For more than four decades Frank Langella has enjoyed a singular life & career. This extremely versatile actor is also a brilliant writer with a perceptive eye & a gift for the telling detail. Dropped Names: Famous Men & Women As I Knew Them" is a collection of illuminating portraits of the people he has met & known as well as deeply revealing memories told with a rare honesty. With sharp wit & a skillful narrative style Langella affectingly limns portraits of lost friends enemies idols & liaisons that are funny moving wicked sometimes shocking & totally addictive. Woven throughout are the threads of his own experiences from his early years in Bayonne New Jersey to his most recent successes. An entertaining & totally compelling read " Dropped Names" is a mesmerizing performance from a dazzling & original talent. We are taken on an exceptional journey with scores of renowned souls now lost to us but Langellas ability to contrast their public personas with their private selves brings them back to vivid life."