Good, the Bad, and the Dolce Vita: The Adventures of an Actor in Hollywood, Paris, and Rome

Rating:
Summary: Delightful and "insidery"
Review: I don't usually write reviews unless I am "blown away", or if I feel that the book is being unfairly ignored. In this case the latter is true...I found the book delightful, yes, a bit gossipy, but in a good way, there is no slander here.The anecdotes are charming ;this is a series of tales , of snapshots of an off-beat Hollywood life well lived.Unlike many other high profile memoirists of late, the narrator, although not lacking in self-esteem by any means- seems to have a realistic view of his own importance in the scheme of things.I appreciate that.I also found some of the glimpses of interactions with well known celebrities very insightful and telling -more sincere than I expected, sometimes it's better when the tales are told my someone in a less intimate position, the stories are told with less varnish.
Simply, I enjoyed the book ; anyone with an interest in movie making , Italy filmaking or 20th century Hollywood should
find something to appreciate in Mickey Knox's stories.