It’s been quiet out there for a few months regarding PLN—have got maybe 2 or 3 Google alerts in the last month or so, until this weekend when I guess the advance copies of a few biographies are making the rounds. “Paul Newman: A Life” by Shawn Levy is the first one to hit stores and by accounts, it’s not very critical of our man Paul. He doesn’t shy away from the generally accepted fact that Paul was an alcoholic and his feelings of failure regarding his first marriage dissolution and his son’s death. Levy never met Newman and didn’t even interview any of his friends for this book, so it comes off as just a compilation of all the other books about him. He does include reference to Paul’s alleged affair with a reporter he met on the set of Butch Cassidy, but Levy did not even speak to her, relying only on her own articles to shoot herself in the foot.
There are also 3 other Newman biographies coming soon:
• "Paul Newman, Updated: A Life," is an updated version of Lawrence Quirk's 1996 book. The updated version, claims to be "deeply probing and, at times, painfully truthful."
• "Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman" is written by Matt Stone and Preston Lerner with foreword by Mario Andretti will focus solely on Newman’s passion for car racing.
• And last, and what surely will be the least of the bunch: “Paul Newman: The Man Behind the Baby Blues: His Secret Life Exposed" which is promising more scandal than an episode of Dynasty.
My thoughts? PLN wasn’t a saint. He was a man that had his own share of problems just like everyone else. Whether or not he cheated on his wife should be of no one’s concern not now or ever. He lived his life selflessly to help others and to try and destroy his character now is just unspeakable.
There are also 3 other Newman biographies coming soon:
• "Paul Newman, Updated: A Life," is an updated version of Lawrence Quirk's 1996 book. The updated version, claims to be "deeply probing and, at times, painfully truthful."
• "Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman" is written by Matt Stone and Preston Lerner with foreword by Mario Andretti will focus solely on Newman’s passion for car racing.
• And last, and what surely will be the least of the bunch: “Paul Newman: The Man Behind the Baby Blues: His Secret Life Exposed" which is promising more scandal than an episode of Dynasty.
My thoughts? PLN wasn’t a saint. He was a man that had his own share of problems just like everyone else. Whether or not he cheated on his wife should be of no one’s concern not now or ever. He lived his life selflessly to help others and to try and destroy his character now is just unspeakable.
2009-05-04 22:12:02 GMT
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