Talking to Myself

by Pearl Bailey

Pearl shares her free and independent thoughts on a host of topics

Genres: Biography Memoir

Mass Market Paperback

First published October 1, 1971

About the author

American actress and singer. After appearing in vaudeville, she made her Broadway debut in St. Louis Woman in 1946. She won a Tony Award for the title role in the all-black production of Hello, Dolly! in 1968. In 1986, she won a Daytime Emmy award for her performance as a fairy godmother in the ABC Afterschool Special, Cindy Eller: A Modern Fairy Tale. Her rendition of "Takes Two to Tango" hit the top ten in 1952.

Reviews

[Steven · Rating 2 out of 5]

While she has an entertaining voice, this book was all over and lacked any focus or idea of why she felt the need to write. There were moments that came alive, but most stories fell flat.