{"product_id":"my-west-side-story-a-memoir-hardcover","title":"My West Side Story: A Memoir - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGeorge Chakiris\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLindsay Harrison\u003c\/b\u003e (With)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNatalie Wood and \"lovely\" Richard Beymer, to the mercurial Jerome Robbins and \"passionate\" Rita Moreno, with whom Chakiris remains friends. \"I know exactly where my gratitude belongs,\" Chakiris writes, \"and I still marvel at how, unbeknownst to me at the time, the joyful path of my life was paved one night in 1949 when Jerome Robbins sat Leonard Bernstein and Arthur Laurents down in his apartment and announced, 'I have an idea.'\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGeorge Chakiris started his acting\/dancing career appearing in musicals such as Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953), White Christmas (1954), and There's No Business Like Show Business (1954). After appearing in the London stage production of West Side Story for two years, he was selected by Jerome Robbins to co-star in the eponymous film. Since that time he appeared in dozens of plays, films, and TV shows before retiring in 1996. He lives in Los Angeles, CA.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 232\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9.1 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769479856416,"sku":"9781493055470","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b0186a970a24dd56e0ffcb4f74a2291a_1d5e2ca6-10c8-4ffa-bc9f-3d41a1ed9c57.webp?v=1780349201","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/my-west-side-story-a-memoir-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}