Yesterday morning I touted a couple of books that might be of interest, but that same afternoon (!) I came across The Best for a rainy day.
Anyone Who's Anyone by George Wayne. George Wayne emigrated (legally) from Jamaica, driven by a need to report gossip about the high and mighty of NY society, celebrities from movies, plays, fashion, the arts...and he succeeded.
He is absolutely the epitome of the witty homosexual. Which, incidentally, he would be the first to tell you. I haven't run across any "Girrrl, you (fill in)" yet but am only on page 127 of 280. I have hope.
His GW Q and A column ran in Vanity Fair for 22 years. According to him, they were eagerly sought out each month and I know I did look for them as I enjoyed some of his barbs which should have gotten him a left straight to the chin or at least, a tap on the arm with a folded fan by an irate lady.
The people in this book include:
David Copperfield - not a sunlamp tan; real deal
Debbie Reynolds - reported on a sit with Elizabeth Taylor (and Richard Burton) 38 years after Liz skipped off with Tony Curtis.
Ivanka Trump - has a good friendship with her ex, currently the President of the United States. She advises not to wear endangered furs, but mink "are raised like chickens," so go ahead.
Milton Berle and his famous 13 in. penis - he was snarky about it
Still to come - Martha Stewart, Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York; Eartha Kitt, Donnatella Versace, and many more.
It's a real celebrity salad and if you're as big a gossipeuse as I am ... can we talk? (Joan Rivers was interviewed, too.)
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