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1988 memoir by Scott Thorson and Alex Thorleifson
Behind the Candelabra: My Life with Liberace
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Author
| Scott Thorson
Alex Thorleifson
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Language
| English
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Genre
| Memoir
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Publisher
| Dutton
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Publication date
| June 22, 1988
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Publication place
| United States
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Media type
| Print
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Behind the Candelabra: My Life with Liberace
is a memoir by
Scott Thorson
and Alex Thorleifson, published in 1988 by
Dutton
, and reissued in 2013. In 2009, it was reported that Thorson was working on a sequel, but as of 2021 this has not materialized.
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Plot
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Scott Thorson recounts his relationship with the entertainer and pianist
Liberace
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Film adaptation
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The memoir was adapted for a television film,
Behind the Candelabra
, directed by
Steven Soderbergh
, starring
Michael Douglas
and
Matt Damon
, and premiered on
HBO
on May 26, 2013.
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