'The riveting Sean Penn by Richard Kelly which tells a story of America and politics, publicity and character, is a book nobody should miss.' Andrew O'Hagan 'A fascinating 'oral history' of the actor-director, with countless interviews with family, friends and colleagues (Nicholson, Huston, Walken) and the ex-Mr Madonna himself.' Time Out 'A relentlessly entertaining insight to the most talented actor of his generation.' Guardian 'Revealing... comprehensive and impressive... Richard Kelly has done an excellent job.' Sunday Telegraph 'Highly readable... Essential reading for any admirer of the actor but also for those seeking a front-line account of American cinema over the past 25 years.' The Herald

Sean Penn Reviews

"'A fascinating "oral history" of the actor-director, with countless interviews with family, friends and colleagues (Nicholson, Huston, Walken) and the ex-Mr Madonna himself.' Time Out 'A relentlessly entertaining insight to the most talented actor of his generation.' Guardian 'Revealing... comprehensive and impressive... Richard Kelly has done an excellent job.' Sunday Telegraph 'Highly readable... Essential reading for any admirer of the actor but also for those seeking a front-line account of American cinema over the past 25 years.' Herald 'The riveting Sean Penn by Richard Kelly... is a book nobody should miss.' Andrew O'Hagan"

About Richard T. Kelly, II

Richard T Kelly is the author of the novels Crusaders (2008) and The Possessions of Doctor Forrest (2011). Eclipse, his first script for television, aired on Channel 4 in 2010. He has written several studies of filmmakers: Alan Clarke (1998), The Name of this Book is Dogme 95 (2000), and the authorized biography Sean Penn: His Life & Times (2004). In 2007 he edited Ten Bad Dates with De Niro: A Book of Alternative Film Lists. He blogs at http://richard-t-kelly.blogspot.com.

Additional information

Sku

GOR001633507

ISBN 13

9780571215492

ISBN 10

0571215491

Title

Sean Penn by Richard T. Kelly, II

Author

Richard T. Kelly, II

Condition

Used - Very Good

Binding type

Paperback

Publisher

Faber & Faber

Year published

2005-09-01

Number of pages

512

Prizes

N/A

Cover note

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Note

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