Biography of vladimir horowitz
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Veteran journalist and celebrity interviewer Glenn Plaskin is the bestselling author of Horowitz: The Biography of Vladimir Horowitz; Turning Point: Pivotal Moments in the Lives of America’s Celebrities; KATIE: Up and Down The Hall: The True Story of How One Dog Turned Four Neighbors into a Family. Plaskin is also a recognized collaborator and ghostwriter for CEO’s, entertainment personalities, high achievers, newsmakers, performing artists and public speakers. He is known for his in-depth interviews and human development stories, landing exclusives with film stars, politicians, TV personalities, business executives, and media figures. His profiles and syndicated columns have appeared in the New York Times, the Daily News, San Francisco Chronicle, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, Family Circle, US Weekly, Ladies Home Journal, Cosmopolitan, W, and Playboy. His interview subjects have included such figures as Meryl Streep, Al Pacino, Robert DeNiro, Katharine Hepburn, Nancy Reagan, Bill Gates, Calvin Klein, Edward Kennedy, Audrey Hepburn, Elizabeth Taylor, Michael Jackson, Paul Newman, Dolly Parton, Leona Helmsley, Barbara Walters, Diane Sawyer, Peter Jennings, Yoko Ono, Sylvester Stallone, Donald Trump, Cher, Diana Ross, Bette Midler, Harrison Ford, Lionel Richie, Carol Burne
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Horowitz: His Life and Music
Schonberg's 1992 biography is a little more rote perhaps, a little less vibrant than David Dubal's, which was published a year earlier. I own Glenn Plaskin's 1983 bio but haven't read it yet. I was a little surprised; I assumed that Schonberg being a journalist and a classical music critic (for the New York Times) would have lent more verve to his writing. Maybe, having read the Dubal first, I felt like I wasn't learning much new about Horowitz. From both books you conclude that Vladimir and Wanda Horowitz were complete nutcases, the most selfish, neurotic people ever to grace planet Earth, people who should never have procreated. They were distant parents. Wanda had devoted her life to her father Arturo Toscanini up until her marriage, and from that point on devoted herself to Horowitz. Their daughter Sonia, an only child, was always left behind when Wanda toured with Horowitz, often on entirely different continents. She lived at boarding schools and was looked after by nannies and aunts. She ended up dead of an overdose of sleeping pills at age 40. Whether it was suicide or carelessness, the only conclusion one can come to is that her parents were responsible.
For yet another portrait of Horowitz, I recommend Franz Mohr's mem
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