03260 a2200325 4500 BJBSDDR 20240815151042.0 ta 060824s2022 enk 00| 0 eng d 9781529197068 1529197066 eng DLC eng PN 2287 N554p 2022 Newman, Paul, 1925-2008 37810 Paul Newman : the extraordinary life of an ordinary man : a memoir / Paul Newman, Based on interviews and oral histories conducted by Stewart Stern ; compiled and edited by David Rosenthal ; foreword by Melissa Newman ; afterword by Clea Newman Soderlund London : Century, 2022 xiv, 297 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm. In this extraordinary memoir, Newman details his fascinating story: from troubled beginnings, marked by fraught relationships with both his mother and father, to the iconic film roles (both good and bad) that cemented his status as a Hollywood icon and heartthrob, and the complicated relationships that were formed along the way. In 1986, Paul Newman and his closest friend, screenwriter Stewart Stern, began an extraordinary project. Stuart was to compile an oral history, to have Newman's family and friends and those who worked closely with him, talk about the actor's 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. Newman's 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. Newman's often traumatic childhood is brilliantly detailed. He talks about his teenage insecurities, his early failures with women, his rise to stardom, his early rivals (Marlon Brando and James Dean), his first marriage, his drinking, his philanthropy, the death of his son Scott, his strong desire for his daughters to know and understand the truth about their father. Perhaps the most moving material in the book centers around his relationship with Joanne Woodward, their love for each other, his dependence on her, the way she shaped him intellectually, emotionally and sexually Newman, Paul, 1925-2008 37810 Newman, Paul, 1925-2008 Amigos y asociados 38009 Actores y actrices de cine Estados Unidos 3182 Actores y actrices de cine Estados Unidos Entrevistas 911 Stern, Stewart 38012 interviewer Rosenthal, David H., 1945-1992 37813 editor compiler Stewart, Melissa 38013 writer of foreword Soderlund, Clea Newman 38014 writer of afterword lcc BK dpf 121867 121867 0 0 lcc 0 0 HU BJB BJB HU 2024-08-06 0 PN 2287 N554p 2022 00000183166 2024-08-06 00:00:00 1 2024-08-06 BK