[.ca] Paul Newman (ISBN 057121987X)

An indepth look into the life of a screen legend.:
Paul Newman is one of Hollywood's great film legends. With a long list of memorable films and great performances, Newman went from playing cool, handsome leading men to playing off-beat characters with equal success. But through it all his harshest critic has always been himself. A private man, Newman is now given the great biographical treatment by Daniel O'Brien, and we are given a close up of his private life. His father dissaproved of his son's chosen profession and did not live to see his son make a success of himself. However Newman forged ahead and made a mark on the stage. His first screen appearence was an awful start, but with "Somebody Up There Likes Me" he became a star and what followed was several memorable screen appearances. He was respected and loved by audiences and became a box office superstar. Despite this he favoured more off-beat roles in which he could show his range and versatility, he also showed his talent for directing. Newman's life off-screen was decent. He had a long and lasting marriage to his second wife, actress Joanne Woodward, who he directed in several films, he was well known for his political activism, his love of racing, his charity work and of course "Newman's Own" food products which he jokingly said "have outgrossed my movies". We are also given insight into his troubled relationship with his son and his alcohol problems. This is a great biography of a silver screen star who was one of the last links between the golden age of Hollywood and the Post Studio System.