Paul Newman: A Life (Thorndike Press Large Print Biography) - Hardcover

Levy, Shawn

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1410418995 ISBN 13: 9781410418999

Publisher: Thorndike Pr, 2009

Synopsis

The star of nearly sixty movies and the recipient of dozens of acting awards, Paul Newman was much more than a Hollywood icon. He was an accomplished director, an avid race-car driver, a groundbreaking entrepreneur and a committed philanthropist. He was a caring husband and father of six who also had a darker side. In the first biography of Newman in decades, Shawn Levy honors and remembers the man behind the icon. (Bestseller)

About this title

Review:

This assiduous biography is particularly straight-dealing about the Newman-Joanne Woodward union.
-- The Sunday Times, October, 2010

Shawn Levy writes slick, snappy biographies.... This book on Newman is well-made and easy to read.
-- The Evening Standard, October 14, 2010

The late Paul Newman is served well by this comprehensive biography.
-- The Telegraph, October 16, 2010

'...it's terrific... A great big chunky book that tells you everything you could want to know about the screen legend' --Tim Vine in The Daily Express, December 2010

`Levy's engrossing biography does ample justice to its multi-faceted subject'
--Good Book Guide, Jan 2011

About the Author:

Shawn Levy is a US film critic and pop culture historian. He is the author of Paul Newman: A Life, Ready, Steady, Go! and has written for The New York Times, Guardian, Independent, Film Comment, Premiere and Sight and Sound. His other books include Rat Pack Confidential Frank, Dean, Sammy, Peter, Joey, and the Last Great Showbiz Party (Fourth Estate) and Ready, Steady Go! Swinging London and the Invention of Cool (Fourth Estate). He lives in Portland, Oregon, where he is a film critic for The Oregonian.

About this edition

• Publisher: Thorndike Pr
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1410418995
• ISBN 13: 9781410418999
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 801