Paul Newman - Tapa dura

Paul Newman's best-known films, including The Hustler, Cool Hand Luke, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, The Sting, and The Color of Money, are cherished both by movie lovers and within the wider popular culture. Dan 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 and graduated from New York's fabled Actors Studio. 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.

Daniel O'Brien is a journalist and film critic whose work has been published in many leading UK film and general interest magazines. He is the author of several previous books including Clint Eastwood: Filmmaker, and Robert Altman: Hollywood Survivor, published by Batsford Press.