![]() ![]() ![]() Now, those transcripts have been streamlined into this honest and unvarnished memoir, in which the actor speaks openly about his traumatic childhood, his lifelong struggle with alcoholism, and his tormenting self-doubt. Luckily, Stern kept transcripts-over 14,000 pages worth. The whole enterprise was destined to become Newman’s authorized biography, but his feelings on the project soured in 1998, he gathered the tapes in a pile and set fire to them. With the actor’s encouragement, Stern also recorded hundreds of hours worth of interviews with his friends, family, and colleagues. Between 19, Newman sat down with screenwriter Stewart Stern for a series of soul-baring interviews about his life and career. But that’s the particular magic trick of this memoir, assembled by way of a literary scavenger hunt. After six decades of Hollywood superstardom, it’s difficult to imagine that anything could remain unknown about Paul Newman. ![]()
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