From Wheelbarrow to
Ferrari… and back again: a memoir
Author Alex Cord
Paperback
Pages: 382
Language: English
Available: October 5, 2016
In “From Wheelbarrow to Ferrari and Back Again,”
legendary film actor Alex Cord recalls the people who shaped his life and
career. From Elvis Presley, Sammy Davis Jr, Kirk Douglas, George C. Scott, Sir
Laurence Olivier, Audie Murphy and Ernest Borgnine to Prince Charles, Richard
Burton, Peter O'Toole, Chuck Connors, Ann-Margret, Jean Simmons, Angie
Dickinson, Stella Stevens and Britt Ekland. Alex pays homage to those he loved
and respected. He recalls his life and career spanning generations with
unexpected twists and turns on every page. He includes chapters on his early
childhood, how he discovered acting, struck stardom with movies like “Synanon,”
“Stilleto,” “The Last Grenade,” "Stagecoach" and “Greyeagle,” through
to his golden years in Hollywood, his comeback in the 1980's with “Airwolf” and
how his life led him through the devastating pain of losing a child. “From
Wheelbarrow to Ferrari and Back Again” tells the gripping story of a boy who
wanted to be an actor—and made his dreams come true. It's about the power of
dreams and believing in them.
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