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Behind the Candelabra: My Life with Liberace

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Behind the Candelabra: My Life with Liberace
AuthorScott Thorson
Alex Thorleifson
LanguageEnglish
GenreMemoir
PublisherDutton
Publication date
June 22, 1988
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint

Behind the Candelabra: My Life with Liberace is a memoir by Scott Thorson and Alex Thorleifson, published in 1988 by Dutton, and reissued in 2013. In 2009, it was reported that Thorson was working on a sequel, but as of his death in 2024 it had not materialized.[1]

Plot

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Scott Thorson recounts his relationship with the entertainer and pianist Liberace.[2]

Film adaptation

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The memoir was adapted for a television film, Behind the Candelabra, directed by Steven Soderbergh, starring Michael Douglas and Matt Damon, and premiered on HBO on May 26, 2013.[3][4]

See also

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  • "Interview with Scott Thorson (Transcript)". Larry King Live. CNN. August 12, 2002. Retrieved December 29, 2012.

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