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Alone Together : My Life with J. Paul Getty by Digby Diehl and Theodora Getty Gaston (2013, Hardcover)

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It was 1935. As formidable as he was, Teddy was equally strong-minded and flamboyant, and their clutches and clashes threw off sparks. She knew the vulnerable side of Getty, he underwent painful plastic surgery and suffered terrible phobias, that few, if any, saw.

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Theodora "Teddy" Getty Gaston--now one hundred years old--reveals the glamorous yet painful story of her marriage to J. Paul Getty. As formidable as Getty was, his wife was equally strong-minded and flamboyant, and their clutches and clashes threw off sparks. She knew the vulnerable side of Getty--he underwent painful plastic surgery and suffered terrible phobias--that few, if any, saw. A vivid love story, Alone Together is also a fascinating glimpse into the twentieth century from the vantage point of one of its most remarkable couples. This is how the other half lived--dinner dances, satin gowns, beach houses, hotel suites, first-class cabins on the Queen Mary. Teddy's extra-ordinary life story moves from the glittering nightclubs of 1930s New York City to Mussolini's Italy, where she was imprisoned by the fascist regime, to California in the golden postwar years, where Paul and Teddy socialized with movie stars and the elite. But life with one of the world's richest men wasn't all glitz and glamour. Though terrifically charismatic in person, Getty grew more miserly as his wealth increased. Worse, he often left Teddy and their son, Timothy, behind for years at a time while he built planes for the war effort in the 1940s or brokered oil deals--he was the first American to lease mineral rights in Saudi Arabia, which made him, at his death, the richest man in the world. Even when Timothy was diagnosed with a brain tumor, Getty complained about medical bills and failed to return to the United States to support his wife and son. When Timothy died at age twelve, the marriage was already falling apart. Teddy's unrelenting spirit, her valiant friendship, and her winning lack of vanity transform what could have been a sob story into a nuanced portrait of a brilliant but stubbornly difficult man and the family he loved but left behind, as well as an enchanting view into a bygone era. This was a life lived from the heart.

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Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0062219715
ISBN-13
9780062219718
eBay Product ID (ePID)
160085461

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Book Title
Alone Together : My Life with J. Paul Getty
Author
Theodora Getty Gaston, Digby Diehl
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Women, Rich & Famous, General
Publication Year
2013
Genre
Biography & Autobiography
Number of Pages
416 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
9.3in
Item Height
1.4in
Item Width
6.5in
Item Weight
24.3 Oz

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Lc Classification Number
E748
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'Alone Together' is a whirlwind tour through the storied places and people of the early 20th century: the Stork Club and the Russian Tea Room, appearances by Bette Davis, Henry Fonda, Jesse Lasky., "'Alone Together' is a whirlwind tour through the storied places and people of the early 20th century: the Stork Club and the Russian Tea Room, appearances by Bette Davis, Henry Fonda, Jesse Lasky." -- LA Times "Their whirlwind courtship ... is the stuff of legend." -- C Magazine "Teddy vividly reflects on the tumultuous days of her marriage to the world's first billionaire and the tragedies that defined their lives." -- Booklist "Offers a glimpse into a privileged world where all that glittered was far from being gold." -- Kirkus, '?Alone Together? is a whirlwind tour through the storied places and people of the early 20th century: the Stork Club and the Russian Tea Room, appearances by Bette Davis, Henry Fonda, Jesse Lasky.'(LA Times), Teddy vividly reflects on the tumultuous days of her marriage to the world's first billionaire and the tragedies that defined their lives., '... offers a glimpse into a privileged world where all that glittered was far from being gold.' (Kirkus)
Copyright Date
2013
Lccn
2015-510399
Dewey Decimal
332.092 B
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes

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