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　　Paul Newman, the Oscar-winning actor with the legendary blue

eyes, achieved superstar status by playing charismatic renegades,

broken heroes, and winsome antiheroes in such revered films as The

Hustler, Cool Hand Luke, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, The

Verdict, The Color of Money, and Nobody’s Fool. But Newman was also

an oddity in Hollywood: the rare box-office titan who cared about

the craft of acting, the sexy leading man known for the staying

power of his marriage, and the humble celebrity who made

philanthropy his calling card long before it was cool.

The son of a successful entrepreneur, Newman grew up in a

prosperous Cleveland suburb. Despite fears that he would fail to

live up to his father’s expectations, Newman bypassed the family

sporting goods business to pursue an acting career. After

struggling as a theater and television actor, Newman saw his star

rise in a tragic twist of fate, landing the role of boxer Rocky

Graziano in Somebody Up There Likes Me when James Dean was killed

in a car accident. Though he would joke about instances of

“Newman’s luck” throughout his career, he refused to coast on his

stunning boyish looks and impish charm. Part of the original Actors

Studio generation, Newman demanded a high level of rigor and

clarity from every project. The artistic battles that nearly

derailed his early movie career would pay off handsomely at the box

office and earn him critical acclaim.

He applied that tenacity to every endeavor both on and off the

set. The outspoken Newman used his celebrity to call attention to

political causes dear to his heart, including civil rights and

nuclear proliferation. Taking up auto racing in midlife, Newman

became the oldest driver to ever win a major professional auto

race. A food enthusiast who would dress his own salads in

restaurants, he launched the Newman’s Own brand dedicated to fresh

ingredients, a nonprofit juggernaut that has generated more than

$250 million for charity.

In Paul Newman: A Life, film critic and pop culture historian

Shawn Levy gives readers the ultimate behind-the-scenes examination

of the actor’s life, from his merry pranks on the set to his

lasting romance with Joanne Woodward to the devastating impact of

his son’s death from a drug overdose. This definitive biography is

a fascinating portrait of an extraordinarily gifted man who gave

back as much as he got out of life and just happened to be one of

the most celebrated movie stars of the twentieth century.

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　　SHAWN LEVY is the film critic for The Oregonian and the author

of The Last Playboy, Ready, Steady, Go!, Rat Pack Confidential, and

King of Comedy. He lives in Portland, Oregon, with his wife and

three children.

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　　“Shawn Levy’s absorbing, affectionate portrait manages to

bring [Newman] back to us…. PAUL NEWMAN: A LIFE leaves readers with

a suprisingly cheering message. If the rest of us can’t aspire to

having Newman’s life, we can at least take inspiration from the way

he lived his. We can play the cards we’re dealt–with guts, grace

and generosity.”

　　—The Washington Post

　　“Eloquent and perceptive….Levy’s meticulously researched

biography is as revealing a portrait as one could hope for….By the

time Levy details Newman’s last recorded words, you may find

yourself blotting the ink on the final page.”

　　—Christian Science Monitor

　　“[A] sweeping tribute to Newman….Levy offers reportage as

impresive as his critical analysis. PAUL NEWMAN: A LIFE is a

layered and absorbing portrait.”

　　—Time.com

　　“A graceful tribute to a one-of-a-kind man.”

　　—Seattle Times

　　“A rich, serious, yet thoroughly readable biography of a major

American movie icon….Fascinating.”

　　—Portland Oregonian

　　“[A] very readable accounting of Newman’s life. Levy reveals the

chinks…while still deeply appreciating the man.”

　　—People (featured review, 3 ? stars)

　　“[R]ichly researched….Shawn Levy, a film critic at Portland's

Oregonian, has done his homework....Being able to bask in Newman's

Own insights is enough to bring this one-of-a-kind star back to

life, however briefly. And to miss him terribly again when the

final page is turned.”

　　—USA Today

　　“An illuminating look at one of the true greats, full of humor

and intelligent analysis–highly recommended.”

　　—Kirkus, starred review

　　“Levy’s unique representation…will leave readers feeling that

they have somehow slipped through the security gate and gotten to

know a movie star who was famously guarded about his private

life.”

　　—Booklist

　　“Respectful, thoroughgoing….Levy doesn’t’ shy from discussing

Newman’s shortcomings as a father and husband, yet he leaves a

glowing assessment of this legend’s career.”

　　—Publishers Weekly

　　Praise for Shawn Levy

　　The Last Playboy

　　“[Levy is] a bulldog researcher, and many of his judgments are

astute...an entertaining, informative book.”

　　—Jonathan Yardley, Washington Post

　　Ready, Steady, Go!

　　“Nimble and exciting . . . Levy’s writing is more smashing than

an Austin Powers movie.”

　　—Entertainment Weekly

　　Rat Pack Confidential

　　“An excellent book, not only in its depictions of the Pack’s

carryings-on but in its portrayal of the dark turns each life

took.”

　　—Boston Sunday Globe