Here is a Summary of my upcoming book (A Summary which, BTW, still has to be edited by my Editor before publication on Amazon. The REST of the short book is pretty much ready to launch*)!
Unlike many books which popped up online after the death of
Cicely Tyson in January 2021, this one does not depend on her autobiography,
released two days before she passed, for source material. Rather most of it was
written between the years of 2002-2012 as the author had several opportunities
to meet Cicely Tyson personally, face-to-face, at the School which bears her
name. This gave him many positive insights into her character and enabled him
to be very inspired, creatively speaking.
Mr. Jelinski had been a fan of Tyson’s for 30 years but
“Meeting Cicely Tyson” in person helped him do so in a new way, and in these
pages he shares what he learned about the often secretive and mysterious Tyson.
He also includes info about several of her most popular movies, which meant all
the more to him after he met the actor and realized “she was only playing herself in those positive roles.”
Towards the end of the book he got to “meet” her in another
way, along with the rest of the world. Tyson’s autobiography “Just as I Am” was
troubling to him on some levels, but “Meeting Cicely Tyson” ends on a positive
note as he asserts that he expects to meet “Mother Tyson” again, in Heaven one
day in the Place where there shall be no more partings.
Now, here are the black-and-white photos that will be used INSIDE the book.
The book will be dedicated to my deceased first wife, BETH, who first encouraged me to meet Tyson and who accompanied me to her School almost every time I went!
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