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Paul Newman A Life

by Shawn Levy
Paul Newman A Life

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ISBN13: 9780307353757
ISBN10: 0307353753
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Paul Newman, the Oscar-winning actor with the legendary blue eyes, achieved superstar status by playing charismatic renegades, broken heroes, and winsome antiheroes in such revered films as The Hustler, Cool Hand Luke, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, The Verdict, The Color of Money, and Nobody's Fool. But Newman was also an oddity in Hollywood: the rare box-office titan who cared about the craft of acting, the sexy leading man known for the staying power of his marriage, and the humble celebrity who made philanthropy his calling card long before it was cool.

The son of a successful entrepreneur, Newman grew up in a prosperous Cleveland suburb. Despite fears that he would fail to live up to his father's expectations, Newman bypassed the family sporting goods business to pursue an acting career. After struggling as a theater and television actor, Newman saw his star rise in a tragic twist of fate, landing the role of boxer Rocky Graziano in Somebody Up There Likes Me when James Dean was killed in a car accident. Though he would joke about instances of Newman's luck throughout his career, he refused to coast on his stunning boyish looks and impish charm. Part of the original Actors Studio generation, Newman demanded a high level of rigor and clarity from every project. The artistic battles that nearly derailed his early movie career would pay off handsomely at the box office and earn him critical acclaim.

He applied that tenacity to every endeavor both on and off the set. The outspoken Newman used his celebrity to call attention to political causes dear to his heart, including civil rights and nuclear proliferation. Taking up auto racing in midlife, Newman became the oldest driver to ever win a major professional auto race. A food enthusiast who would dress his own salads in restaurants, he launched the Newman's Own brand dedicated to fresh ingredients, a nonprofit juggernaut that has generated more than $250 million for charity.

In Paul Newman: A Life, film critic and pop culture historian Shawn Levy gives readers the ultimate behind-the-scenes examination of the actor's life, from his merry pranks on the set to his lasting romance with Joanne Woodward to the devastating impact of his son's death from a drug overdose. This definitive biography is a fascinating portrait of an extraordinarily gifted man who gave back as much as he got out of life and just happened to be one of the most celebrated movie stars of the twentieth century.

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"An illuminating look at one of the true greats, full of humor and intelligent analysis — highly recommended." Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

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"Levy's unique representation...will leave readers feeling that they have somehow slipped through the security gate and gotten to know a movie star who was famously guarded about his private life." Booklist

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"[T]he author's smartest move, after Newman rebuffed requests to speak for the book, was to collect as many of his subject's plain-spoken and humorous quotes as he could and piece together a makeshift interview out of a half-century of press material." USA Today

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"Film lovers and Newman fans alike will be spellbound. Like me, they might find themselves up far past their bedtimes, promising to read just one more chapter and that's it...and, after that, just one more...The book is every bit as irresistible as its subject." Chris Bolton, Powells.com (read the entire Powells.com review)

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Film critic and pop-culture historian Levy gives readers the ultimate behind-the-scenes examination of actor Paul Newman's life, offering a fascinating portrait of an extraordinarily gifted man, who gave back as much as he got out of life. Two 8-page b&w photo inserts.

About the Author

Shawn Levy is the film critic for The Oregonian and the author of The Last Playboy, Ready, Steady, Go!, Rat Pack Confidential, and King of Comedy. He lives in Portland, Oregon, with his wife and three children.

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danleo , May 08, 2009
Actually I can think of at least one accent Newman used post-"Chalice": his Mexican accent in "The Outrage". Also, if memory serves he speaks in a slight Texas drawl in "Hud".

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Product Details

ISBN:
9780307353757
Binding:
Hardcover
Publication date:
05/01/2009
Publisher:
GOLDEN BOOKS
Pages:
490
Height:
9.26 in.
Width:
6.72 in.
Thickness:
1.32 in.
Grade Range:
General/trade
Number of Units:
1
Copyright Year:
2009
UPC Code:
2800307353759
Author:
Shawn Levy
Subject:
Motion picture actors and actresses
Subject:
Newman, Paul

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