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Paul Newman

The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man : A Memoir Paperback Book

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Raw, unvarnished Hollywood memoir
Insights from Tom Cruise
Five-year oral history project
320 pages of candid revelations
Commentary from Joanne Woodward
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As seen in The Last Movie Stars documentary the raw, candid, unvarnished memoir of an icon. The greatest movie star of the past 75 years covers everything his traumatic childhood, his career, his drinking, his thoughts on Marlon Brando, James Dean, Elizabeth Taylor, his greatest roles, acting, his intimate life with Joanne Woodward, his innermost fears and passions and joys. With thoughts/comments throughout from Joanne Woodward, Tom Cruise and many others.In 1986, Paul Newman and his closest friend, screenwriter Stewart Stern, began an extraordinary project. Stuart was to compile an oral history, to have Newmans family and friends and those who worked closely with him, talk about the actors life. And then Newman would work with Stewart and give his side of the story. The only stipulation was that anyone who spoke on the record had to be completely honest. That same stipulation applied to Newman himself. The project lasted five years.The result is an extraordinary memoir, culled from thousands of pages of transcripts. The book is insightful, revealing, surprising. Newmans voice is powerful, sometimes funny, sometimes painful, always meeting that high standard of searing honesty. The additional voices from childhood friends and Navy buddies, from family members and film and theater collaborators such as Tom Cruise, George Roy Hill, Martin Ritt, and John Huston that run throughout add richness and color and context to the story Newman is telling.Newmans often traumatic...

SKU: M9781804940907
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Binding: Paperback;320 pages; Publisher: TBS-Penguin Random House Wholesale; Classification: BGA; Weight: 346 g; Dimensions: 128 x 197 x 22

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