Been There, Done That: An Autobiography

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First, I couldn't put the book down. It was a fascinating read. One thing I have to correct here and that is Eddie's opinion that he was bigger than Elvis. Eddie - NOBODY except God is bigger than Elvis. Eddie Fisher, according to what he reveals in his memoir, was his own worst enemy. Yes, he bedded many beautiful and famous women, but the business decisions he made were atrocious! Ye gads! this man never learned his lesson! His drug addiction was his downfall and of course, his marriage to Liz Taylor didn't help either. But, I do understand how he felt about Liz. When you fall hopelessly in love with someone and they end up cutting your heart out, you are never quite the same again. I didn't realize Debbie Reynolds was so devious. He does tell why they broke up - she was too prim and proper and needed to loosen up a bit. However, if he had stayed with her he might not have had such a sad life. Who knows. The one thing that you will get out of this book is that lots of women loved Eddie and Eddie loved Eddie too.

I was listening to old 50s and 60s music and was amazed at the richness, the timbre of Eddie Fisher's voice. Among pop singers, Elvis was capable of that rich depth, but almost no others had it, or have it today. So I looked up some information on Eddie Fisher, and that led me to this book in Amazon. It was highly interesting, taking him from childhood through the emergence of his awesome voice, his supreme stardom, gorgeous wives and many other women, drugs, throwing away tens of millions of dollars and downfall. By the end of the book, he is relatively normal and has a supportive, non-movie-star wife, although having grown old and squandered many years of his life in dissolution and waste. It was light reading, but considering the low cost of a used book, worth my money and worth my time. A real eye-opener into the life of an entertainment legend of amazing talent, but great weakness.

In this book, Eddie Fisher holds nothing back. He is honest about his addictions, his rise to fame and his fall. I will ALWAYS remember him as a tremendous talent and a superstar of the 50s...because he was indeed. And he had "class." But he was a man who was unfortunate enough to fall in love so deeply, that it destroyed him. And if anyone has EVER experienced a love that great, then you will relate completely to his relationship & marriage to Elizabeth Taylor. I also agree & believe him when he writes of his marriage to Debbie Reynolds & the "publicity machine' ... how it fabricated so much of what appeared to be ideal....much like Bobby Darin & Sandra Dee. There were many underlying flaws that the public were not made aware of in the 1950's. In the end, despite all his addictions and all his failings with women, I feel Eddie Fisher lived one hell of a life. Oh, I can clearly understand why the "women" in his life might be disturbed about what he writes, but hey, sometimes the truth hurts. A very good read from a man whose "voice"... never failed him.

Although Eddie Fisher's singing career highs were way before my time, I was curious about the man whose marriage to Elizabeth Taylor caused a national scandal when he left "America's Sweetheart" Debbie Reynolds. I found this book highly entertaining, from Eddie Fisher's over-inflated ego early in his career, to his being humbled decades later when his singing career was killed by the Beatles & other rock bands impacting musical tastes. A few surprises in these pages--according to Mr. Fisher, wife Liz Taylor enjoyed being knocked around by men, & was addicted to painkillers. This chronicle of his career moves at a steady pace, includes some gossipy tidbits about some of Hollywood's biggest female stars Eddie met & loved. I totally enjoyed reading about "the Jewish Sinatra's" life, & suspect you will too.

It is an interesting but very sad story. A very interesting read. I felt sorry for him. Such a great singer, so talented and successful but drugs almost destroyed him after his separation from Lyz Taylor. He could not pull himself together after she left him for Burton. I think he is very honest in his narrative. The sections he dedicates to his experiences with drugs and women were too crude and sad for my taste. I guess he was trying to fill the void that his addiction to Taylor left in his heart. The reading made feel me very sad because it is the narrative of a man with great talent that could not transcend the crises and losses that he suffered through his life.

God bless Eddie Fisher. Wonderful book. There are two sides to every story. Buy this!

Gets right down to the meat of it.Elizabeth Taylor was on fire.Saw this book in Kosovo. At the rec center. Grabbed it and read it on the return flight to Germany.Gave it away to one of my African friends. Missed it and got it for a good deal.If you like Andrew Dice Clay you will like this book.I remember the bad talk about the Dice Man and I disliked him for the bad talk.Then one day I had HBO on and there was this man with 2 huge dice next to himmaking me laugh.So, don't believe the do-gooders, buy this book and get a laugh.

He doesn't come across as the nicest chap but I have a grudging respect for his honesty and by the end of it, I was surprised to find I didn't hate him.His relationship with Debbie Reynolds is a touching stone throughout the book. It also goes into details of Elizabeth Taylor's first husband & Eddie's friend Mike Todd (-of Around the World in 80 Days fame), and the making of Cleopatra & Elizabeth's subsequent affair with Richard Burton. He really doesn't paint Richard Burton in a kind light, and despite his excessive declarations of how great Elizabeth was, almost childishly ends up feeling he won in the end.I was surprised with how little he mentioned his son with Debbie Reynolds, but he does talk some about Carrie Fisher.There are some things he says about Debbie Reynolds that I just fail to believe. In particular what he claims she told his mother about herself sometime after they'd broken up.There's a phrase he repeats throughout the book because his mother used to say it. When I say repeats, I mean he runs it into the ground. It lost the effect of a pleasant recall from earlier in the book, to "oh no, he's saying it again". Perhaps if it's read more casually, it would be more charming in that regard.A good accompanying read to Debbie: My Life by Debbie Reynolds. I've yet to read Unsinkable: A Memoir, but given that Eddie's book was written after Debbie's first book, I look forward to reading it to see if it addresses anything. Not to mention how Eddie's passing affected her & her children.

I'm still reading and liking everything i discover about anyone who was so close to Elizabeth Taylor, and a big star himself for some time, also found some interesting interviews of Eddie on youtube. i have zero interest in judging Eddie as others have, i'm simply fascinated by Elizabeth Taylor and enjoying all genuine insights into aspects of her life, so this book is very high on the list for anyone wishing to know more of Elizabeth.

Great read, thoroughly recommended.Good condition as quite an old book

Great

Far fetched but fascinating