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015    20230165605|2can 
020    9780771006111|q(hardcover) 
020    077100611X|q(hardcover) 
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092    BIO|bBACHIR 
100 1  Bachir, Salah J.,|eauthor. 
245 10 First to leave the party :|bmy life with ordinary 
       people... who happen to be famous /|cSalah Bachir with 
       Jami Bernard. 
263    202310 
264  1 Toronto :|bSignal,|c2023. 
300    277 pages :|billustrations ;|c22 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
520    "An enchanting collection of stories from the life of 
       philanthropist, art collector and former president of 
       Cineplex Media, Salah Bachir?who through his sheer joy of 
       life, art, and human interaction has captivated some of 
       the most famous people in modern history, including the 
       likes of Marlon Brando, Muhammad Ali, Andy Warhol, and 
       Katherine Hepburn. Salah Bachir, who immigrated to Canada 
       from Lebanon in the 1960s, has been in the movie business 
       for four decades, first as the originator of syndicated in
       -theatre magazines, and most recently as the president of 
       Cineplex. While this has given him undeniable front-row 
       access to Hollywood?s biggest stars, it?s Salah?s personal
       charm and kindness, his philanthropy, his overall style 
       (think capes, sashes, pearls, diamonds, etc.), and 
       involvement in the art world that has made him a friend, 
       companion, lover, and/or confidante to everyone from 
       Katherine Hepburn, Paul Newman, Joan Rivers, Mary Tyler 
       Moore, Douglas Fairbanks Jr. to Andy Warhol, Edward Albee,
       Orson Wells, Aretha Franklin, and Elizabeth Taylor. 
       Collected here in this wonderful book are personal stories
       of them all, some short, some long, some surprising, 
       others juicy, and all fascinating. Through them we get to 
       know Salah, a larger-than-life character that embodied the
       worlds he lived in and shaped?the kind of person it would 
       be hard to make up if he didn?t already exist."--
       |cProvided by publisher. 
530    Issued also in electronic format. 
600 10 Bachir, Salah J. 
650  0 Philanthropists|zCanada|vBiography. 
650  0 Art|xCollectors and collecting|zCanada|vBiography. 
650  0 Businesspeople|zCanada|vBiography. 
655  7 Autobiographies.|2lcgft 
700 1  Bernard, Jami,|eauthor.