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Al Pacino Biography by Lawrence Grobel 2008 Trade Paperback-image

Al Pacino Biography by Lawrence Grobel 2008 Trade Paperback

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Genre: Performing Arts, Biography & Autobiography Item Weight: 12.9 Oz Table Of Content: FOREWORD, BY AL PACINO INTRODUCTION 1979 GETTING TO KNOW YOU 1983 THE DEATH OF AN ACTOR AND THE BIRTH OF A CULT CHARACTER 1990 THE RETURN OF MICHAEL CORLEONE 1996 LOOKING FOR AL 1998 THE CENSURE OF THE WHICH 2001 THE NIGHT PACINO CAME TO CLASS 2002 AL'S CALLING 2004 THE OPERATIVE WORD, DEAR SHYLOCK, IS SOBER 2005 "YOU CAN'T DOGONE WITH THE WINDWITH A NEW YORK ACCENT" EPILOGUE: TO BEE OR NOT TO BE A LAST WORD THE FILMS THE PLAYS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS INDEX Synopsis: For more than a quarter century, Al Pacino has spoken freely and deeply with acclaimed journalist and bestselling author Lawrence Grobel on subjects as diverse as childhood, acting, and fatherhood. Here, for the first time, are the complete conversations and shared observations between the actor and the writer; the result is an intimate and revealing look at one of the most accomplished, and private, artists in the world. Pacino grew up sharing a three-room apartment in the Bronx with nine people in what he describes as his "New York Huckleberry Finn" childhood. Raised mostly by his grandparents and his mother, Pacino began drinking at age thirteen. Shortly after he was admitted to the renowned High School for Performing Arts, his classmates nicknamed him "Marlon," after Marlon Brando, even though Pacino didn't know who Brando was. Renowned acting coach Charlie Laughton saw Pacino when he was nineteen in the stairwell of a Bronx tenement, and the first words out of Laughton's mouth were "You are going to be a star." And so began a fabled, lifelong friendship that nurtured Al through years of not knowing where his next meal would come from until finally -- at age twenty-six -- he landed his first salaried acting job. Grobel and Pacino leave few stones unturned, touching on the times when Pacino played piano in jazz clubs until four a.m. before showing up on the set of Scarecrow a few hours later for a full day's work; when he ate Valium like candy at the Academy Awards; and when he realized he had been in a long pattern of work and drink. As the pivotal character in The Godfather trilogy and the cult classic Scarface , Pacino has enshrined himself in film history. He's worked with most of Hollywood's brightest luminaries such as Francis Ford Coppola, Sidney Lumet, Michael Mann, Norman Jewison, Brian De Palma, Marlon Brando, Robert De Niro, Gene Hackman, Sean Penn, Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, Hilary Swank, and Robin Williams, among many others. He was nominated for eight Academy Awards before winning the Oscar for Best Actor for his role in Scent of a Woman . Pacino still seems to prefer his work onstage to film and, if he's moved by a script or play, is quick to take parts in independent productions. Al Pacino is an intensely personal window into the life of an artist concerned more with the process of his art than with the fruits of his labor, a creative genius at the peak of his artistic powers who, after all these years, still longs to grow and learn more about his craft. And, for now, it's as close to a memoir as we're likely to get. Publication Year: 2008 Topic: Film / General, General, Entertainment & Performing Arts, Acting & Auditioning Item Width: 6 in LCCN: 2005-028373 Number of Pages: 288 Pages brand: Gallery Books gtin13: 9781416955566 Dewey Decimal: 791.4302/8092 ISBN-10: 1416955569 Author: Lawrence Grobel Publisher: Gallery Books Item Height: 0.9 in Book Title: Al Pacino Dewey Edition: 22 Intended Audience: Trade ISBN-13: 9781416955566 Item Length: 9 in Language: English Format: Trade Paperback

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