![]() ![]() Martin’s mother feared her husband, often speaking under her breath and cautioning Martin and his sister, Melinda, not to repeat her words. He postulates that it was a combination of his floundering real estate career, his family’s financial difficulties, and his forgone hope of entering show business. Due to some psychological problem inexplicable to Martin, his father seemed to dislike him increasingly as he got older. Martin begins his memoir with an ambivalent reflection on his early childhood, a time characterized by abuse from his father. The memoir reached a large popular audience, mostly due to Martin’s high visibility as an actor in the year of its publication. Martin, who quit his first passion, stand-up, in 1981, explains what motivated him to move on, and his philosophy that no career path should dictate one’s ultimate life course. Martin uses these formative experiences to contextualize his later years at the Bird Cage Theatre, his friendships and romantic relationships, and his ascent to stardom. In his memoir, Born Standing Up: A Comic’s Life (2007), American comedian, actor, and screenwriter Steve Martin looks back on his early life, from early childhood through a day job at Disneyland, various odd jobs, and his first forays into comedy. ![]()
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