The Prettiest Star: Whatever Happened to Brett Smiley |
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Author:
| Antonia, Nina |
ISBN: | 979-8-88627-348-9 |
Publication Date: | Mar 2022 |
Publisher: | Primedia eLaunch LLC
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $80.00 |
Book Description:
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Rerelease of the paperback with a new introduction, q&a with the author and extended photo section.The epitome of Fey, 'Beautiful' Brett Smiley was primed for fame in the frenetic era of Glam but success was illusory. A former child actor, Brett had everything including a Mephistophelean manager, Andrew Loog Oldham who had steered the Rolling Stones to mega-stardom. Meanwhile, in Liverpool, Nina Antonia, a disenfranchised teenager witnessed Smiley's sole television appearance in the...
More DescriptionRerelease of the paperback with a new introduction, q&a with the author and extended photo section.The epitome of Fey, 'Beautiful' Brett Smiley was primed for fame in the frenetic era of Glam but success was illusory. A former child actor, Brett had everything including a Mephistophelean manager, Andrew Loog Oldham who had steered the Rolling Stones to mega-stardom. Meanwhile, in Liverpool, Nina Antonia, a disenfranchised teenager witnessed Smiley's sole television appearance in the UK. Interviewed by a concerned Russell Harty, the fate of the young singer was already in jeopardy. With a one way ticket to the boulevard of broken dreams, Brett was to become a missing piece of Nina's childhood, until their paths crossed, almost 30 years later.