Anyone Who's Anyone
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GW:
But Jerry, you must know. After all, you’ve been married to one of the biggest straight poofs GW has ever seen?
JH:
[Laughs.] I don’t know. Maybe Englishmen are more in touch with their feminine side.
GW:
I hear the only reason you forgive Mick’s indiscretions is that every time he’s caught with his panties down, he has to buy you a bigger ruby than the last one.
JH:
Where did you read that, the National Enquirer?
GW:
No, darling! It’s just something I thought of, actually.
JH:
I don’t want to talk about my personal life.
GW:
But, Jerry, you must talk about how you keep the faith!
JH:
I’ve got to go now.
GW:
You’re not going to talk about why you love your husband and won’t divorce him?
JH:
I think that’s enough.
GW:
Jerry, don’t hang up!
JH:
No. No way, man. I wish you good luck. Bye.
GW:
Jerry! Jerry! Keep the faith, Jerry! Don’t divorce Mick, even if he gets caught with his panties down again!
JH:
[The telephone disconnects.]
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
GW will forever acknowledge and revere the following: “Uncle” Noel Mignott, total class act and GW’s greatest support system ever! The appreciated PCE (personal copy editor), Caroline Clouse; the GW digital guru, Kris Kicior; the indispensable aide-de-camp, Kris Ann Blagrove; the stalwart Dan Gilmore at Vanity Fair for all his help; Omar Hernandez and the incredible “family” at Omar’s La Ranita, where Anyone Who’s Anyone coalesced and gelled to perfection; without question, the legendary Emperor of Condé Nast, Si Newhouse; and my liege Graydon Carter, who granted GW the gig of a lifetime. For their patience and dedication my team at WME [William Morris Endeavor]—especially my amazing literary agent, Andy McNicol, and the sage counsel of Alicia Glekas Everett—and of course the peerless brilliance of my team at the iconic HarperCollins. GW is eternally grateful to all who continue to support and believe in this particular genius—that will include the PR majordomos: Brad Taylor, Richard Rubenstein, and Susan Magrino, whose help assures this book will become a leading bestseller with multiple printings and translations into many languages. . . .
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
GEORGE WAYNE was born in Kingston, Jamaica. He is a New York–based writer of twenty-six years who currently resides in Greenwich Village. His beat is celebrity culture and the whirl of fashion, music, and style. George conceived and launched his own avant-garde ’zine, R.O.M.E., in 1986, and his career took off. He began as an associate editor at Interview magazine and later became the first contributing editor on the masthead of Allure. But his rise to recognition is attributed to his GW Q&As, which became a signature must-read of Vanity Fair, appearing regularly for twenty-two years.
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CREDITS
Cover design by Adalis Martinez
Cover illustrations © 2016 by Laura Baran
COPYRIGHT
Vanity Fair is © and TM Condé Nast. Interviews used with permission: Cindy Adams (February 2003); Dennis Basso (May 2004); Milton Berle (February 1994); Mr. Blackwell (May 1995); David Copperfield (February 1996 & November 2012); Tony Curtis (June 2002); Carrie Donovan (August 1998); Robert Evans (April 1999); Fabio (November 1992); Farrah Fawcett (October 2000); Sarah Ferguson; Duchess of York (May 2000); Carrie Fisher (November 2006); Helen Gurley Brown (June 2000); Bridget Hall (December 1995); Jerry Hall (May 1997); Charlton Heston (September 1994); Philip Johnson (November 1998); Eartha Kitt (June 2001); Kenneth Jay Lane (November 1996); Dolph Lundgren (June 1995); Kate Moss (January 1994); LeRoy Neiman (August 1996); Régine (September 1996); Debbie Reynolds (February 1997); Geraldo Rivera (June 1997); Joan Rivers (March 2004); Francesco Scavullo (October 1997); Russell Simmons (October 2003); Martha Stewart (October 1994); Ivana Trump (October 1993); Ivanka Trump (June 2008); Kathleen Turner (April 2002); Donatella Versace (March 1994); Barry White (November 1999).
Interviews reprinted with permission, courtesy of The Daily Front Row: Ross Bleckner, Graydon Carter, Jackie Collins, and Anna Wintour.
Interview reprinted with permission, courtesy of R.O.M.E.: Sandra Bernhard, Bob Colacello, Marc Jacobs, Prince Federico Pignatelli della Leonessa, Tamara Mellon, Ian Schrager.
All illustrations © 2016, Laura Baran
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