Book Review - Gilda Radner
Gilda met Gene Wilder while they were making a movie - Hanky Panky. It wasn't too successful, nor did it do well for her career, but it did change her life. They were married in the south of France on September 19, 1984. (p.17) Gene loved France. Gilda had been there only once before when she was eighteen. All the terrible things that happen to tourists happened to her while she was there. She lost her traveler's checks, she got diarrhea from getting so upset over the Anne Frank house. She said a lot of weird stuff happened while she was in Paris... that was...nicely put, "not too romantic." Well all this being said, Gilda learned to love Paris after seeing it with Gene. Gene was also really into sports, and this got Gilda into it. She even took tennis lessons. She really wanted to be married to him though. Well not too long after their trip to Paris, they broke up. She was pretty upset. She decided to direct her love elsewhere and get a dog. Something Gilda said that was cool: " Dogs are the most amazing creatures... they give unconditional love. For me they are the role model for being alive." So Gilda gets Sparkle and her and Gene get back together about five weeks later. (p.26) They do ano
Chapter 13 "Delicious Ambiguity" p.193 The book seemed completely dedicated to how great Gene Wilder is, and Gilda's illness. It's rather difficult to read this book and stay in high spirits. At every turn of the page you're thinking "Does Gilda Radner have ANY good luck at all?" Gilda decided that she wanted to have chemo number nine videotaped. She had had a lot of side effects with the last treatment. Finally when her last chemo treatment was over, it would be safe for people in Los Angeles to drive again. She had to go back into the hospital though. Gene would sometimes sneak Sparkle in by putting her in a tote bag. The staff was none the wiser. (p.175) In May of 1987, her chemo treatments were complete. Six months of all those chemicals had left her very tired. It seemed that not more than ever her head filled with anxieties. When chemotherapy is going on, you feel like you're doing something about the cancer. When it's over, you wonder if the cancer is getting away with anything.
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Approximate Word count = 4982
Approximate Pages = 20 (250 words per page double spaced)
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