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Superstar barbra streisand and hollywood agent sue mengers. To call sue mengers a character is an understatement, unless the word is written in all caps, followed by an exclamation. Mengers, kellow soon discovered, didnt leave behind any kind of archives, on which he had counted for his research. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read can i go now the life of sue mengers, hollywoods first superagent. Streisand had been the closest and most powerful reminder to sue of her own exalted stature in hollywood, and when she left for another agent, mengers was devastated and bitter. His articles have appeared in vanity fair, the wall street journal, the new york observer, opera, and other publications. His books include can i go now the life of sue mengers, hollywoods first superagent 2015, pauline kael. Can i go now the life of sue mengers, hollywoods first superagent ebook. Brian kellow is the author of can i go nowthe life of sue mengers, hollywoods first superagent. A life in the dark, was named a new york times notable book of 2011. Can i go now, biography of agent sue mengers, by brian. To call sue mengers a character is an understatement, unless the word is written in allcaps, followed by an exclam.
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