STING Paul Newman ROBERT REDFORD Universal PRESSBOOK Academy Award ORIGINAL '73

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From UNIVERSAL STUDIOS, this is an ORIGINAL 13 Page PRESSBOOK measuring 8-1/2" x 11" , that features the great artwork on the cover and inside and photos to promote the ACADEMY AWARD winning
1973 comedy crime drama,
The Sting
In 1930s Chicago, a young con man seeking revenge for his murdered partner teams up with a master of the big con to win a fortune from a criminal banker. When a mutual friend is killed by a mob boss, two con men, one experienced and one young try to get even by pulling off the big con on the mob boss. The story unfolds with several twists and last minute alterations.
Director:
George Roy Hill
Writer:
David S. Ward
Stars:
Paul Newman
,
Robert Redford
,
Robert Shaw
Cast
Paul Newman
...
Henry Gondorff
Robert Redford
...
Johnny Hooker
Robert Shaw
...
Doyle Lonnegan
Charles Durning
...
Lt. Wm. Snyder
Ray Walston
...
J.J. Singleton
Eileen Brennan
...
Billie
Harold Gould
...
Kid Twist
John Heffernan
...
Eddie Niles
Dana Elcar
...
F.B.I. Agent Polk
Jack Kehoe
...
Erie Kid
Dimitra Arliss
...
Loretta
Robert Earl Jones
...
Luther Coleman
(as Robertearl Jones)
James Sloyan
...
Mottola (as James J. Sloyan)
Charles Dierkop
...
Floyd - Bodyguard
Lee Paul
...
Bodyguard
Each page gives ad slicks for the movie to be used in newspapers, synopsis of the film, bios of the actors. Nice keepsake.  Pressbook has light cover wear fold by staple.  Great for fans of  this Oscar Winning Classic.
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MORE INFO ON PAUL NEWMAN:  Paul Leonard Newman was born in January of 1925, the second son of Arthur and Theresa (nee' Fetsko) Newman in Cleveland, Ohio. The Newmans were a well-to-do family and Paul grew up in a nice home in Shaker Heights. Newman's father, the son of Jewish immigrants from Poland and Hungary, was the owner of a highly successful sporting goods store. Paul's mother, a practicing Christian Scientist of Slovakian decent, and his uncle Joe had an interest in creative arts and it rubbed off on him.
By 1950, the 25 year old Newman had graduated high school, been kicked out of Ohio University for unruly behavior, served three years in the Navy during World War II as a radio operator, graduated from Ohio's Kenyon College, married his first wife, Jackie, and had his first child, Scott. 1950 was also the year that Paul's father died. When he became successful in later years, Newman said if he had any regrets it would be that his father wasn't around to see it. He brought Jackie back to Shaker Heights and he ran his father's sporting goods store for a short period. Then, knowing that wasn't the career path he wanted to take, he moved Jackie and Scott to New Haven, Connecticut where he would attend Yale University's School of Drama. While doing a play there, Paul was spotted by two agents who invited him to come to New York City to pursue a career as a professional actor.
After moving to New York, Paul acted in guest spots for various television shows and in 1953 came a big break. He got the part as an understudy of the lead role in the successful
Broadway
play Picnic. Through this play is how he met actress Joanne Woodward, who was also an understudy in the play. While they got on very well and there was a strong attraction, Paul was married and his second child, Susan, was born that year. During this time Newman was also accepted into the much admired and popular New York Actor's Studio, although he wasn't technically auditioning.
In 1954 a film Paul was very reluctant to do was released. It was called
The Silver Chalice
(1954). To this day, he his still embarrassed about the film and revels in making fun of it. He immediately wanted to return to the stage and performed in The Desperate Hours. In 1956, Newman got the chance to redeem himself in the film world by doing
Somebody Up There Likes Me
(1956) and critics praised his performance. In 1957, with a handful of films to his credit, he was cast in
The Long, Hot Summer
(1958) co-starring none other than
Joanne Woodward
. During the shooting of this film, they realized they were meant to be together and by now, so did Paul's wife Jackie. After Jackie gave Paul a divorce, he and Joanne married in Las Vegas in January of 1958. They went on to have three daughters together and raised them in Westport, Connecticut. In 1959 Paul received his first Academy
Award
nomination for Best Actor in
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
(1958). The 1960's would bring Paul Newman into superstar status as he became one of the most popular actors of the decade and garnered three more Best Actor Oscar nominations for
The Hustler
(1961),
Hud
(1963) and
Cool Hand Luke
(1967). In 1968 his
debut
directorial effort
Rachel, Rachel
(1968) was given good marks and although the film and Joanne Woodward were nominated for Oscars, Newman was not nominated for Best Director. He did, however, win a Golden Globe for his direction. 1969 would bring the popular screen duo Paul Newman and
Robert Redford
together for the first time when
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
(1969) was released. It was a box office smash. Throughout the 1970's, Newman would have hits and misses from such popular films as
The Sting
(1973) and
The Towering Inferno
(1974) to lesser known films as
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
(1972) to a now cult classic
Slap Shot
(1977). After the death of his only son, Scott, in 1978, Newman's personal life and film choices moved in a different direction. His acting work in the 1980's and on is what is often most praised by critics today. He became more at ease with himself and it was evident in
The Verdict
(1982) for which he received his 6th Best Actor Oscar nomination and in 1987 finally received his first Oscar for
The Color of Money
(1986). Friend and director of
Somebody Up There Likes Me
(1956),
Robert Wise
accepted the
award
on Newman's behalf as he did not attend the ceremony. Films were not the only thing on his mind during this period. A passionate race car driver since the early 1970's, Newman would become co-owner of Newman-Haas racing in 1982 and also founded Newman's Own, a successful food company he built from the ground up in which all the proceeds go to charity. He would also start The Hole in the Wall Gang Camps, an organization for terminally ill children.
He is as well known today for his philanthropic ways and highly successful business ventures as he his for his legendary actor status. Now in his 80s, Newman enjoys a near 50-year marriage to Joanne in Connecticut, their main residence since moving away from the bright lights of Hollywood in 1960, still attends races, is very much involved in his charitable organizations and in 2006 opened a restaurant called Dressing Room, which helps out the Westport Country Playhouse, a place the Newman's take great pride in. In 2007 he made some headlines when he said he was losing his invention and confidence in his acting abilities and that acting is "pretty much a closed book for me." Whether he's on the screen or not, Paul Newman remains synonymous with the anti-heroism of the 1960s and 1970s cinema and rebellious nature his characters so often embodied.
MORE INFO ON ROBERT REDFORD:  Born on August 18, 1936, in Santa Monica, California, to Charles Robert Redford, an accountant for Standard Oil, and Martha Hart. His mother died in 1955, the year after he graduated from high school. Charles Robert Redford Jr. was a scrappy kid who stole hubcaps in high school and lost his college baseball scholarship at the University of Colorado because of drunkenness. After studying at the Pratt Institute of Art and living the painter's life in Europe, he studied acting in New York at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.
Lola Van Wagenen
(consumer activist), born in 1940, dropped out of college to marry Redford on September 12, 1958. They divorced in 1985 after having four children, one of whom died of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). Daughter Shauna Redford, born November 15, 1960, is a painter who married
Eric Schlosser
on October 5, 1985, in Provo, UT. Her first child, born in January 1991, made Redford a grandfather. Son
James Redford
(aka Jamie Redford), a screenwriter, was born May 5, 1962. Daughter
Amy Redford
, an actress; was born October 22, 1970. Redford also has a brother named William.
Television and stage experience coupled with all-American good looks led to movies and television roles. His breakthrough role was "The Sundance Kid" in
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
(1969), when the actor was 32.
The Way We Were
(1973) and
The Sting
(1973), both in 1973, made Redford the number one box office star for the next three years. Redford used his clout to advance environmental causes and his riches to acquire Utah property, which he transformed into a ranch and the Sundance ski resort. In 1980, he established the Sundance Institute for aspiring filmmakers. Its annual film festival has become one of the world's most influential. Redford's directorial
debut
,
Ordinary People
(1980), won him the Academy
Award
as Best Director in 1981. He waited eight years before getting behind the camera again, this time for the screen version of
John Nichols
' acclaimed novel of the Southwest,
The Milagro Beanfield War
(1988). He scored with critics and fans in 1992 with the
Brad Pitt
film
A River Runs Through It
(1992), and again, in 1994, with
Quiz Show
(1994), which earned him yet another Best Director nomination.
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