- Paperback: 400 pages
- Publisher: Three Rivers Press; Reprint edition (Sep 7 2010)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0307336891
- ISBN-13: 978-0307336897
- Product Dimensions: 20.3 x 12.7 x 2.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 322 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #174,112 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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“The story of a man who goes from small-time jazz pianist and gas-station attendant to Hollywood leading man reads like a rich movie plotline. All the sex, brawls, and gunslinging are here.”
—Playboy
Praise for Reagan: The Hollywood Years
"A fascinating portrait."
—Newsweek
"Eliot' s book is poised to provide something interesting: a fresh look at subject matter well worth dusting off. . . . The genesis of Reagan's later public persona is closely charted here."
—New York Times
Praise for Jimmy Stewart"It was a wonderful–and long–life, and Eliot . . . covers it all."
—USA Today
"Elucidates how a skinny guy with zero sex appeal molded himself into an enduring star."
—Entertainment Weekly
"Stewart deserves critical reassessment and a seat closer to the front row of the film pantheon. Eliot makes a solid case for Stewart's merits, and he gives us a decent, eminently likable man."
—Hollywood Reporter
Praise for Cary Grant"A fascinating and thorough portrait . . . Eliot does a good job of cracking the screen fantasy."
—Esquire
"Highly readable . . . Glimpses of the debonair leading man's dark side are the most intriguing elements of this welcome biography."
—People (three stars)
"Keeping the actor's astonishing career firmly in view, Eliot assembles a portrait that shows the dark shadows behind the gleaming facade, while also revealing Grant' s own shrewdness in maintaining that fictional persona."
—Washington Post
From the Hardcover edition.
—Playboy
Praise for Reagan: The Hollywood Years
"A fascinating portrait."
—Newsweek
"Eliot' s book is poised to provide something interesting: a fresh look at subject matter well worth dusting off. . . . The genesis of Reagan's later public persona is closely charted here."
—New York Times
Praise for Jimmy Stewart"It was a wonderful–and long–life, and Eliot . . . covers it all."
—USA Today
"Elucidates how a skinny guy with zero sex appeal molded himself into an enduring star."
—Entertainment Weekly
"Stewart deserves critical reassessment and a seat closer to the front row of the film pantheon. Eliot makes a solid case for Stewart's merits, and he gives us a decent, eminently likable man."
—Hollywood Reporter
Praise for Cary Grant"A fascinating and thorough portrait . . . Eliot does a good job of cracking the screen fantasy."
—Esquire
"Highly readable . . . Glimpses of the debonair leading man's dark side are the most intriguing elements of this welcome biography."
—People (three stars)
"Keeping the actor's astonishing career firmly in view, Eliot assembles a portrait that shows the dark shadows behind the gleaming facade, while also revealing Grant' s own shrewdness in maintaining that fictional persona."
—Washington Post
From the Hardcover edition.
Book Description
As an actor, he seduces us with his tough-guy charm. As a director and producer, he amazes us with his artistry and technical savvy. As a Hollywood icon, Clint Eastwood, one of film's greatest living legends, represents some of the finest cinematic achievements in the history of American cinema.
In American Rebel, bestselling author and acclaimed film historian Marc Eliot examines the ever-exciting, often-tumultuous arc of Clint Eastwood's life and career. Unlike past biographers, Eliot writes with unflinching candor about Eastwood's highs and lows, his artistic successes and failures, and the fascinating, complex relationship between his life and his craft. Eliot's prodigious research reveals how a college dropout and unambitious playboy rose to fame as Hollywood' s "sexy rebel," eventually and against all odds becoming a star in the Academy pantheon as a multiple Oscar winner. Spanning decades, American Rebel covers the best of Eastwood' s oeuvre, films that have fast become American classics–Fistful of Dollars, Dirty Harry, Unforgiven, Mystic River, Million Dollar Baby, and Gran Torino.
Filled with remarkable insights into Eastwood's personal life and public work, American Rebel is highly entertaining and the most complete biography of one of Hollywood's truly respected and beloved stars–an actor who, despite being the Man with No Name, has left his indelible mark on the world of motion pictures.
From the Hardcover edition.
In American Rebel, bestselling author and acclaimed film historian Marc Eliot examines the ever-exciting, often-tumultuous arc of Clint Eastwood's life and career. Unlike past biographers, Eliot writes with unflinching candor about Eastwood's highs and lows, his artistic successes and failures, and the fascinating, complex relationship between his life and his craft. Eliot's prodigious research reveals how a college dropout and unambitious playboy rose to fame as Hollywood' s "sexy rebel," eventually and against all odds becoming a star in the Academy pantheon as a multiple Oscar winner. Spanning decades, American Rebel covers the best of Eastwood' s oeuvre, films that have fast become American classics–Fistful of Dollars, Dirty Harry, Unforgiven, Mystic River, Million Dollar Baby, and Gran Torino.
Filled with remarkable insights into Eastwood's personal life and public work, American Rebel is highly entertaining and the most complete biography of one of Hollywood's truly respected and beloved stars–an actor who, despite being the Man with No Name, has left his indelible mark on the world of motion pictures.
From the Hardcover edition.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
HE'S ONE OF A KIND !,
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This review is from: American Rebel: The Life of Clint Eastwood (Hardcover)
There is probably not a more iconic Hollywood figure today than Clint Eastwood, nor for that matter is there a more private one. Now, New York Times bestselling author Marc Eliot ( Reagan" The Hollywood Years, Cary Grant and Jimmy Stewart) to a large degree demystifies Eastwood by putting carefully examining the movies he has had made and his life to date.As Sondra Locke with whom Eastwood had a 14 year relationship said, "People can know him for years and never be sure of what he's thinking. He's one of the warmest people in the world, but there's a certain distance, a certain mystery to him." Readers will not discover Eastwood's thoughts but much light will be shed on his journey from college dropout/playboy to become one of the most successful and respected men in the film industry. It was a twisted path marked by 2 marriages and 7 children. His romantic liaisons were often with co-stars, and he once said, "There is only one way to have a happy marriage, and as soon as I learn what it is I'll get married again. He's played many a tough loner and, according to Eliot, Eastwood was tough, hanging out in "seedy bars" and playing jazz piano in his younger days. Little would one think that the tall, lanky fellow who for over 7 years co-starred in TV's Rawhide and churned out spaghetti Westerns would one day be a multiple Academy Award Winner. But, he was and to paraphrase a song he did it his way. Enjoy! - Gail Cooke
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
My Idol Clint - Warts and All,
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This review is from: American Rebel: The Life of Clint Eastwood (Hardcover)
I grew up with Clint Eastwood movies and especially remember his spaghetti westerns as a teen. This is the first bio of Clint that I have read. (Many have already gone into detail about the book's contents so I won't repeat all that.) Surprisingly, this bio was a page turner. The author did a great job of sharing facts in a way that wasn't dry but instead a good satisfying read. The book was well balanced in covering Clint's career and personal life. Clint's personal life with numerous women was a reality and needed to be included. I didn't feel however that Eliot went overboard in this area. Clint is who he is. (Really, is he that much different from other Hollywood stars when it comes to relationships?!)I found the stories behind each movie's making extremely interesting and have to admit that as I read through the book, I went and re-watched each movie that I could get my hands on. I was disappointed though that there was little coverage of Grand Torino which I feel was Clint's absolute best movie as Director and Actor. Yet I was pleased to read Eliot's comments on it not being nominated for any Oscars: "...to the surprise of many and shock of some, both Clint films [GT and Changeling] were all but ignored....there was nothing for Clint's direction of either film, or even more outrageous, for his performance in Grand Torino...neither of [the nominated films] held either the resonance or the grand career summation that Clint's Grand Torino did." Clint was my untarnished idol going into this read, but by the end of the read my idol was tarnished. So no he's not perfect (what Hollywood icon is), but he is still one of film's greatest legends and he is still my American Rebel. My biggest complaint about the book is the copious number of footnotes - some which could have easily been integrated into the book. Don't neglect to read the "Author's Note and Acknowledgements" at the end of the book for good insight into why the book was written. Actually, I'd recommend reading it first. If you're a Clint fan, this book needs to be part of your Clint collection! Now if Clint would just write an autobiography and give us HIS insight into his movies.....
2 of 4 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
Disappointing,
By Jimzee "Book Store Junkie" (Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: American Rebel: The Life of Clint Eastwood (Hardcover)
I think the title of this book should be "The American Seducer" I am not sure what Eliot is bragging about, Clint's talents in making movies or his talent's in seducing women. Seven children; five mothers and one had two abortions.Sorry I'm just not sure of the message that is intended here. If you enjoy reading about a stars ability and propensity to seduce women you may enjoy this book otherwise, well I am not sure. Clint may be a hollywood icon, but as a loyal husband and family man he would never earn an Oscar. Sorry Clint I have alway enjoyed your movies especially the westerns.
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