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The extraordinary life of an ordinary man, a memoir : Paul Newman / based on interviews and oral histories conducted by Stewart Stern ; compiled and edited by David Rosenthal.

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Alfred A. Knopf, c2022.

791.43028 N554e

Newman, Paul, 1925-2008.

Newman, Paul, 1925-2008 -- Interviews.

Newman, Paul, 1925-2008 -- Friends and associates.

Motion picture actors and actresses -- United States -- Biography.

9780593534502 (hc.)

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xiv, 297 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Includes index.

"In 1986, Paul Newman and his closest friend, screenwriter Stewart Stern, began an extraordinary project. Stuart was to compile an oral history, to have Newman's family and friends and those who worked closely with him, talk about the actor'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. (...)"--Jacket.

"'This book came our of the struggle to try and explain it all to my kids. I want to leave some kind of record that sets things straight, pokes holes in the mythology that's sprung up around me, destroys some of the legends, and keeps the piranhas off. Something that documents the time I was on this planet with some kind of accuracy. Because what exists on the record now has no bearings at all on the truth. That's all I really want to do.' --Paul Newman"--Back cover.

Newman, Paul, 1925-2008.

Stern, Stewart.

Rosenthal, David, 1953-

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