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(More customer reviews)It's fascinating when you peel away the public persona of one of the greatest movie stars and find a secret life. I am an avid sailor and I was thrilled at the insights and charming stories from Mr. Dudley's years with Bogie. All the secrets are here: the drinking, the affairs, the behind the scenes of deals and personalities including Lauren Becall and all, wrapped in a real sailor's passion and love of the sea. Wonderful job and a wonderful story.
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Very few people understand the magic of the sea... and very few people ever knew that the world's best known actor Humphrey Bogart spent much of his free time aboard his sailboat SANTANA.Bogie committed many years of study and practice to earn the reputation as one of the most accomplished racers and captains in the area. Fellow sailor Larry Dudley came to be Bogie's friend, cabin mate and confidant during their ten years together sailing and racing off the coast of Southern California.Years into their friendship, Dudley had just finished reading "The African Queen" when he told Bogie he thought there was a part in it for him... a prophetic fit for the man and the movie.These two men shared a love of the ocean and the fine vessels that traveled on the seas.Be it a long race around the islands or at anchor off a pebbled beach, Bogie felt at ease amongst the sailors and had earned their respect on and off the water.He referred to the SANTANA as "the other world" and revealed a side of himself to his sailing friends that no one else knew."Sailing With Bogie" reveals insights into his wife Lauren Becall, Katherine Hepburn, Jack Warner, John Huston, Sterling Hayden and others.Read about Humphrey Bogart in a hidden life away from the Hollywood lights.
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