Michael Feeney Callan

A national symbol of romance since the 1970s, Redford's stardom has often eclipsed the life and trials of the man himself. In this biography -- written with Redford's personal papers, journals, script notes, correspondence, and hundreds of hours of taped interviews -- Michael Feeney Callan strips away the Hollywood façade, exposing the complicated, surprising man beneath. The life of Robert Redford is a series of contradictions: descended from impoverished East Coast barbers on his father's side and once-wealthy Texans on his mother's side,the young Redford suffered from aimlessness and semi-poverty, dropping out of college and briefly spending time in jail before launching a career in theatre. Redford has contributed more -- and more widely -- to entertainment than most stars of his calibre. As an actor, he's appeared on Broadway and film, with an Oscar-nominated performance in 1973's The Sting. As a director, he's earned Oscar nominations for Best Picture and Best Director and has received three Golden Globe nominations for Best Director.He won the Academy Award for Best Director in 1980 for Ordinary People.And as a producer of independent films -- including the patronage of his Sundance Institute -- he's worked on films including All the President's Men and 2004's The Motorcycle Diaries. This is a fascinating exploration of one of our most celebrated and least understood public figures, and an essential read for anyone interested in the rocky road to Hollywood.

The Biography

Robert Redford

Callan provides a warts-and-all biography of Richard Harris, who died in 2002 having introduced himself to a new generation as Albus Dumbledore in 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'. A legendary 1960s hellraiser, he starred in hits like 'Mutiny on the Bounty', 'Camelot' and 'A Man Called Horse'.

Sex, Death & the Movies : an Intimate Biography

Richard Harris

A national symbol of romance since the 1970s, Redford's stardom has often eclipsed the life and trials of the man himself. In this biography - - written with Redford's personal papers, journals, script notes, correspondence, and hundreds of hours of taped interviews - - Michael Feeney Callan strips away the Hollywood facade, exposing the complicated, surprising man beneath. The life of Robert Redford is a series of contradictions: descended from impoverished East Coast barbers on his father's side and once - wealthy Texans on his mother's side, the young Redford suffered from aimlessness and semi - poverty, dropping out of college and briefly spending time in jail before launching a career in theatre. Redford has contributed more - - and more widely - - to entertainment than most stars of his calibre. As an actor, he's appeared on Broadway and film, with an Oscar - nominated performance in 1973's The Sting. As a director, he's earned Oscar nominations for Best Picture and Best Director and has received three Golden Globe nominations for Best Director. He won the Academy Award for Best Director in 1980 for Ordinary People. And as a producer of independent films - - including the patronage of his Sundance Institute - - he's worked on films including All the President's Men and 2004's The Motorcycle Diaries. This is a fascinating exploration of one of our most celebrated and least understood public figures, and an essential read for anyone interested in the rocky road to Hollywood.

Rober Redford

The unauthorized biography of the charismatic actor offers an incisive and compelling portrait of a complex man, his private life, and his career

Sean Connery

Draws on the actor, director, and producer's personal documents to offer insight into his complex life behind his famous roles, discussing the death of his son, his relationship with Sydney Pollack, and his establishment of the Sundance Film Festival.

Here, for the first time, is an intimate look inside the Beatles and their relationships with their muses, the women who shared the Beatles' lives from their teens, through Beatle-mania to the breakup. In evaluating the lives of these storied women, the book charts unrecorded collaborations and the startlingly revelatory autobiographical nature of the band's most famous songs. It also unfolds as an eye-opening alternative history of the forces that brought the Beatles together and ultimately tore them apart.

The Beatles and the Women Who Loved Them

With a Love Like That

Cinderella's Dead

Among European actors Sean Connery is unparalleled in his achievements. Having extended his career from theatrical successes through every genre of film, as James Bond he became the backbone of the most lucrative movie franchise in history. Born in an Edinburgh tenement, Sean Connery later served time as a milkman, cabinet polisher and art model. He turned to acting on a whim, and early onstage success in South Pacific translated into a TV and movie career. Taking his talents such as The Name of the Rose, The Hunt for Red October and The Rock. His role as Jimmy Malone in Brian De Palma's The Untouchables won him an Academy Award, which many saw as recongnition of a body of superlative screen creations over twenty years.

After time as a choirboy, coffin polisher, nude model and bodybuilder, Sean Connery became the first James Bond and a (reluctant) superstar. This intimate biography includes in-depth interviews from his family, friends and co-stars.

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