Leading Lady: Sherry Lansing and the Making of a Hollywood Groundbreaker

The definitive biography of movie executive and philanthropist Sherry Lansing traces her groundbreaking journey to become the first female head of a major motion picture studio, sharing behind-the-scenes tales from movie sets and Hollywood boardrooms.

When Sherry Lansing became the first woman ever to be named president of a major studio, the news ricocheted around the world. That was just the beginning of an extraordinary run that saw her head two studios, make hundreds of films, produce classic pictures such as Fatal Attraction and rule for twenty-five years as the most powerful woman Hollywood has ever known.

Award-winning writer Stephen Galloway takes us behind the scenes of Lansing's epic journey--inside the battles; up close with the stars; and into the heart of a creative world populated by the likes of Meryl Streep, Steven Spielberg, Jane Fonda, Angelina Jolie and Tom Cruise. He shows us the velvet touch that masked the iron hand, and the roller-coaster drama behind such movies as Titanic, Forrest Gump, Braveheart and Saving Private Ryan.

Above all, he takes us into the mind of Lansing, creating a revealing portrait of a dynamic, driven woman who overcame unimaginable odds, pushed boundaries and left Hollywood at the peak of her power to achieve the life she wanted.

Author: Stephen Galloway
Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
Published: 04/24/2018
Pages: 432
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.10w x 1.00d
ISBN13: 9781101904770
ISBN10: 1101904771
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Entertainment & Performing Arts
- Biography & Autobiography | Rich & Famous
- Biography & Autobiography | Women

About the Author
STEPHEN GALLOWAY is an award-winning writer who was named Entertainment Journalist of the Year in 2013 and has served for many years as the executive features editor of The Hollywood Reporter. He lives in Los Angeles.