Bernie ArdiaBernie Ardia is the driving force behind "At Sea with Patrick Dennis: My Madcap Mexican Adventure with the Author of Auntie Mame." The story behind the memoir's manuscript is as intriguing as the adventures of Robert Karr, his friend Walter, and the reat author Patrick Dennis himself. Robert Karr passed away in 2017. The unpublished manuscript languished in a box destined for the unknown. However, fate intervened. A dear friend of Karr's showed the unpublished work to a theatrical hair designer Bernie Ardia, who recognized its importance and knew it had to be published.Having a 40-year career as a theatrical hair designer and wig building. Bernie Ardia, a California native began in print work and television, commercials, and television specials such as Happy Birthday Hollywood. Ardia returned to live theater with David Merrick's national tour of "42nd St". After many years of touring with live productions such as Chita Rivera's "Can-Can," Tim Curry's "Me and My Girl," "Showboat," and countless others. He then focused on designing the hair for such productions as "Ziegfeld: A Night at the Follies," "Kiss of the Spider Woman," the Kennedy Center's "Ragtime," Cameron Mackintosh's "Oliver," Eleanor Bergstein's "Dirty Dancing," "Elf The Musical," and the long-running "Starlight Express" at the Las Vegas Hilton among others. Ardia has now designed for well over 75 productions. Read More Read Less