Record Number |
870197 |
ISBN |
9780063117778 |
Author |
Howard, Ron, 1954- author. |
Title |
The boys : a memoir of Hollywood and family / Ron Howard & Clint Howard ; [foreword by Bryce Dallas Howard]. |
Edition |
First Harper Large Print edition. |
Publisher/Date |
New York, NY : Harper Large Print, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2021. |
Pagination etc. |
xxii, 554 pages (large print), 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm. |
Summary Note |
By turns confessional, nostalgic, heartwarming and harrowing, the award-winning filmmaker and his brother, an audience-favorite actor, share their unusual family story of navigating and surviving life as sibling child actors. |
"With the perspective of time and success--Ron as a filmmaker, producer, and Hollywood A-lister, Clint as a busy character actor--the Howard brothers delve deep into an upbringing that seemed normal to them yet was anything but. Their Midwestern parents, Rance and Jean, moved to California to pursue their own showbiz dreams. But it was their young sons who found steady employment as actors. Rance put aside his ego and ambition to become Ron and Clint's teacher, sage, and moral compass. Jean became their loving protector--sometimes over-protector--from the snares and traps of Hollywood. By turns confessional, nostalgic, heartwarming, and harrowing, THE BOYS is a dual narrative that lifts the lid on the Howard brothers' closely held lives. It's the journey of a tight four-person family unit that held fast in an unforgiving business and of two brothers who survived "child-actor syndrome" to become fulfilled adults." |
Subject - Name |
Howard, Ron, -- 1954- |
Howard, Clint, -- 1959- |
Subject |
Large print books |
Actors -- United States -- Biography |
Motion picture producers and directors -- United States -- Biography |
Brothers -- United States -- Biography |
Autobiographies. |
Biographies. |
Large type books |
Added Author |
Howard, Clint, 1959- author. |
Howard, Bryce Dallas, 1981- writer of foreword. |
Shelf Location |
LP 791.43028 HOWA |