Description
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 silver screen-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 where he met his second wife, Joanne Woodward.
Author: Lawrence J. Quirk
Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing
Published: 11/01/2009
Pages: 384
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.11lbs
Size: 8.88h x 5.98w x 0.80d
ISBN13: 9781589794375
ISBN10: 1589794370
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Entertainment & Performing Arts
- Biography & Autobiography | Rich & Famous
Author: Lawrence J. Quirk
Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing
Published: 11/01/2009
Pages: 384
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.11lbs
Size: 8.88h x 5.98w x 0.80d
ISBN13: 9781589794375
ISBN10: 1589794370
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Entertainment & Performing Arts
- Biography & Autobiography | Rich & Famous
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.