{"product_id":"roddy-mcdowall-an-actors-life-from-how-green-was-my-valley-to-lassie-to-planet-of-the-apes","title":"Roddy Mcdowall: An ActorS Life  From How Green Was My Valley To Lassie To Planet Of The Apes","description":"\u003cp\u003eSincerity, Erudition, Charisma . . . Roddy Mcdowall.Here Is The Comprehensive, FirstEver Biography Of The AwardWinning Child Star, Planet Of The Apes Movie Icon, Beloved Film Legend, And Hollywood Renaissance Man Whose Career Spanned 60 Years.As One Of The Very Few Naturally Gifted Child Actors Who Graduated Into Adult Roles With Relative Ease, Roddy Mcdowall Exuded Charm Throughout A Glorious Hollywood Run That Included Film, Television, And Broadway. John FordS 1941 Classic How Green Was My Valley Put Roddy On The Map At 12YearsOld. It Won Best Picture Over Citizen Kane And Is Clint EastwoodS Favorite Film Of All Time. But RoddyS Biggest Claim To Fame Was Yet To Come.The Phenomenally Popular Planet Of The Apes Film Series, Which Ran From 19681973, Introduced Him To A Whole New Generation Of Fans. In A Career Spanning 60 Years, Roddy Was Also A Professional Photographer, Producer And Director, Starstruck Movie Lover Himself, And Film Preservationist. Among His Treasured Friends: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Ava Gardner, Angela Lansbury, Judy Garland, Julie Andrews, Lauren Bacall, Montgomery Clift, Marlon Brando, Natalie Wood, And Rock Hudson. Openly Gay Among His Peers, If Not The Public, Roddy Was A Trusted Keeper Of Secrets As Well. Loyal And Authentic To The End, Everyone In Hollywood Loved Roddy Mcdowall.Exhaustively Researched And Featuring Exclusive Interviews With Those Who Knew Him Best, This FirstEver Biography From Author Samuel Garza Bernstein Charts The Extraordinary Trajectory Of The LondonBorn, AwardWinning ActorFrom A Childhood In Front Of The Cameras, To A Break From The Studio And His Controlling Stage Mother, An Awkward Adolescence And Growing Awareness Of His Sexuality, To Eventually Shaping The Life And Career That Roddy Wanted For Himself. Professionally And Personally, He Was A Success. This Intimate And Fascinating Journey Of Resilience, Transformation, And Reinvention Is AlongAwaited And Illuminating Tribute To A True Hollywood Legend.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Citadel","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47958044573941,"sku":"DADAX0806544260","price":41.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/5804\/8501\/files\/71jinLKIOHL.jpg?v=1775563340","url":"https:\/\/ergodebooks.com\/products\/roddy-mcdowall-an-actors-life-from-how-green-was-my-valley-to-lassie-to-planet-of-the-apes","provider":"Ergodebooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}