Amagical,heartwarmingmemoirfromoneofHollywood’smostbelovedactresses,bestknownforhericonicroleonIDreamofJeannieThelandmarkNBChittelevisionseriesIDreamofJeanniehasdelightedgenerationsofaudiencesandinspireduntoldnumbersofteenagecrushesonitsbeautifulblondstar,BarbaraEden,fordecades.PartpristineHollywoodprincessandpartclassicbombshell,withinnocence,strength,andcomedictalenttospare,BarbarafinallyletsJeannieoutofherbottletotellherwholestory.JeannieOutoftheBottletakesusbehindthescenesofIDreamofJeannieaswellasBarbara’sdozensofotherstage,movie,television,andliveconcertperformances.Wefollowherfromthehungryyearswhenshewasastrugglingstudiocontractplayerat20thCenturyFoxthroughdifficultweekstryingtosurviveasachorusgirlatCiro’sSunsetStripsupperclub,fromastintasJohnnyCarson’ssidekickonliveTVtotanglingon-screenandoffwithsomeofHollywood’smostdesirableleadingmen,includingElvisPresley,ClintEastwood,PaulNewman,andWarrenBeatty.FromtheupsanddownsofherrelationshipwithherJeannieco-starLarryHagmantoatouchingmeetingwithanexquisiteandvulnerableMarilynMonroeatthetwilightofhercareer,readersjoinBarbaraonathrillingjourneythroughherfivedecadesinHollywood.ButBarbara’sstoryisalsoanintimateandhonestmemoirofpersonaltragedy:astillbornchildwithherfirsthusband,MichaelAnsara;averballyabusive,drug-addictedsecondhusband;thelossofherbelovedmother;andtheaccidentalheroin-induceddeathofheradultson,justmonthsbeforehiswedding.Withcandorandpoignancy,Barbarareflectsonthechallengesshehasfaced,aswellasthejoysshehasexperiencedandhowshehasmaintainedherhumor,optimism,andinimitableJeanniemagicthroughouttheroller-coasterrideofatrulymemorablelife.Illustratedwithsixteenpagesofphotographs,includingcandidfamilypicturesandrarepublicitystills,JeannieOutoftheBottleisamust-haveforeveryfan,oldandnew.
