Paul Newman: A Life, Updated

by Lawrence J. Quirk

Overview

A racy leading man, a devoted husband and father, an American icon. Any of these would describe Hollywood legend Paul Newman. Almost everyone the world over knows the public story of America's heartthrob, but few know what really went on beyond the silverscreen—until now. Quirk's book chronicles how Newman, armed with his astonishing good looks and what his acting teacher called "magnetic presence," rushed into acting and marriage to get away from his father's disapproving eye. As Quirk deftly unveils, however, Newman was unprepared to settle down, and the vows of marriage only served to ward off rumors of his suspected homosexuality. Quirk details Newman's rocky marriage, the joyful birth of his first child, and his first acting breaks on Broadway wherehe met his second wife, Joanne Woodward.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781589794382
Publisher:	Taylor Trade Publishing
Publication date:	09/16/2009
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	368
Sales rank:	976,078
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

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.

Editorial Reviews

Paul Newman presents a very human view of the film icon, a top pick for biography collections with a focus on the silver screen.

Midwest Book Review

...[O]verall an honest biography...a tribute to a man whose life story would be done an injustice by anything less vivid.

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