by Michael Feeney Callan (Author)
The definitive biography of Robert Redford. He has appeared on stage and screen, in front of and behind the camera, earning Academy, Golden Globe, and other awards and nominations for his acting, directing, and producing. His Sundance Film Festival transformed the world of filmmaking. Robert Redford is among the widely admired Hollywood stars of his generation. But only now, with this revelatory biography, will we see behind the Hollywood facade to the surprising and complex man. Redford made available to Michael Feeney Callan his personal papers: journals, script notes, correspondence, hundreds of hours of taped interviews. Here is his family background and childhood, his rocky start in acting, the death of his son, his star-making relationship with director Sydney Pollack, the establishment of Sundance, his political involvement, artistic successes and failures, friendships and romances. Here is a revelation of a man whose iconic roles on screen (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, All the President's Men, The Natural) and directorial brilliance (Ordinary People, Quiz Show) have both defined and obscured him.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 496
Edition: UK ed.
Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK
Published: 02 Aug 2012
ISBN 10: 1847398987
ISBN 13: 9781847398987
As incisive a biography of Redford as there is ever likely to be. -- The New York Times
One of the 10 Best Movie Books of the Year. - Entertainment Weekly
Revealing. . . . An unusually well-written movie-star biography. . . . Robert Redford is as fascinating...as its subject. -- The Wall Street Journal
Meticulous. . . . Tells Redford's story through Redford's eyes and through the eyes of his family, friends and allied associates. -- San Francisco Chronicle
First-rate. . . . A layered portrait of one of the most famous--and elusive--faces in pop culture. -- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Deeply researched. . . . Callan's book begins and ends exactly where it should: with that quadrant of Utah soil christened by its owner 'Sundance.' -- The Washington Post
Meticulous. . . . Covers in detail Redford's four-decade acting career, his emergence as a director and his dedication to environmental causes. -- The New York Times Book Review
Genuinely insightful . . . Michael Feeney Callan remains keenly aware of his subject's larger-than-lifeness, even as he tries to chip away to reveal the person underneath. -- Entertainment Weekly
Callan's book is one of the most thoroughly researched, analytic examinations ever conducted into the life of a popular entertainer. --The Sunday Times (London)
A precise, weighty analysis of Redford's life and impact, meticulously constructed and delivered with pace and style. . . . Set to become the definitive account, not only of Redford, but also of that era of movie-making that was his hey-day, the era of All The President's Men and The Candidate. -- Irish Independent
A deft narrative about the business of making mainstream movies from the 1960s to the present, loaded with insider interviews and compelling mini-histories of how Redford movies like 'The Candidate, ' 'Out of Africa, ' and 'A River Runs Through It' came to be made.
FREE UK DELIVERY 
Global shipping from £2.99
FREE UK DELIVERY
30 Day Refund Guarantee
