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Who Knew

Barry Diller

Barry Diller, one of America’s most successful businessmen, reveals himself here—his successes, failures, and struggles—with surprising candor and intimacy in a memoir rich in Hollywood lore and filled with business acumen. Writing in his singular voice, Barry Diller delivers an astute business mem...

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Candace

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Candace

Harvey included Barry Diller's memoir in the collection of books he read, noting he was reading many different types of literature.

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I read Lorne Michaels biography. I read Graydon Carter's memoir, Barry Diller's memoir, you know?

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Harvey included Barry Diller's memoir in the collection of books he read, noting he was reading many different types of literature.

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I read Lorne Michaels biography. I read Graydon Carter's memoir, Barry Diller's memoir, you know?

Big Take

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Big Take

The memoir, a 15‑year‑in‑the‑making personal account, was highlighted for its insider stories about Hollywood figures and Diller's own career, as well as his revelations about his marriage and coming out as gay. Host David Gura noted that it is not a business guide but a compelling personal tale, and Diller expressed satisfaction with what he wrote. The discussion emphasized the book’s candid look at both professional deals and private life.

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The memoir was described as a 15yearinthemaking personal account that focused on Diller's career in entertainment and his private life, rather than a business guide.

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Now, Diller has published a memoir 15 years in the making called Who Knew? I sat down with him last week at IAC's headquarters in New York.

The book is full of stories about Hollywood A-listers, actors and directors, including Clint Eastwood, Warren Beatty, and Katherine Hepburn, and stories about deals Diller's done over the decades.

But this is not a business book. I just thought it was a good tale. Who Knew? is mostly about Diller's career, but he also opens up about his personal life, about his 24-year marriage to the fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg, and, for the first time publicly, his identity as a gay man.

In his book, he writes, to my confused adolescent brain, being exposed as a homosexual meant the end of life as I knew it.

So I had to tell my life. So I did. I've written the book and I like what I've written.

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