Sean Penn: His Life and Times - Softcover

Kelly, Richard T

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1841957399 ISBN 13: 9781841957395

Publisher: Canongate Us, 2006

Synopsis

Drawing on exclusive interviews with the best actor of his generation and his family, friends, and colleagues, Kelly creates a richly detailed and multifaceted portrait of an uncompromising American artist. Includes more than 75 black-and-white photographs.

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Review:

'A biography that is about as honest, informative and engaging as you can imagine any book about Hollywood could be.' -- Kevin Macdonald, The Guardian, January 15 2005

'A great ‘rise-fall-rise’ story... giving a close-up glimpse of an incendiary but committed talent.' -- Empire, November 2004

'Essential reading for any admirer of the actor but also for those seeking a front-line account of American cinema.' -- Allan Hunter, The Herald, October 23 2004

‘Fascinating ‘oral history’... with countless interviews with family, friends and colleagues (Nicholson, Huston, Walken) and the ex-Mr Madonna himself.’ -- Time Out, December 2004

‘Like its subject, Kelly’s biography of the idiosyncratic Oscar winner pulses with insight... The oral history format is perfect.’ -- Publishers Weekly, October 2004

About the Author:

Richard T Kelly is the author of the novels Crusaders (2008) and The Possessions of Doctor Forrest (2011). Eclipse, his first script for television, aired on Channel 4 in 2010. He has written several studies of filmmakers: Alan Clarke (1998), The Name of this Book is Dogme 95 (2000), and the authorized biography Sean Penn: His Life & Times (2004). In 2007 he edited Ten Bad Dates with De Niro: A Book of Alternative Film Lists. He blogs at http://richard-t-kelly.blogspot.com.

About this edition

• Publisher: Canongate Us
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1841957399
• ISBN 13: 9781841957395
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 512