From left: Christopher Walken, Sue Mengers, Paul Newman and David Brown
Photo: Wire Image
[From article]
This, from the new biography “Can I Go Now? The Life of Sue Mengers, Hollywood’s First Superagent” (Viking) by Brian Kellow, is a perfect encapsulation of Mengers, one of the most powerful agents in Tinseltown history.
Mengers was the first woman to amass the sort of power she did, representing Barbra Streisand, Gene Hackman, Michael Caine, Candice Bergen, Ryan O’Neal, Mike Nichols and so many more. But Mengers, as this insightful, often hilarious and celebrity-filled book relates, was a mass of contradictions.
Despite refusing to subordinate herself to Hollywood’s male power structure, she was staunchly anti-feminist, believing that supporting the male ego was a woman’s duty, and that wives should not be upset when their husbands cheated.
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A chain smoker of cigarettes and marijuana even on her deathbed in 2011, Mengers was the ultimate no-filter gal who believed that if you weren’t a winner, you were a loser. She was rude, crude and often cruel to friends and clients, yet won their (mostly) everlasting love with her loyalty and wit.
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Previously, his father, Dominick Dunne, had blamed the end of his producing career on comments he made about Mengers’ husband.
When Dunne picked up the phone, Mengers said, “Griffin, honey, it’s Sue. How are you? Listen — is your father dead yet?”
Thinking she was joking, Dunne laughed and said no, but was then subjected to a tirade, with Mengers screaming, “I wish he was dead. I hate that f- -king a- -hole. I want him dead.”
Once Mengers completed her rant, her voice grew calm, and she said, “Anyway, enough of that. Griffin, I’m serving chili at the house tonight. Warren Beatty’s going to be here, and Lauren Hutton’s in town. Why don’t you come on over?”
http://nypost.com/2015/08/30/the-badass-agent-who-ruled-hollywood-with-sex-and-swearing/
The superagent who ruled Hollywood with sex and booze
By Larry Getlen
New York Post
August 30, 2015 | 5:35am
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[From article]
A new biography goes inside the life of Hollywood's 'first-superagent' to reveal the crazy, brazen fights and lurid affairs that Sue Mengers had with clients and stars.
In Can I Go Now? The Life of Sue Mengers, Hollywood's First Superagent, the biography tells the story of arguably one of the most powerful agents in Tinseltown history.
Mengers was the first woman to amass huge power and notoriety for representing A-listers like Gene Hackman, Michael Caine, Candice Bergen, Ryan O'Neal, Mike Nichols, Barbra Streisand and more.
In the book, author Brian Kellow takes readers behind the scenes to share what Mengers' life was truly like.
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She was known for her rude and crude attitude, no matter if you were her friend or client.
Despite her flaws, Mengers was truly loved by many in her circle.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3216073/Lurid-affairs-clients-brash-fights-stars-royals-alike-Inside-wild-life-Hollywood-s-superagent-Streisand-Newman-Nicholson.html
Lurid affairs with clients and brash fights with stars and royals alike: Inside the wild life of Hollywood's 'first superagent' who made Streisand, Newman and O'Neal
A new biography reveals the crazy life led by Sue Mengers, Hollywood's first superagent, when she worked with numerous A-list stars
She once threw a party for Princess Margaret but was furious when Jack Nicholson 'offered COCAINE' to the Queen's sister
Mengers also claimed to have had a one-night stand with actor Paul Newman after befriending him and his wife
Barbra Streisand - Mengers' favorite client - said: She knew how to push your buttons... she could make you feel very unworthy'
By DAILY MAIL REPORTER
PUBLISHED: 09:33 EST, 30 August 2015 | UPDATED: 14:08 EST, 30 August 2015
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