Behind the Candelabra: My Life with Liberace

Behind the Candelabra: My Life with Liberace
Author Scott Thorson
Alex Thorleifson
Country United States
Language English
Genre Memoir
Publisher Dutton
Publication date
 June 22, 1988
Media type Print

Behind the Candelabra: My Life with Liberace is a memoir by Scott Thorson and Alex Thorleifson, published in 1988 by Dutton, and reissued in 2013. Thorson is now at work on a sequel.[1]

Plot

Scott Thorson recounts his relationship with the entertainer and pianist Liberace.[2]

Film adaptation

The memoir was adapted for a television film, Behind the Candelabra, directed by Steven Soderbergh, starring Michael Douglas and Matt Damon, and premiered on HBO on May 26, 2013.[3][4]

See also

  • "Interview with Scott Thorson (Transcript)". Larry King Live. CNN. August 12, 2002. Retrieved December 29, 2012.

References

  1. ↑ Jacobs, Rodger (May 28, 2009). "Depression 2.0: Sunday in Kerouac Alley". PopMatters.
  2. ↑ Segal, David (2013-05-10). "The Boy Toy's Story". The New York Times.
  3. ↑ "Behind the Candelabra: The Secret Life of Liberace". The New York Times. 2013. Archived from the original on October 15, 2011.
  4. ↑ EW staff (2013-03-06). "This week's cover: Matt Damon and Michael Douglas go 'Behind the Candelabra' in HBO's Liberace biopic". Entertainment Weekly.


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