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Bestselling author Sam Haskell at “Books & Brunch” hosted by the Assistance League of Chicagoland West Nov. 10
Chicago, IL
Sunday, November 08, 2009
Haskell has appeared on numerous TV programs including The Today Show, The CBS Early Show, Access Hollywood, FOX News and more.
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Bestselling author Sam Haskell, the man behind ABC-TV's hit series "LOST" and the syndicated hit series 'Everybody Loves Raymond' and Fresh Prince of Bel-Air will be in the Chicago area November 8-10, 2009.
Haskell will be speaking at the Elgin Rotary Club at 12 noon on November 9 followed by a public event at the Ela Public Library in Lake Zurich from 3-4:30pm. He's one of three authors speaking at "Books & Brunch" hosted by the Assistance League of Chicagoland West at The Abbington in Glen Ellyn on November 10.
Haskell is the former Worldwide Head of Television for the William Morris Agency and current Chairman of the Miss America Organization and author of Promises I Made My Mother, published by Random House.
Sam Haskell, named one of TV Week's "25 Most Innovative and Influential People in Television of the Last 25 Years," is widely recognized as "the nice guy in Hollywood"—a reputation that has won him clients ranging from Bill Cosby and Dolly Parton to Whoopi Goldberg and George Clooney. Haskell credits his success to the life lessons his mother taught him. His new memoir chronicles his rise to the top of a cutthroat industry with the integrity, morals and values he learned from her intact.
In Hollywood, Haskell would rely upon honesty, self-reliance, and his mother's teachings of faith to rise swiftly from scoring a gig as a worker in the William Morris mailroom to becoming an agent and then an executive vice president. His capacities for friendship, foresight, and being "thoughtfully political" would allow him to handle client crises like Swoosie Kurtz's deal-breaking insistence on a private bathroom while shooting Sisters, to tense negotiations that nearly scuttled the last year of Everybody Loves Raymond and the entire existence of Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. They also helped him breathe new life into the flagging Miss America pageant—in need of a makeover when he took the reins in 2005.
Haskell has appeared on numerous TV programs including The Today Show, The CBS Early Show, Access Hollywood, Bonnie Hunt, Morning Joe, FOX News and The Crystal Palace. He was even on the Food Network's Iron Chef. Visit: http://www.samhaskell.com/ (PROMISES I MADE MY MOTHER, ISBN: 978-0-345-50655-9; $24.00; 256 pp.)
Praise for Sam Haskell's
PROMISES I MADE MY MOTHER
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"My friend Sam Haskell's journey has taken him from rural Mississippi to the great cities of the world—including the White House and Buckingham Palace. This book will tell you exactly how he did it. He had an inspirational mother who taught him life's lessons!"
—Morgan Freeman
"It has been over 30 years since I signed on as Sam's first client right out of the mail room at the William Morris Agency. He has kept his promises to his beloved mother and to all the rest of us who owe him so much. This book is a must-read for anyone who hopes to find 'true' success in any field…the kind that lasts forever"
—Kathie Lee Gifford
"Sam Haskell is an anomaly in Hollywood. He brings to this book his humor, his honor and his unique perspective on how to live life. He is a great friend"
—Les Moonves, President and Chief Executive Officer, CBS
"My friend Sam Haskell has revealed aspects of his life that even I didn't know…PROMISES I MADE MY MOTHER is an eye-opening read for anyone who has the capacity to dream"
—Dolly Parton
"I've always wondered how Sam Haskell survived in Hollywood, a viper's nest that would make any asp jealous! Sam always treated everyone with respect and behaved with honor. Now having read PROMISES I MADE MY MOTHER, I understand that Sam found success by being true to himself and keeping his promises to his mother. It's all in the breeding, and for you, it's all in the reading!"
—Doris Roberts, actress, "Everybody Loves Raymond"
"My friend Sam Haskell's PROMISES I MADE MY MOTHER is a portrait of a character—something mothers and sons should read together while celebrating one of the greatest bonds that exist in the world today!"
—Lily Tomlin
Media Contact: Scott Lorenz Westwind Communications Book Marketing O: 734-667-2090
C: 248-705-2214 scottlorenz AT westwindcos.com www.book-marketing-expert.com
Haskell will be speaking at the Elgin Rotary Club at 12 noon on November 9 followed by a public event at the Ela Public Library in Lake Zurich from 3-4:30pm. He's one of three authors speaking at "Books & Brunch" hosted by the Assistance League of Chicagoland West at The Abbington in Glen Ellyn on November 10.
Haskell is the former Worldwide Head of Television for the William Morris Agency and current Chairman of the Miss America Organization and author of Promises I Made My Mother, published by Random House.
Sam Haskell, named one of TV Week's "25 Most Innovative and Influential People in Television of the Last 25 Years," is widely recognized as "the nice guy in Hollywood"—a reputation that has won him clients ranging from Bill Cosby and Dolly Parton to Whoopi Goldberg and George Clooney. Haskell credits his success to the life lessons his mother taught him. His new memoir chronicles his rise to the top of a cutthroat industry with the integrity, morals and values he learned from her intact.
In Hollywood, Haskell would rely upon honesty, self-reliance, and his mother's teachings of faith to rise swiftly from scoring a gig as a worker in the William Morris mailroom to becoming an agent and then an executive vice president. His capacities for friendship, foresight, and being "thoughtfully political" would allow him to handle client crises like Swoosie Kurtz's deal-breaking insistence on a private bathroom while shooting Sisters, to tense negotiations that nearly scuttled the last year of Everybody Loves Raymond and the entire existence of Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. They also helped him breathe new life into the flagging Miss America pageant—in need of a makeover when he took the reins in 2005.
Haskell has appeared on numerous TV programs including The Today Show, The CBS Early Show, Access Hollywood, Bonnie Hunt, Morning Joe, FOX News and The Crystal Palace. He was even on the Food Network's Iron Chef. Visit: http://www.samhaskell.com/ (PROMISES I MADE MY MOTHER, ISBN: 978-0-345-50655-9; $24.00; 256 pp.)
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Praise for Sam Haskell's
PROMISES I MADE MY MOTHER
________________________________________________
"My friend Sam Haskell's journey has taken him from rural Mississippi to the great cities of the world—including the White House and Buckingham Palace. This book will tell you exactly how he did it. He had an inspirational mother who taught him life's lessons!"
—Morgan Freeman
"It has been over 30 years since I signed on as Sam's first client right out of the mail room at the William Morris Agency. He has kept his promises to his beloved mother and to all the rest of us who owe him so much. This book is a must-read for anyone who hopes to find 'true' success in any field…the kind that lasts forever"
—Kathie Lee Gifford
"Sam Haskell is an anomaly in Hollywood. He brings to this book his humor, his honor and his unique perspective on how to live life. He is a great friend"
—Les Moonves, President and Chief Executive Officer, CBS
"My friend Sam Haskell has revealed aspects of his life that even I didn't know…PROMISES I MADE MY MOTHER is an eye-opening read for anyone who has the capacity to dream"
—Dolly Parton
"I've always wondered how Sam Haskell survived in Hollywood, a viper's nest that would make any asp jealous! Sam always treated everyone with respect and behaved with honor. Now having read PROMISES I MADE MY MOTHER, I understand that Sam found success by being true to himself and keeping his promises to his mother. It's all in the breeding, and for you, it's all in the reading!"
—Doris Roberts, actress, "Everybody Loves Raymond"
"My friend Sam Haskell's PROMISES I MADE MY MOTHER is a portrait of a character—something mothers and sons should read together while celebrating one of the greatest bonds that exist in the world today!"
—Lily Tomlin
Media Contact: Scott Lorenz Westwind Communications Book Marketing O: 734-667-2090
C: 248-705-2214 scottlorenz AT westwindcos.com www.book-marketing-expert.com
Scott Lorenz
Publicist
Plymouth, MI
734-667-2090
