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A portrait of the popular actor, describing his personal life, movies, and stage experiences through photographs and text
Author : Lawrence J. Quirk
Publisher : Lyle Stuart
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 22,54 MB
Release : 1986-04
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780806509860
A portrait of the popular actor, describing his personal life, movies, and stage experiences through photographs and text
Author : Lawrence J. Quirk
Publisher :
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 32,79 MB
Release : 1971
Category :
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Author : Marian Edelman Borden
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 30,1 MB
Release : 2010-11-02
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN :
This book examines the life of the remarkable Paul Newman—an iconic actor, director, race car driver, political activist, businessman, philanthropist, devoted husband, and father. Paul Leonard Newman was a true Renaissance man who is known worldwide for his performances as an actor and director. His career in the entertainment industry stretched over 50 years, as did his marriage to Joanne Woodward—an unusual and notable achievement in Hollywood. Newman was also a talented race car driver, an influential political activist, a savvy businessman, and a passionate philanthropist who created a food company that has donated more than $280 million to charities. But Newman also suffered many defeats throughout his life; he was human, just as we all are. This biography provides a chronological narrative that documents Newman's long life and myriad contributions. Information regarding his early years in Ohio, his service in the U.S. Navy during World War II, his success on the stage and screen, his work with charities and business ventures, and his exploits in auto racing is provided.
Author : Kenneth Thompson
Publisher : Greenhaven Press, Incorporated
Page : 46 pages
File Size : 13,38 MB
Release : 1978-09-01
Category : Motion picture actors and actresses
ISBN : 9780912616872
Author : Lawrence J. Quirk
Publisher :
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 25,83 MB
Release : 1990-11
Category :
ISBN : 9780863694349
Author : Anne Helen Petersen
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 18,51 MB
Release : 2014-09-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1101635479
Celebrity gossip meets history in this compulsively readable collection from Buzzfeed reporter Anne Helen Peterson. This guide to film stars and their deepest secrets is sure to top your list for movie gifts and appeal to fans of classic cinema and hollywood history alike. Believe it or not, America’s fascination with celebrity culture was thriving well before the days of TMZ, Cardi B, Kanye's tweets, and the #metoo allegations that have gripped Hollywood. And the stars of yesteryear? They weren’t always the saints that we make them out to be. BuzzFeed's Anne Helen Petersen, author of Too Fat, Too Slutty, Too Loud, is here to set the record straight. Pulling little-known gems from the archives of film history, Petersen reveals eyebrow-raising information, including: • The smear campaign against the original It Girl, Clara Bow, started by her best friend • The heartbreaking story of Montgomery Clift’s rapid rise to fame, the car accident that destroyed his face, and the “long suicide” that followed • Fatty Arbuckle's descent from Hollywood royalty, fueled by allegations of a boozy orgy turned violent assault • Why Mae West was arrested and jailed for "indecency charges" • And much more Part biography, part cultural history, these stories cover the stuff that films are made of: love, sex, drugs, illegitimate children, illicit affairs, and botched cover-ups. But it's not all just tawdry gossip in the pages of this book. The stories are all contextualized within the boundaries of film, cultural, political, and gender history, making for a read that will inform as it entertains. Based on Petersen's beloved column on the Hairpin, but featuring 100% new content, Scandals of Classic Hollywood is sensationalism made smart.
Author : Lawrence J. Quirk
Publisher : Taylor Trade Publications
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 39,79 MB
Release : 2009-09-16
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1589794389
Presents the life and accomplishments of the motion picture actor, director, and philanthropist, from his early life and acting career to his personal life and family.
Author : Shawn Levy
Publisher : Aurum
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 15,11 MB
Release : 2010-09-25
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1845136543
Paul Newman, who died in 2008, achieved superstar status by playing charismatic renegades, broken heroes, and winsome anti-heroes in such classic films as The Hustler, Cool Hand Luke, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, The Verdict and The Color of Money. And for all the diverse parts he played on the silver screen, Newman occupied nearly as many roles off it. He was a loving husband and family man, a fund raiser, sold his own brand of pasta sauce to make millions for charity, drove racing cars, and much more. Shawn Levy reveals the many sides of this legendary actor in the most comprehensive biography of the star yet published. We see Newman the consummate professional, a stickler for details and a driven worker. In his private life he played the roles of loyal son and brother, supportive husband – married to Joanne Woodward for 50 years – and responsible provider for six children. But Levy shows that Newman and his life were by no means perfect: there was a dalliance with another woman and failings as a father. The death of his only son Scott from a drug overdose in 1978 would haunt Newman for the rest of his life. Ultimately, the author reveals how Newman was able to blend his many roles and become a man of great integrity who was successful at almost everything he tried. It is a fascinating portrait of an extraordinarily gifted man and will leave readers feeling that they have slipped through the security gate and got to know a movie star who was famously guarded about his private life.
Author : Michael Kerbel
Publisher :
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 14,72 MB
Release : 1974
Category : Motion picture actors and actresses
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Author : Yann-Brice Dherbier
Publisher :
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 19,3 MB
Release : 2006-10-19
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN :
Drawing together scores of rare and never-before-seen photos, this is the first definitive photo book ever published about this giant of the cinema. 170 photos, many in full color.