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I Hated To Do It

A memoir by the legendary entertainment lawyer, “an advisor/pal to so many stars of stage and screen that the dazzle will leave you blinking” (Dan Wakefield, national-bestselling author).

For more than forty years, Donald C. Farber forged a path through New York’s literary, theatrical, and celebrity circles. As Kurt Vonnegut’s attorney, literary agent, and close friend, he offers a rare portrait of Vonnegut that is both candid and entertaining. A renowned entertainment lawyer with a largely famous clientele and a highly acclaimed author in his own right, Farber provides colorful anecdotes that detail the daily realities of working with Vonnegut from the perspective of the person who knew him best.

I Hated to Do It is also “an amazing account of the one survivor of his company in WWII, a man who believed in an off-Broadway musical The Fantasticks (that is still paying off his investment), and his journey in theatrical law . . . Don is a great storyteller who keeps you always entranced” (Dan Wakefield, national-bestselling author of Going All the Way).

Donald C. Farber

Donald C. Farber is an entertainment lawyer, literary agent, and the author of seven books about topics including the history of theatre, theatre production, business, and legal issues for actors and artists, which were all well received by readers and critics alike. He served as Kurt Vonnegut’s literary agent for over four decades, and became the author’s close friend. Farber is also the sole trustee of the Vonnegut Copyright Trust.

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