Moon's a Balloon

One of the bestselling memoirs of all time David Nivens The Moons a Balloon is an account of one of the most remarkable lives Hollywood has ever seen. Beginning with the tragic early loss of his aristocratic father then regaling us with tales of school army and wartime hi-jinx Niven shows how even as an unknown young man he knew how to live the good life. But it is his astonishing stories of life in Hollywood and his accounts of working and partying with the legends of the silver screen - Lawrence Oliver Vivien Leigh Cary Grant Elizabeth Taylor James Stewart Lauren Bacall Marlene Dietrich Noel Coward and dozens of others while making some of the most acclaimed films of the last century - which turn David Nivens memoir into an outright masterpiece. An intimate gossipy heartfelt and above all charming account of life inside Hollywoods dream factory The Moon is a Balloon is a classic to be read and enjoyed time and again..