Behind the Candelabra: My Life with Liberace
Behind the Candelabra: My Life with Liberace is a memoir by Scott Thorson and Alex Thorleifson, published in 1988 by Dutton, and reissued in 2013. In 2009, it was reported that Thorson was working on a sequel, however as of 2021 this has not materialized. Plot. Scott Thorson recounts his relationship with the entertainer and pianist Liberace. Film adaptation. The memoir was adapted for a television film, "Behind the Candelabra", directed by Steven Soderbergh, starring Michael Douglas and Matt Damon, and premiered on HBO on May 26, 2013. Behind the Candelabra: My Life