Pieces of My Heart: A Life

Summary

Hollywood icon Robert J. Wagner tells about his rise to stardom among legends like Cary Grant and Barbara Stanwyck and his troubled marriage, divorce, and remarriage to starlet Natalie Wood.

This revelation-filled memoir from one of Hollywood’s most talented actors offers readers a candid and deeply personal look at the life and career of Robert J. Wagner.

Wagner’s long career began in the Hollywood of the 1950s, when studios were dominant and even the love lives of actors were dictated by what benefited the studio. He has appeared in more than 100 films and television series, garnering critical acclaim and a devoted fan base. Pieces of My Heart chronicles in a very personal way his rise to stardom, his decline, and his resurrection. He talks candidly about his friends, including Rock Hudson and Tony Curtis, as well as his famous relationship with Natalie Wood and the circumstances surrounding her tragic death, discussed here for the first time by Wagner himself.

With color photographs and never-before-told stories, this is a quintessentially American, remarkably candid story of one of the great sons of Hollywood.