Salah Bachir\u2019s memoir\xa0First To Leave The Party; My Life with Ordinary People Who Happen to be Famous\xa0chronicles his life through stories of his interactions with some of Hollywood\u2019s most iconic names such as\xa0Marlon Brando, Princess Diana, Elizabeth Taylor, Muhammad Ali, Princess Margaret, Mary Tyler Moore,\xa0Sean Connery, Ella Fitzgerald\xa0and\xa0Doris Day\xa0just to name a few. The book, which was co-written with former\xa0New York Post\xa0and\xa0Daily News\xa0film critic Jami Bernard, is the first to feature pronouns on the cover. It is available now and has quickly become a\xa0Top New Release\xa0on\xa0Amazon. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the LGBTQ+ rights program at\xa0Human Rights Watch.\xa0
An accomplished entrepreneur, Bachir began his career in publishing as the publisher of Canada\u2019s first consumer video magazine,\xa0Videomania.\xa0He also founded the trade publication\xa0Premiere\xa0to serve the video distribution and retail sectors. For 16 years, Bachir acted as president of Cineplex Media and was the head of\xa0Cineplex Magazine,\xa0which was the most-read magazine in Canada with over 4.3 million readers per issue at its peak. Today, he runs the multimedia company\xa0Phamous Characters,\xa0an entity he created to manage his business, art, and philanthropic ventures.\xa0
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