01572nam a2200241u  450000100100000000300080001000500170001800700030003500800410003801000150007902000150009404000180010905000250012708200230015210000270017524500490020226000400025126300090029130000180030052009470031860000270126565000380129214365999 MeVbMML20250624155155.0ta070123b        ||||||||||||||||||||eng|u  a2006044633  z1594489277  aDLCcDLCdAJM00aPN2287.B884bA3 200600a792.02/8092aB2221 aBurstyn, Ellen,d1932-10aLessons in becoming myself /cEllen Burstyn.  aNew York :bRiverhead Books,c2006.  a0610  a445 p.c24 cm  aIn this story of a woman's search for a deeper understanding of herself, actress Burstyn explores the unexpected paths her life has taken. Born in Detroit during the Depression, she left home at eighteen, leaving behind a complicated relationship with her mother, to become a model. Eventually, she ended up on Broadway and on television in the late 1950s and early 1960s before turning to film. She delivered brilliant performances in The Last Picture Show; The Exorcist; Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, for which she won an Academy Award; Resurrection; and Requiem for a Dream. This book is a frank and unsparing account of Burstyn's search for personal and professional authenticity, the story of the quest for the examined life. Raised a Catholic, she has spent her life exploring a range of spiritual experience--from the Himalayas to Cambodia, from Mont Blanc to New York City--that goes deeper than labels.bProvided by the publisher.10aBurstyn, Ellen,d1932- 0aActorszUnited StatesvBiography.