
This Is Your Captain Speaking
My Fantastic Voyage through Hollywood, Faith, and Life
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Gavin MacLeod
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By:
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Gavin MacLeod
The remarkable life, career, and faith journey of Gavin MacLeod, the beloved star of The Love Boat and The Mary Tyler Moore Show.
For 16 years, millions of Americans welcomed Gavin MacLeod into their living rooms every Saturday night. This veteran of stage and screen transformed himself from a seasoned character actor into the leading, lovable father figure of Captain Merrill Stubing in The Love Boat at the height of TV’s boom years.
From his humble theatrical beginnings in Upstate New York to Radio City Music Hall and on to Hollywood, Gavin MacLeod was on the fast track to success. However, a few hard life lessons - like dealing with a divorce - taught him that the key to happiness can only be found through a deep faith in God, and he feels his work for Christ is more important than any award.
The consummate storyteller, Gavin shares his fondest memories of meeting and working with countless stars, such as Cary Grant, Steve McQueen, Gregory Peck, Bette Davis, Frank Sinatra, Ethel Merman, Ella Fitzgerald, Ronald Reagan, Milton Berle, and Fred Astaire.
In This Is Your Captain Speaking, Gavin shares:
- Behind-the-scenes accounts from the early days of New York theatre, TV shows, and Hollywood
- Personal stories never shared before on the death of his father, struggles with depression, and his painful divorce
- How he found an enduring faith in the hostile world of entertainment, calling on God and never giving up
A nostalgic look back at the golden era of American television, This Is Your Captain Speaking will take listeners on an uplifting and inspiring journey into the life of one of TV’s most beloved actors.
Praise for This Is Your Captain Speaking:
“Gavin epitomizes the old-fashioned concept of a gentleman. He is a loving, generous, and authentic seeker of God’s truth. His life story speaks for itself.” (Kathie Lee Gifford)
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Learning that MacLeod became a Christian was “icing on the cake”. He wasn’t a shallow, insincere one either. He gave Christians a good name with his humility and unconditional love for people.
I will be listening to this again. It has given me so much encouragement and insight. I feel certain that his testimony has changed my life.
A few more bonuses about the book—it is very well written, well narrated (by the author), and quite entertaining overall.
Loved every minute of it
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Awesome Book!
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Absolutely Wonderful
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Second Best Biography I've run across this year.
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Wonderful
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An amazing story by an amazing person.
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I did not realize it would end on his spiritual journey and enjoyed learning how that came about. This is a journey I am just embarking on so it really drew me in.
The only part I would say needed work was how he would pause and then come back louder. This left the narration choppy.
This book left me wanting to listen to his other one and that does not always happen.
Uplifting Read
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oh my GOSh...one of my favs so far
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Incredible book!!
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the earlier chapters on his upbringing and struggling to get jobs in acting was told in a pleasant and endearing way.
Fun listen good to hear the author himself
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