The New Issue: Leo Lerman
SP: Leo was mad about dogs. This one on the right over the bed was an early purchase and a particular favorite. “Twigg” is his name. He turns up in the journal a lot. Mostly in letters: “Twigg sends his love”.
SP: Leo was mad about dogs. This one on the right over the bed was an early purchase and a particular favorite. “Twigg” is his name. He turns up in the journal a lot. Mostly in letters: “Twigg sends his love”.
This book is terrific!
Thanks for that…and yes, read the book.
I loved the current pictures too!
STB
What’s pretty extraordinary about Lerman’s journals — aside from the thoughtful writing and personal honesty — is his first-person candid commentary about still-fascinating cultural figures such as his buddy Marlene Dietrich (who tells LL that she doesn’t like sex, but since men seem to expect it from a sex symbol, however old she’s getting, Dietrich just gives in to get it over with) and Maria Callas (who spills the beans about Ari Onassis’s preference for anal sex and how Jackie O refused to go that far). It’s like an insider’s guide to the realities behind 20th-century culture.