PAUL NEWMAN

This audio presentation is vastly entertaining in a cool and gentle way. Author and film critic Shawn Levy provides a behind-the-scenes examination of the ruggedly handsome stage and film actor Paul Newman. Marc Cashman delivers the details of Newman's life, adventures, and creative achievements with a vocal steadiness and warmth. There are no attempts at characterization or accents. Cashman’s pace is steady, intelligent, and, at times, suggestive of pure mischief—much like Paul Newman himself. Cashman's narrative style succeeds in presenting an intriguing portrait of a beautiful and talented man who seems to have fully enjoyed his life, his enduring marriage to Joanne Woodward, his children, and his causes. M.R.E. © AudioFile 2009, Portland, Maine [Published: AUGUST 2009]