Christopher Shaw Myers: Robert Shaw, Kartoniert / Broschiert

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Robert Shaw, the iconic star of Steven Spielberg's JAWS , comes boisterously to life in an up-close-and-personal biography that reveals the brilliant actor, esteemed playwright, prize-winning novelist, and loving, hard-living family man as never before. A must-read for fans of JAWS, classic cinema, family biographies, and stories of brilliant men who burned brightly and died too soon -- written by the iconic actor's nephew.

Robert Shaw will forever be remembered as Captain Quint, the unforgettable shark hunter in JAWS . But the extraordinary actor, novelist, and playwright was shaped long before Martha's Vineyard---by a childhood in wartime Cornwall, an indomitable mother and activist sister, the family trauma they survived, and the triumphs and tragedies that defined the man on his path to fame.

How Robert Shaw became Robert Shaw is at the heart of this biography.

Robert Shaw was a magnet for fascinating people. His friendships and collaborations included some of the most remarkable artists of his generation, among them Thornton Wilder, Harold Pinter, Donald Pleasence, and Vanessa Redgrave. Drawing on private letters, family memories, and stories passed down through generations, Christopher Shaw Myers reveals the man behind the legend---including what happened on the set of JAWS when the cameras were not rolling---as only a family member could.