson as told to Al Doshna
"When people ask me where I received my education, I tell them it was at MGM-U. The biggest lessons I learned is that acting is a talent. You can't teach it. And even if you have the talent you have to get a part." - Richard Anderson.
This fascinating book covers Anderson's humble beginnings as a young contract actor at that most fabled of dream factories, MGM to his early roles, including Forbidden Planet,Scaramouche, Across the Wide Missouri and The Buster Keaton Story. Such legendary figures as Spencer Tracy, Clark Gable and Cary Grant are part of his life in each chapter, along with exceptional directors such as John Sturges, William Wellman, John Frankenheimer, and Stanley Kubrick.
Anderson was also there for the classic era of television with stints on such diverse shows as Zorro to The Rifleman to The Man from U.N.C.L.E.. And he starred as Oscar Goldman in the classic series, The Six Million Dollar Man andThe Bionic Woman. The actor, whose debonair style blends nimbly with a natural gravitas, offers his own insights into the changing nature of the entertainment business as he also comments on the artistry and craftsmanship he has witnessed in a career that has spanned over half a century..
Richard Anderson looks back at his career with humor, insight and provides revealing information about himself and the memorable characters that he has played.
