The boys : a memoir of Hollywood and family / Ron Howard & Clint Howard ; [foreword by Bryce Dallas Howard].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Howard, Ron, 1954- author.

Howard, Clint, 1959- author.

Contributor:

Howard, Bryce Dallas, 1981- writer of foreword.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Howard, Ron, 1954-.

Howard, Ron.

Howard, Clint, 1959-.

Howard, Clint.

Actors--United States--Biography.

Actors.

United States.

Motion picture producers and directors--United States--Biography.

Motion picture producers and directors.

Brothers--United States--Biography.

Brothers.

Genre:

Biographies.

Autobiographies.

Physical Description:

xviii, 393 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

Memoir of Hollywood and family

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2021]

Summary:

"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." Provided by publisher

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. The Accidental Actor

2. Mom and Dad: A Love Story

3. Becoming Californians

4. The New Kid in Town

5. Introducing Opie

6. The Truth About Mayberry

7. Hot Lights, Real Tears

8. Toughening Up

9. But First, the Tranya

10. Mom, in Her Element

11. One Role, Three Bears

12. The Injustice to Sandy Koufax

13. Fake Blood and Opie-Shamings

14. Wild Times in Jackson Hole

15. Dating Games, Real and Staged

16. The Education of R. W. Howard, Director

17. Growth Via Graffiti

18. Cruising, Boozing, Scoring

19. Clocking in to the Nostalgia Industry

20. Fonzie-Mania

21. Roger That

22. Rance to the Rescue

23. Filming, Flying, Crashing, Burning

24. Richie Grows Up.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9780063065246

006306524X

OCLC:

1269622823