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Long-rumored Allen memoir coming out
NEW YORK — A memoir by Woody Allen, rumored for years and once thought unpublishable in the #MeToo era, is coming out next month.
Grand Central Publishing has announced “Apropos of Nothing” will be released April 7.
“The book is a comprehensive account of his life, both personal and professional, and describes his work in films, theater, television, nightclubs, and print,” according to Grand Central. “Allen also writes of his relationships with family, friends and the loves of his life.”
The 84-year-old Allen is an Oscar-winning filmmaker, known for such works as “Annie Hall” and “The Purple Rose of Cairo,” and is among the most influential comedians of his time. But allegations by daughter Dylan Farrow that he molested her as a child in the early 1990s have effectively idled his movie career in the United States. Amazon Studios backed out of a production and distribution deal with Allen, and numerous actors have said they won’t work with him anymore. His “A Rainy Day In New York” was released in Europe last year but not in this country.
His current production, “Rifkin’s Festival,” starring Christoph Waltz and Gina Gershon, was shot last summer and is seeking distribution.
Allen has denied any wrongdoing, and he was never charged after two separate investigations in the 1990s.
An Allen memoir once seemed the most obvious of publications. He has had a celebrated career as a performer and director, has won three Academy awards for his screenplays and has been a published writer for decades. His previous books include the essay collections “Without Feathers” and “Getting Even.”