Whitney Houston!: The Spectacular Rise and Tragic Fall of the Woman Whose Voice Inspired a Generation
- ISBN-10
- 1620872579
- ISBN-13
- 9781620872574
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 241
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012-03-02
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Author
- Mark Bego
Description
The New York Times bestselling author of Aretha Franklin reveals the singular life of the six-time Grammy-winning superstar. Over the course of her storied career, Whitney Houston amassed a fortune while earning scores of accolades for her music. Her fame peaked in 1992 with the release of the blockbuster movie The Bodyguard, in which she starred opposite Kevin Costner. Featuring her international hit, “I Will Always Love You,” the movie soundtrack remains one of the bestselling albums of all time. But in 2012, her seemingly perfect life came to a sudden end, shocking her legions of fans. Whitney grew up in Newark, New Jersey, in a family of singers that included her mother Cissy and her cousin Dionne Warwick. In this essential biography, Mark Bego offers a unique look at Whitney’s family and immense talent, the secrets behind her years of erratic behavior, the truth about her tumultuous marriage to Bobby Brown, her mother’s desperate attempt to control her, her dynamic final film role in Sparkle, and the events that led to her tragic death.
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