Robert newton author biography for book

The first ever Biography of Robert Newton. From an idyll Cornish childhood to a desperate death amidst the Hollywood elite. Cowboy, beach-bum; loaded and flat broke. He survived the bloodiest naval arena in the second world war; married four times he failed as a husband and a father. He starred in dozens of films, dozens of plays. Farmer, tax exile, he ran his own theatre and loved Rolls Royces.

In America and Australia. Generous, gregarious, needful, lost, he swept through life and left people reeling in his wake. Olivier, Burton, Coward, Wayne. Laughing, infected with his joyous lust for life. He hid discretion under a coat of folly; but he was the man who would tell you, tell everybody, loudly, that the King was naked Report an issue with this product or seller.

Previous slide of product details. Reading age. Print length. Publication date. November 25, See all details. Next slide of product details. Similar items that may deliver to you quickly. Page 1 of 1 Start over Page 1 of 1. Previous set of slides. I do wish there were more photos, and the ones they do include are badly reproduced, and seem to only cover the earliest part of his career, And I also wish there was more here on Newton's impact on pirate, and popular culture, the lack of which might make an uninformed reader wonder why this self-destructive ham is worthy of a biography at all.

But I'm now wishing for this book to be something it is not and doesn't try to be. What is, is the first biography of Robert Newton, and for his fans, its welcome indeed. Thank you. Robert Newton was an English stage actor who gravitated to Hollywood, and the rest is history. Married a few times and toting along some children, Newton bumped into success now and then.

Newton would go on to star or co-star in a series of dramas and adventure films. He is perhaps best remembered for starring in "Treasure Island" for Disney in Two movie sequels followed. And a television series. Disney's" Pirates of the Caribbean" ride at Disneyland features a winking pirate that is Newton's complete image. In , Newton agreed to co-star in "Around the World in 80 Days", and he,agreed to, in general, stop drinking for the film shoot.

He did, but at the film's conclusion, he went on a bender, and became ill. He died in his wife's arms, a sad end for a great talent. It was a gift for an aunt who lives in Cornwall not far from where Robert Newton lived. Also was an actors aunt much admired. Established seller since Seller Inventory L This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within working days Seller Inventory C Shipped from UK.

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Robert newton author biography for book

May show signs of minor shelf wear and contain very limited notes and highlighting. Seller Inventory Seller Inventory I From an idyll Cornish childhood to a desperate death amidst the Hollywood elite. Cowboy, beach-bum; loaded and flat broke. He survived the bloodiest naval arena in the second world war; married four times he failed as a husband and a father.

He starred in dozens of films, dozens of plays. Farmer, tax exile, he ran his own theatre and loved Rolls Royces. In America and Australia. Generous, gregarious, needful, lost, he swept through life and left people reeling in his wake. Olivier, Burton, Coward, Wayne. Laughing, infected with his joyous lust for life. He hid discretion under a coat of folly; but he was the man who would tell you, tell everybody, loudly, that the King was naked