Ebook: Can I go now? : the life of Sue Mengers, Hollywood's first superagent
Author: Kellow Brian, Mengers Sue
- Tags: Mengers Sue -- 1932-2011., Talent scouts -- United States -- Biography., Press agents -- United States -- Biography., Theatrical agents -- United States -- Biography., Motion picture actors and actresses -- United States., Motion pictures -- United States -- History., Motion picture actors and actresses., Motion pictures., Press agents., Talent scouts., Theatrical agents., United States.
- Year: 2015
- Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
- City: United States
- Language: English
- epub
Before Sue Mengers hit the scene in the mid-1960s, talent agents remained quietly in the background. But staying in the background was not possible for Mengers. Irrepressible and loaded with chutzpah, she became a driving force of Creative Management Associates (which later became ICM) handling the era's preeminent stars. A true original with a gift for making the biggest stars in Hollywood listen to hard truths Read more...
Abstract: Before Sue Mengers hit the scene in the mid-1960s, talent agents remained quietly in the background. But staying in the background was not possible for Mengers. Irrepressible and loaded with chutzpah, she became a driving force of Creative Management Associates (which later became ICM) handling the era's preeminent stars. A true original with a gift for making the biggest stars in Hollywood listen to hard truths about their careers and personal lives, Mengers became a force to be reckoned with. Her salesmanship never stopped. In 1979, she was on a plane that was commandeered by a hijacker, who wanted Charlton Heston to deliver a message on television. Mengers was incensed, wondering why the hijacker wanted Heston, when she could get him Barbra Streisand