Hackensack to Hollywood (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781593931216)

Had enough Britney-Lindsay-Paris-Nicole? Here's a book about a real celebrity. and one you probably never heard of Gordon 'Whitey' Mitchell has been at the heart of show business as a top jazz musician/studio player, then, in a mid-life career change, a successful Hollywood screenwriter with movies, pilots, and hundreds of sitcoms like GET SMART, ALL IN THE FAMILY, and THE JEFFERSONS to his credit. He's laughed, scratched and stumbled his way through both careers and rubbed shoulders with the biggest names in the business. still managing to remain completely anonymous Here's what some high profile people he's worked with have to say: NORMAN LEAR: (Producer-Writer) "I'd have to say this is a very entertaining book. even if he didn't mention my name fourteen times." ANDRE PREVIN: (Composer-Conductor-Pianist) "Whitey Mitchell is a fine bass player. He plays in tune, keeps immaculate time and knows the bridge to SOPHISTICATED LADY. He is also a writer who tells his stories with wit and style. His book is a pleasure to read." MORT LACHMAN: (Bob Hope's Producer-Writer) "Whitey Mitchell is an extraordinary musician and a brilliant writer. But what he doesn't realize is that he's a magician. His life is magic. I read HACKENSACK TO HOLLYWOOD in one engrossing night. Couldn't put it down." BILL ASHER: (Producer-Director, I LOVE LUCY, BEWITCHED) "If I'd known that Whitey Mitchell was this funny, I would have given him more scripts to write."

Author: Gordon Whitey Mitchell
ISBN-10: 1593931212
ISBN-13: 9781593931216
Publisher: BearManor Media
Language: English
Published: 10/20/2007
Pages: 268
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.56d