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When I Was Young (Goodread Biographies)
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by Raymond Massey
Sales Rank: 1880573
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Features
Cover Type: Paperback with 269 pages
Published by: Goodread Biography January 1, 1983
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 0887801129
ISBN 13 Number: 978-0887801129
Weighs: 4.8 ounces
Product Review
"Opens the door on one of Canada's most famous and wealthiest families. The Masseys were millionaires before the Eatons opened their first store." (Calgary Herald )
"Raymond Massey recalls his youth with Edwardian charm and eloquence. His autobiography is an authentic evocation of his early life and times." (Montreal Gazette )
Product Description
When Raymond Massey was born, his family was at the pinnacle of Toronto society: the family mansion on Jarvis Street was busy with maids, grooms and other servants--at the age of five, Raymond was driven the two short blocks to school every morning by the family coachman.
With an actor's gift of photographic memory, Raymond recalls this early life in brilliant detail--childish pranks, school at Upper Canada College, family outings in Muskoka and Atlantic City, trips to Europe. Nor does he neglect the grim realities of the age: the tragic, early death of his mother, the outbreak of the Great War. Recollection of his own experience of the Western Front--fighting in the trenches, suffering shellshock, ending up with the Canadian army in Siberia--are especially harrowing. After the war he travels to Oxford, back to Toronto--and suddenly decides to throw aside the family business to bcome an actor. "What name will you use?" asks his supercilious older brother, Vincent.
When I Was Young offers a witty, urbane glimpse into the private life of Canada's upper class sixy years ago--when there was no family more establishment than the Masseys.
Reader Reviews
This review is from: When I was young
Stage and screen actor Raymond Massey tells the story of his youth in this wonderfully charming autobiography, going from his very first memories as a little boy to when he was 25 and decided he wanted to pursue a career in acting. Well-educated, wordly, and very intelligent, Raymond Massey wrote an utterly endearing book, with amusing little stories of the people he grew up with and how they impacted his life. Yet his book was also quite moving as he reminisced on his wartime memories that will practically leave you in tears. Raymond Massey's autobiography is a very quick read, and there is added enjoyment with the several photos featured in the picture section. This book is a must for all Raymond Massey fans. It really is one of the best books I've ever read.
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