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Roman Candle

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A sensitive, startling portrait of the legendary singer-timed to hit stores just as the Kevin Spacey movie Beyond the Sea has kindled intense new interest in every aspect of Darin's life and tragically early death.
By age 8 Bobby Darin knew he was doomed to die young. So he set out to become a showbiz legend by age 25. From his Grammy-winning smash hit "Mack the Knife...more
Hardcover, 288 pages
Published November 1st 2004 by Rodale Press
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A quick read about a very good singer. Too bad he died so young.
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