Sparks Fly Upward
by Stewart Granger
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Author: Stewart GrangerEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Published)
Published: 1981
ISBN: 0399126740
Number of pages: 416
Publisher: Putnam
Book Reviews of Sparks Fly Upward
Book Review: Surprisingly good in every way
Summary: 4 Stars
Stewart Granger, whose real name was Jimmy Stewart (already taken), writes surprisingly well. Parts of this book read like an exciting novel: hunting episodes in Africa; lawsuit pitting him and wife Jean Simmons against Howard Hughes (the Grangers unexpectedly won but asked for no settlement except expenses); a western battle with his crooked ranch manager. He drops his share of names just to prove he can, but some people with "names" were actually his close friends: Michael Wilding was his best friend; Laurence Olivier was a close one. Granger was generous to his friends, with money, time, sympathy, and favors. Like Robert Mitchum, Granger didn't have much respect for bad movies. He minded more than Mitchum having to do films he didn't like, but he always needed money.
One reviewer called Granger a B-movie star. "King Solomon's Mines" and "Scaramouche" were no B movies. Even Clark Gable was forced to make a few bad movies.
Granger, Mitchum, and Gable were always on time and always knew their lines. Granger and Mitchum didn't hesitate to speak their minds on the set when they thought something wasn't right, and for this they were termed "difficult" by some directors.
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