Paul Newman : A Life

by Quirk, Lawrence J.

• ISBN13: 9781589794375
• ISBN10: 1589794370
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-09-30
• Publisher: Natl Book Network

Summary

Film historian and author Lawrence Quirk takes a comprehensive look at one of the more enduring Hollywood legends of our time. PAUL NEWMAN examines all aspects of the great actor/director's life, his characterfair or foulboth on and off screen, from his early career and first marriage to his long union with current wife Joanne Woodward to his battle with the bottle and tragic suicide of his son Scott. photo insert.

Author Biography

Lawrence J. Quirk is the author of over thirty books, including The Kennedys in Hollywood. Fasten Your Seat Belts: The Passionate Life of Bette Davis, and Robert Francis Kennedy. Quirk lives in New York City.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
Second Son	p. 5
Panic	p. 15
"Young Actors Need Freedom"	p. 25
Broadway Picnic	p. 35
The Man in the Toga	p. 47
Rocky Road	p. 59
The End of the Long Hot Summer	p. 71
Left-Handed	p. 83
Rallying	p. 95
How Sweet It Is	p. 105
The Further Adventures of a Young Man	p. 117
A Hitch in Plans	p. 133
The Director's Hat	p. 149
Speedway	p. 167
Butch and Then Some	p. 185
Gamma Delta	p. 201
Drowning	p. 217
The End of the World	p. 233
Shadow Boxing	p. 247
Oscar x 2	p. 263
Glass Houses	p. 279
Somebody's Fool	p. 295
Twilight	p. 309
Final Days and Aftermath	p. 321
Acknowledgments	p. 329
Endnotes	p. 331
Selected Bibliography	p. 337
Filmography	p. 341
Index	p. 345
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