Dying Of Politeness: A Memoir

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Geena Davis shares her incredible journey from a shy, overly polite child to a celebrated Hollywood star and advocate. This memoir reveals the ups and downs of her career and personal life, offering a candid look at her path to empowerment.

A captivating memoir about Geena Davis's rise to fame and her fight for women's representation in Hollywood.

From the moment she declared at age three that she wanted to be in movies, Geena Davis has pursued her dream with determination and resilience. In Dying of Politeness, the two-time Academy Award winner takes readers through her unique and sometimes bumpy road to stardom.

Geena recounts her diverse roles, from an amnesiac assassin to a rodent's parent in Stuart Little, a soap opera star in her underwear, and a housewife turned fierce road warrior in Thelma & Louise. She also reflects on her time as a baseball legend in A League of Their Own and her groundbreaking role as the first female President of the United States in Commander in Chief.

Beyond her acting career, Geena opens up about her quirky childhood, her many relationships-including her spontaneous Las Vegas wedding to Jeff Goldblum-and her passion for archery, which took her all the way to the Olympic trials.

Her commitment to empowering women shines through in her founding of an institute dedicated to improving the representation of women and diverse actors in film and television. Dying of Politeness is a heartfelt and humorous memoir that chronicles one woman’s fight not only for herself but for women everywhere.

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