Producer Lisa Saltzman has acquired the rights to “Burning Bridges: Life With My Father Glen Campbell” and plans to adapt the “Rhinestone Cowboy” singer’s story into a feature film.
Debbie Campbell, the singer’s daughter, wrote the bestselling autobiography with Marc Pigou. Saltzman will produce alongside Rick Pepper (“crazy”).
Burning Bridges: Life With My Father Glen Campbell provides a warts firsthand account of one of the most successful musicians of the 20th century, a man who released more than 70 albums that have sold more than 50 million copies. At the height of his fame, Campbell had such chart-toppers as “Galveston,” “By the Time I Get to Phoenix,” and “Wichita Lineman.” He won four Grammy Awards in the country and pop categories, and also received a Lifetime Achievement Award.
In addition to music, Campbell has also branched out into acting and television. He co-starred with John Wayne in the movie True Grit and sang its Oscar-nominated title song. He also appeared on “The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour,” which was watched by more than 50 million people each week when it aired on CBS for three years.
“Burning Bridges: Life With Glen Campbell’s Parents” doesn’t just focus on those highlights. It also digs into Campbell’s rocky personal life, including his failed marriages and substance abuse.
“Lisa Saltzman understands the scope of my complex relationship with my father,” said Debbie Campbell. “I look forward to the story of my extraordinary talent, beloved by so many of my hitherto troubled father.”
“Glenn Campbell’s story is compelling,” said Saltzman. “It’s a story of love, joy, disappointment, heartache and pain told from one of the people who knew Glenn best, his life, his daughter Debbie Campbell.”
“Glen Campbell and his eldest daughter Debbie, with whom she performed for 25 years, had a complicated relationship,” Bieber added. “It’s intimate, dramatic, and of course filled with some of the most popular music of the last 60 years.”
Lisa Saltzman recently acquired the rights “Arrow Through the Heart: A Biography of Andy GibbAnd theWhich embodies the artist’s struggle with fame and cocaine addiction. She is an executive producer of the movie “Deception Road” starring Thomas Hayden Church.
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