The Memoirs of an Amnesiac

The Memoirs of an Amnesiac
Author	Oscar Levant
Language	English
Genre	Autobiography
Publisher	G. P. Putnam's Sons
Publication date	1965

The Memoirs of an Amnesiac is the autobiography of composer, radio, and television personality Oscar Levant.^[1] Published in 1965 by G. P. Putnam's Sons, it became a best-seller, following a quarter-century after his first book, A Smattering of Ignorance.^[2]

Levant intersperses his reminisces about Hollywood in its heyday with one-liners and pithy quotes by himself and others.

References

^ Green, Abel (1965-08-08). "The Prank Was King; THE MEMOIRS OF AN AMNESIAC. By Oscar Levant. 320 pp. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons. $5.95". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
^ Whitcomb, Ian (1994-06-12). "Such Happy Songs : Oscar Levant dreamed of making great music, instead he became a genius of talk : The Life and Times of Oscar Levant, By Sam Kashner and Nancy Schoenberger (Villard Books: $25; 518 pp.)". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2024-02-22.

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[1] Green, Abel (1965-08-08). "The Prank Was King; THE MEMOIRS OF AN AMNESIAC. By Oscar Levant. 320 pp. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons. $5.95". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-02-22.

[2] Whitcomb, Ian (1994-06-12). "Such Happy Songs : Oscar Levant dreamed of making great music, instead he became a genius of talk : The Life and Times of Oscar Levant, By Sam Kashner and Nancy Schoenberger (Villard Books: $25; 518 pp.)". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2024-02-22.

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