Growing Up In Hollywood
signed first edition
1976 · New York
by PARRISH, ROBERT
New York: Harcourt, 1976. First Edition, First Printing. This copy belonged to actor Harry Carey Jr.”, and is signed on the front flyleaf” “This Book belongs to Harry Carey Jr. with two circular blindstamps stating “LIBRARY OF HARRY CAREY”. Harry Carey Jr., whose nickname was Dobe, is mentioned on page 160 where Parrish describes the 1947 funeral of his father, actor Harry Carey Senior, conducted by film director John Ford. Dobe Carey and Robert Parrish served under John Ford during World War II. Parrish started as a child actor for Charles Chaplin in City Lights, became a film editor under John Ford, and then became a film director in his own right. One of the best Hollywood memoirs. Upper and lower right hand corners worn else a very good read copy in a very good dust jacket. (Inventory #: 15490J)