Informationen zum Autor Joni Hirsch Blackman Klappentext This insightful biography of George Clooney looks at his work on-screen, his off-screen activities as a political activist, and the many things that make him stand out from the Hollywood crowd. George Clooney: A Biography will help students understand that having achieved the clout accorded a Hollywood star, one can use it to fight injustice and create a better world. The biography covers Clooney's life from childhood through adulthood. It looks at the influence of his famous aunt, Rosemary Clooney, and his television-broadcaster father. It reveals his dream of becoming a professional baseball player and his failed tryout with the Cincinnati Reds in 1977. To create her portrait, author Joni Hirsch Blackman called on sources as diverse as childhood friends, coworkers, and a UN official who traveled with Clooney on his missions as a UN Messenger of Peace. What comes across is a picture of a warm, caring, witty, and intelligent man whose priorities are his craft, his friends and family, and the world around him. Zusammenfassung This insightful biography of George Clooney looks at his work on-screen! his off-screen activities as a political activist! and the many things that make him stand out from the Hollywood crowd. Inhaltsverzeichnis Series Foreword Introduction Timeline: Events in the Life of George Clooney Chapter 1 Cute, Right from the BeginningChapter 2 Everyone's FamousChapter 3 The Acting BugChapter 4 Pilots, Movies, and Sisters Chapter 5 ER -The Right ThingChapter 6 A Movie StarChapter 7 Goodbye, ER ; Hello, Beautiful PeopleChapter 8 George versus the StalkerazziChapter 9 History StudentChapter 10 Good LuckChapter 11 "Academy Award Winner George Clooney"Chapter 12 Messenger of PeaceChapter 13 Becoming Paul Newman Selected Bibliography Index Photo essay follows page 96

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Joni Hirsch Blackman

Klappentext

This insightful biography of George Clooney looks at his work on-screen, his off-screen activities as a political activist, and the many things that make him stand out from the Hollywood crowd. George Clooney: A Biography will help students understand that having achieved the clout accorded a Hollywood star, one can use it to fight injustice and create a better world. The biography covers Clooney's life from childhood through adulthood. It looks at the influence of his famous aunt, Rosemary Clooney, and his television-broadcaster father. It reveals his dream of becoming a professional baseball player and his failed tryout with the Cincinnati Reds in 1977. To create her portrait, author Joni Hirsch Blackman called on sources as diverse as childhood friends, coworkers, and a UN official who traveled with Clooney on his missions as a UN Messenger of Peace. What comes across is a picture of a warm, caring, witty, and intelligent man whose priorities are his craft, his friends and family, and the world around him.

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Series Foreword Introduction Timeline: Events in the Life of George Clooney Chapter 1 Cute, Right from the Beginning Chapter 2 Everyone's Famous Chapter 3 The Acting Bug Chapter 4 Pilots, Movies, and Sisters Chapter 5 ER-The Right Thing Chapter 6 A Movie Star Chapter 7 Goodbye, ER; Hello, Beautiful People Chapter 8 George versus the Stalkerazzi Chapter 9 History Student Chapter 10 Good Luck Chapter 11 "Academy Award Winner George Clooney" Chapter 12 Messenger of Peace Chapter 13 Becoming Paul Newman Selected Bibliography Index Photo essay follows page 96