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Bezig met laden... The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man: A Memoir (editie 2022)door Paul Newman (Auteur), Melissa Newman (Voorwoord), Clea Newman Soderlund (Nawoord), David Rosenthal (Redacteur)
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. The format for this memoir/autobiography of one of Hollywoodâs most respected actors is a bit unconventional. About 80% of the narrative are Paul Newmanâs own words as recorded in transcribed interviews with one of his best friends from the mid-1980s to the early 1990s. The other 20% are comments from friends and movie industry colleagues as well as relatives. Newmanâs equally famous wife, Joanne Woodward, also weighs in periodically in the book as do his children from two marriages. The story of Newmanâs life is extremely candid, revealing the warts as well as what was behind âthose eyes.â Drinking played an important part of Newmanâs life, but unlike classic alcoholics, he seemed to know exactly when he was about to go over the alcohol cliff and then defied that gravity. His work was never affected by his drinking, nor, apparently were the relationships with his family and friends. In many respects, Paul Newman was a functioning drunk. I made a list of Newmanâs films that I wanted to either watch for the first time or revisit. In some cases, I couldnât remember whether or not I had seen them. The list is about seven movies long. Having the back story on his making of these films should give me a new perspective on them as I watch them all these years later. I wouldnât consider myself a Paul Newman fan necessarily, but I have always liked his movies, and this book made me appreciate Newman as a man and an actor much more. I highly recommend it to fans and others like myself. Thought it was a good account of Paul's life using his and the perspectives of others close to him. He did reveal himself and its was interesting to see how he progressed through his years learning more about himself and the meaning of life. Therin lies the legacy that he has left and lessons from his life. Was he a flawed man, yes, he was but who that has walk this earth is not? Some interesting anecdotes and stories about other greats in the movie industry during the hey days. En 2008, Paul Newman encargĂł a su mejor amigo que entrevistara a los actores y directores con los que trabajĂł, a sus amigos, a sus familiares, a su psiquiatra y a Joanne Woodward, para crear una historia oral de su vida. DespuĂ©s de escuchar y leer lo que otros decĂan de Ă©l, Newman dictĂł su propia versiĂłn de su vida. Ahora, estas memorias perdidas mayor parte narradas por Ă©l-, van a ser publicadas. I read the book and I've read the reviews below, and while I can agree with some of the comments made (knahs, rosalita) I still enjoyed the book very much and found it insightful. Certainly not one of those gushing 'showbiz' biogs where everything is wonderful and aren't we so lucky to be let in on the stars private lives. He was a man with flaws, we all do in some way or other, at least he had the balls to admit to some of them. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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HTML:The raw, candid, unvarnished memoir of an American icon. The greatest movie star of the past 75 years covers everything: his traumatic childhood, his career, his drinking, his thoughts on Marlon Brando, James Dean, Elizabeth Taylor, John Huston, his greatest roles, acting, his intimate life with Joanne Woodward, his innermost fears and passions and joys. With thoughts/comments throughout from Joanne Woodward, George Roy Hill, Tom Cruise, Elia Kazan and many others. In 1986, Paul Newman and his closest friend, screenwriter Stewart Stern, began an extraordinary project. Stuart was to compile an oral history, to have Newmanâ??s family and friends and those who worked closely with him, talk about the actorâ??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. Newmanâ??s voice is powerful, sometimes funny, sometimes painful, always meeting that high standard of searing honesty. The additional voicesâ??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 Hustonâ??that run throughout add richness and color and context to the story Newman is telling. Newmanâ??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 Woodwardâ??their love for each other, his dependence on her, the way she shaped him intellectually, emotionally and sexually. The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man is revelatory and introspective, personal and analytical, loving and tender in some places, always complex and profound. *Includes a downloadable PDF of all the photographs from Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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This a great way to present a memoir. I thoroughly enjoyed the various excerpts from people who knew Paul Newman personally, and those who knew him mainly from a professional standpoint, while Paul fills in all the rest. This creates more of a well-rounded view of him as a person, and it was interesting to see it all come together so fluidly.
Paul Newman was very easy on the eyes- and yes, he knew this- but his looks seemed to make him more insecure about being taken seriously as an actor.
Now that Iâve learned a bit more about him, I see that he was very different from many actors. I think. His musings show a man who thinks deeply, but didn't take himself too seriously. He was also a person who was surprisingly filled with a lot of self- doubt. He seemed almost bemused by his success as an actor, but also acknowledged that it came at a cost.
Though I didnât agree with his spiritual philosophy, an area of his thinking I was disappointed in, to say the least- but I do find that no matter how ânormalâ an actor - or any other entertainer, for that matter- can seem, they usually fail to realize they donât live in the same reality as the rest of us.
Still, despite that one big difference of opinion- I thought this was a solid effort by everyone who took part in it. The latter years of Paulâs life are not part of this memoir-for reasons that will be explained if you read the book- which was too bad, as he accomplished a great deal in his final years.
Still, I found the memoir interesting, and it gave me insight into Newmanâs inner thoughts, his private life, his regrets, and various internal conflicts. I also enjoyed hearing about his professional relationships, and the anecdotes he shared about his movie making adventures with his fellow co-stars and friends.
Overall, this is a different approach for a memoir, but it was well-executed and quite effectively. ( )