Writing

“Good writing requires sedulous toil at the feet of the Great Masters.” – Daniel G. Kennedy, my father

WATCH THIS SPACE. MY NOVEL ABOUT UPSTATE NY 1967-1988 WILL DEBUT HERE SOON IN SERIALIZED FORM – A GAMBIT LEARNED FROM ONE OF MY FAVORITE GREAT MASTERS, CHARLES DICKENS.

“***…impressively literate autobiography.” BUZZ WEEKLY, L.A.

“The candid, self-effacing story of an American girl of the Baby Boom generation who just happened to want to be an actress… This is an especially well-written, funny, and insightful work.” Rosellen Brewer, LIBRARY JOURNAL

“When I first met Mimi Kennedy and heard her talk, I knew I had meet a philosopher… not just an actress. I am delighted that she has written a book and recommend it highly.” Abigail Van Buren (DEAR ABBY)

“…good humoured, vivacious, combined growing-up Catholic/showbiz memoir, (a) spirited reminiscence.” PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

“Anyone who has ever dreamed of acting must read this book. In fact, anyone who has ever acted must read it. Mimi Kenney is hilarious, acute sympathetic and a genuine daughter of theater. This is one of the great theatrical memoirs!” Wendy Wasserstein, author and playwright

“You must be tempted to pigeonhold Mimi Kennedy’s memoir as yet another movie star augobiiography. But the truth is, Mimi Kennedy’s not quite a star- and that makes it a better book… Kennedy is a graceful writer who shows herself to be as much a teacher, philosopher raconteur and wit as she is a performer.” Jack Garner, entertainment critic, GANNETT NEWSPAPERS

“Smart, funny and generous Mimi Kennedy delivers!Talented actress Mimi Kennedy displays the same sensitive wit and humor on the printed page that she displays in her acting performances. A super fun ride through her interesting life with stories and insights for anyone touched by showbiz… no matter what side of the footlights you see! Enjoy her recollections and reflections, then pass it on to a friend–an inspiration!” Nelson Aspen, Entertainment Reporter, KABC Radio and creator of the “Brains & Brawn Workout” book club at Meridian Sports Club, Los Angeles

“…warm, good-hearted autobiography. Her clear-eyed, cautionary, sometimes fascinating account will give hope to some and provide the overly starry-eyed with an equally important dose of reality.” Jack Helbig, BOOKLIST

“Mimi Kennedy is an actress. She is also a talented writer….for me the most enjoyable passages were the descriptions of her attempts from an early age to live out her faith…Sort of Augustine meets Alec Guinness.” Jim Martin, AMERICA

“I was raised to go to heaven. That was the main thing…”

With both humor and saavy, Ms. Kennedy reveals the complex and inescapable forces that pushed her onto the stage even as a child. Born into an eccentric but practicing Irish-Catholic family, a young Mimi dreamed of becoming an actress or a saint. She turned to the stage as a place to live passionately without consequences, but sex and ambition ruined her chances at canonization and she traded heaven for earthly pursuits.

From the Publisher, Smith & Kraus