About the Book

Equal parts cultural history, celebrity biography, and brilliant investigative journalism, Deconstructing Sammy by Matt Birkbeck is a behind-the-scenes look at the disastrous fall of one of the brightest stars of Hollywood and Las Vegas: Sammy Davis, Jr. A member of the infamous Rat Pack, a compatriot of Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin, and one of the most popular performers of his day, Sammy Davis, Jr. was an entertainment icon and a national treasure who earned more than $50 million over the course of his career yet ended up nearly destitute. Deconstructing Sammy tells the whole sad, sordid, fascinating true story.

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Product Details

• ISBN: 9780061702495
• ISBN 10: 0061702498
• Imprint: HarperAudio
• On Sale: 09/16/2008
• List Price:24.99 CAD
• BISAC1 : BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Entertainment & Performing Arts
• BISAC2 : PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / General
• BISAC3 : BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women

Matt Birkbeck

Biography

Matt Birkbeck is an award-winning investigative journalist and author of Deconstructing Sammy, The Quiet Don, and A Deadly Secret. He is also the executive producer of the hit Netflix film Girl in the Picture, which is based on his books A Beautiful Child and Finding Sharon. A former newspaper reporter and correspondent for People magazine, he’s also written features for Reader’s Digest, Playboy, The New York Times, Philadelphia Inquirer, and Boston Magazine, among others. He lives in Pennsylvania.

Other Works by Matt Birkbeck

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  The Life We Chose

  By Matt Birkbeck

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  The Life We Chose

  By Matt Birkbeck

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  Deconstructing Sammy

  By Matt Birkbeck