KENTFIELD, Calif. - April 25, 2018 - (Newswire.com)
Claude Jarman Jr., a former child actor at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, known for “Intruder in the Dust,” “Rio Grande,” and his Academy Award-winning performance in “The Yearling,” has completed his book, “My Life and the Final Days of Hollywood.” This nostalgic yet clear-eyed memoir details his transition from Tennessee kid to Hollywood star, his retirement from acting, and his adult career as a film producer and Executive Director of the San Francisco International Film Festival.
Claude shares, “It was quite a ride while it lasted. Formidable columnist Hedda Hopper hailed me as ‘filmdom’s child discovery of the year’ before 'The Yearling' was even released. Once it debuted, I was praised by the critics and cast in a string of films opposite the likes of Van Johnson, Randolph Scott, Gloria Grahame, Donna Reed, and John Wayne. I even shot and killed Lee Marvin (on-screen, of course) in one of his first movies. Louella Parsons informed the readers of her nationwide column that child superstar Margaret O’Brien had fallen in love with me, but I only had eyes for Gregory Peck’s wife. I was the closest thing to the fabled ‘overnight star’ of Hollywood lore, and I soaked it all up. For a little while.”
Published by Covenant Books of Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, Claude Jarman Jr.’s new book is an evocative masterpiece that sheds light to the past happenings in the field of show business that are still relevant in today’s setting.
Readers will follow the life of Claude Jarman Jr. — best known for his special Academy Award-winning role in “The Yearling”—along with other famous actors in Hollywood during his time, how he came to be known, his humble beginnings, and his hiatus as an actor.
Readers can purchase “My Life and the Final Days of Hollywood” at bookstores everywhere, or online at the Apple iTunes store, Amazon, or Barnes and Noble.
Covenant Books is an international Christian owned and operated publishing house based in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina. Covenant Books specializes in all genres of work which appeal to the Christian market. For additional information or media inquiries, contact Covenant Books at 843-507-8373.
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Original Source: Claude Jarman Jr.'s New Book, 'My Life and the Final Days of Hollywood' Offers a Rare Behind the Scenes Glimpse of the Hollywood Studio System During the 1940s and '50s
