An in-depth study of the life of one of Hollywood’s great leading actor, superstar, philanthropist, model husband, world-class racing driver, and authentic silver-screen icon – the man behind blue eyes. Paul Newman’s best-known films, including and “The Hustler and “, and “Cool Hand Luke and “, and “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and “, and and “The Sting and “, are cherished both by movie lovers and within the wider culture. Daniel O’Brien now explores the lineage of Newman’s life. His father did not approve of his son’s acting ambitions, but Newman forged on regardless, graduated from New York’s fabled Actors Studio, and made his name. He was startlingly handsome, but also bravely venturesome in his acting choices. He made a stunningly successful marriage with Joanne Woodward, but lost a son in tragic circumstances, and embraced political activism and good causes in later life. In the mid- 1980s, he enjoyed a remarkable double-Oscar-winning success, consolidating his status as one of the last and greatest living links between Hollywood’s golden age and its post-studio-system era.

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