The Wilding Way: The Story of My Life

by Michael Wilding

Handsome, successful English actor of London stage and film. Second husband of Elizabeth Taylor and father of their two sons, less successful in Hollywood, lover of Marlene Dietrich, married to English stage and film actress Margaret Leighton. Includes many unusual black and white photos.

Genres: Biography Memoir

190 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1982

Reviews

[Rebecca]

A completely guilt read for me; mostly sped-read and fixated on the most random pieces of information (Hedda the original fanfiction gossip columnist, the evening of Montgomery Clift’s horrible car accident…) The final chapter and the epilogue caught me off guard; a touch more saddened about Mr Wilding and feel I’ve been unnecessarily harsh on him.

(But seriously, the films are at best, middling and most are subpar. Despite my little obsession…)

3.75 on storygraph.

[Mick Meyers]

enjoyable good old fashioned biography,with nobody coming out of it too bad compared to the kiss and tell kind of today.

[Kristie]

What a delightful man and an interesting read! I’ve been binging several of his films lately (which are difficult to find) and, aside from being ridiculously handsome and charming, he was a very competent actor. Unfortunately, aside from being plagued by epilepsy, Hollywood never appreciated him or made good use of his talents. Instead, he was relegated to being known as Elizabeth Taylor’s second husband and stuck in stinker movies outside of his successful UK productions. Despite it all, he remained gentlemanly, grateful and good humored.