Title: Confessions of an Accidental Mouseketeer
Description: This is a witty, very candid, compelling memoir of actor/author/singer-dancer/choreographer/director/educator Lonnie Burr's 60+ years in the entertainment industry. Indeed, he is 1 of 4 boys (of 39 kids) who lasted the entire filming of the original "Mickey Mouse Club" (1955-59) which has rerun in every decade since the '50s, last 1995-2002, has played in over 18+ contries - currently in Russia - and was translated into 5 languages, thus, Disneyland Japan & France. This is NOT a showbiz blurb. Burr discusses God, men, the law, women, politics, imbibing one on one with Hank Fonda and discussing comedy with Woody Allen, dancing/acting with Ginger Rogers, acting and jiving off camera with Elvis and performing for Eddie Cantor. A solid, laugh provoking, intelligent read that will get you thinking and may lead to overcoming some of your own personal problems by example, for he has obstacles that have followed him since child stardom that he still must contend with today, despite a forty year marriage. See more at his webiste, in its 10th year and the only one from an original Mouseketeer: www.mouseketeerlonnieburr.com
Subjects: Elvis, Carol Channing, Lionheart & "Hook", Ginger Rogers, Woodey Allen, Cecil b. DeMille, Spielberg, Fosse, Gower Champion++++
Places: L.A., Russia, Manhattan, France, D.C., Chicago, Italy and much more.
People: Over 65 famous names of film, theatre, TV, radio and live performance.
Time periods: 1943 through January, 2009