"The Mommie Dearest Diary" by Rutanya Alda

It was a pretty fun read, but Rutanya came off as pathetic because of all the crap she put up with from her druggie husband. And they were together for many more years and nothing changed! When he died, she had finally separated from him.

But yeah, the dish about others, especially Faye, was good.

Her videos on YouTube are even better- She was the guest of some theatre? I will try to find it- She is REALLY funny when she reads the book-

Rutanya

Thats it!

The Private Benjamin part is the BEST

the book is a brisk read and is somewhat interesting, but make no mistake, Alda is an opportunist trying to make a quick buck, nothing more.

I don't mind R6 because, like I said, it's free on Kindle Unlimited. At first I figured I'd skip to the Mommie Dearest part but I got hooked reading about her early life. Bitch of a mother Rutanya had. I actually enjoy her writing but I can't remember seeing her in any other movies and to tell the truth she was even kind of forgettable as Carol Ann.

oh it's for sure worth a read. I read it on Unlimited, also, after shopping it for years but not pulling the trigger because it was too expensive.

Rutanya's entrance...

Another bitch on the set of MD was the actress who played little Christina. She kept grilling Alda on her film credits in a game of one-upmanship which is weird because the girl's career went straight down the shitter after she won two Razzies for MD. Her last credit is "The Happening" in 2008 where she's billed as "Woman with hands over her ears."

"Little Christina" today.

I think she's a wonderful actress, r7. I don't know why you find her forgettable, I find her performance sensitive and thought out. Her resume covers over 50 years, so I'm sure you've seen her in other things. I like that she's a character actress who doesn't chew the scenery.

Mara Hobel just has a face and demeanor that you want to beat. Is that why she was cast?

Among the tidbits:

One of the makeup people on the film did Garland's makeup at her funeral. Had to lighten her skin because apparently barbituate abusers will turn very black post-mortem.

R12, Only because MD is the only movie I remember her in. I do like her from the book.

A friend (and former therapist, I think) went to meet Victor Mature.

"When meeting Victor to interview him early in her career as a writer, he took out his enormous cock and showed it to Froma. “Would you like to do something with this?” “Congratulations, that’s the biggest penis I have seen in my life, but I never mix business with pleasure.”

That's not "today," r11. That's from a movie she made in 1997.

[quote]Had to lighten her skin because apparently barbituate abusers will turn very black post-mortem.

Apparently it happens to alcoholics pre-mortem.

Rutanya has been a facebook friend for a few yrs. Although she tends to be a bit on the right, she hate Coumo with a passion , she's really a sweetheart.

The only time she will plug her book is Mothers Day and Xmas. She usually posts pics of herself with other actors, pictures of her cats and some with her hubby John Savage

Just FYI, R19, she's not married to John Savage, she played his wife in The Deer Hunter.

R19 Lots of people of all categories love or hate Cuomo.

She may have a complicated view of government after escaping Russia. Sometimes people in those scenarios still want authoritarianism.

It had bad reviews and I had low expectations but it was actually very interesting. Not as tell all as you might think but interesting nonetheless.