#1742: Alan Cumming's "Baggage: Tales of a Fully Packed Life" | The Book Show

December 07, 2021 00:27:35
#1742: Alan Cumming's "Baggage: Tales of a Fully Packed Life" | The Book Show
The Book Show
#1742: Alan Cumming's "Baggage: Tales of a Fully Packed Life" | The Book Show

Dec 07 2021 | 00:27:35

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Show Notes

Alan Cumming’s new memoir, “Baggage: Tales from a Fully Packed Life,” chronicles the actor’s life in Hollywood and the ways in which work has repeatedly whisked him away from personal calamities to sets and stages around the world.

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