This excellent biography is as close as you will get to a window into this big great's soul, the authentic, original, bad boy, the consummate professional. Schizophrenic but absorbing biography of one of the greatest natural actors to gift film noir and westerns with his unique aloofness and toughness. 5.0 out of 5 stars No, he didn't care! Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. Robert Charles Durman Mitchum (August 6, 1917 – July 1, 1997) was an American actor, director, author, poet, composer, and singer. I was a fan of Bob Mitchum when a teenager ( 1/2 century ago} and decided to read about him. Mitchum was also an extremely intelligent man and voracious reader who always tried to portray himself as not being smart at all, probably to protect himself in a curious way. Confirm this request. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 6, 2020. It's an apt subtitle: "Baby, I Don't Care." Mitchum was the consummate 40s actor, hard-playing, hard-working, hard-drinking, womaniser but also one of the few actors in a 57 years old marriage to his first sweetheart. Account & Lists Account Returns & Orders. His screen persona was pretty cool but he was reckless in his everyday life -- smoking, drinking, philandering, lying, doing dope when it was a heinous act, cursing rapturously, rather indifferent to his family and career. And the work is not easy especially when dealing with an actor of Robert Mitchum's often misunderstood stature. Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club that’s right for you for free. Although filled with interesting (and often hilarious) anecdotes, Server never really gives us much insight into the inner Mitchum. The Bard of BadAss. Try. One of the movies' greatest actors and most colorful characters, a real-life tough guy with the prison record to prove it, Robert Mitchum was a movie icon for an almost unprecedented half-century, the cool, sleepy-eyed star of such classics as The Night of the Hunter; Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison; Cape Fear; The Longest Day; Farewell, My Lovely; and The Winds of War. Lee Server specialises in books on popular culture and literary history. By 1942, Mitchum got a small part in a Hopalong Cassidy western. Be prepared for a few surprises in this frank, no holds barred, autobiography, of arguably the most talented actor of all time. 1917. Robert Mitchum. I already suspected this ahead of time. He was a man’s man in a profession of pretenders, a genuine badass, and the undisputed Boss of Cool. After gigs as a boxer, stevedore and union worker (perhaps even joining the Communist Party), he tried acting and finally got a break in Hollywood. His personality is not presented in a fawning way, but rather takes advantage of a subject who was transparent because he was self-aware. Illustrated. While making a movie, Mitchum drinks too much, swears up a storm and chases women. Reading Lee Server's biography Robert Mitchum: "Baby I Don't Care", one is struck by Mitchum's skill in making things look easy -- when Mitchum actually bothers to use any skill. In 1945, Mitchum scored his first and only Oscar nomination for the acclaimed film, The Story of G.I. Robert Mitchum: "Baby, I Don't Care" is the first complete biography of Mitchum, and a book as big, colorful, and controversial as the star himself. In this world where nothing is consistent, we have one man who was consistent in his ability to convey a sense of "I don't give a fuck" throughout all of his 79 years. Oh, Baby all I want for Christmas is you. He took it for the 1.25 million. Exhaustively researched, it makes use of thousands of rare documents from around the world and nearly two hundred in-depth interviews with Mitchum's family, friends, and associates (many going on record for the first time ever) ranging over his seventy-nine … Give me a break. I was not disappointed because Mitchum was unique. Marty has seen all 103 of his films and Bob tells him that he has seen about 7 of them. That's not a disgrace -- even Mitchum's closest friends never really seem to have reached the man's core -- but it leaves the book feeling rather incomplete. But people are people :). I've thought it was unfortunate timing that Robert Mitchum died a day or two before/after James Stewart. Format: Paperback Verified Purchase. 590pp, Faber, £20. He escaped through a swamp and hitched back to Delaware to reunite with his family. In 1967, Mitchum does a USO tour in Vietnam and buys the governments BS. Not to mention, the book was overly repetitious. Robert Mitchum, 1940s ““Every two or three years I knock off for a while. I doubt that there has ever been another character like him on this planet. After a facelift, he loses a role in Atlantic City cast for an older man. He was a skinny kid who began writing poetry at seven. In his heyday, Mitchum made headlines by suing Confidential magazine for libel, getting arrested on a marijuana drug change and generally acting rowdy. “Robert Mitchum: “Baby, I Don’t Care” is the big Robert Mitchum book cultists have been waiting for. Basically, he was a mean drunk. I'm only half way through so far (706 pages). Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in, This title is not currently available for purchase. 0 Comment Report abuse Anthony Steadman. Born in 1917 to a railroad worker and a mother with intellectual, even bohemian, inclinations, Mitchum lost his father early, and ran off when he was 14 to hop freight cars during the Depression. Again, his golden era of the 40s and 50s provides a nice series of anecdotes, but in their absence, the book seems to hurry to a conclusion. I just loved this book. Lee Server captures Mitchum completely, and honors him with this fine piece of work.” —George P. Pelecanos, author of Right as Rain I watched it recently and Mitchum is perfect. Be the first. I understand wanting to capture Mitchum's character, but why can't the author write in an objective way as opposed to with a wink and a grin and acting like all Mitchum's foolishness is so cool. In 1943 he signed with RKO and made a few more b westerns. The Sundowners receives Oscar nominations for best picture and Kerr, but Mitchum is overlooked. You're never far from a fight or a steamy romance or a drinking binge - Robert Mitchum, after all, was like a Robert Mitchum character.' Mitchum rose to prominence for starring roles in several classic films noirs, and his acting is generally considered a forerunner of the antiheroes prevalent in film during the 1950s and 1960s. Charismatic. At 70, he films the mini series sequel, War and Remembrance. A fantastic biography. Sarcastic. The author's indepth research is incredibly detailed, perhaps too much for some readers. Hughes sends a big shot lawyer to defend him. Cool can be defined in two words: Robert Mitchum. ROBERT MITCHUM 'Baby, I Don't Care' By Lee Server. Robert Mitchum: Baby, I Don't Care is Lee Server's biography of Mitchum, the definitive life of a man who invented film noir cool - both on the silver screen and off it. This book is a cure for what ails you. His first stunt ride was in the clothes of a stunt man who fell over under a team of horses and was crushed. Lee Server has produced what must be the definitive biography of the American actor Robert Mitchum. He worked with Janet Leigh, Jane Russell, Jean Simmons and Marilyn Monroe while she was dating Joe Dimaggio. Please try your request again later. Is there a sense among readers that Mitchum was one of Hollywood's anti-Semites? Over and over and over. Have only just started reading BABY, I DON'T CARE but the one thing that struck me almost immediately was the wonderful style of writing. Well worth reading for getting an unapo. Relatively unschooled, the naturally intelligent Mitchum hit the Depression era American roads at age 14. Robert Mitchum: Baby, I Don't Care. Joe made him a star. I am impressed by the subtle rhythm of the language employed and assembled by Server. Robert Mitchum was born on August 6. See respectively: El Dorado, Out of the past, G.I. Robert Mitchum: "Baby, I Don't Care" is the first complete biography of Mitchum, and a book as big, colorful, and controversial as the star himself. The big chested anti-hero, the cynical, sardonic, self-mocking Mitchum was the epitome. With three kids to raise, Ann married Bill Clancy, a violent drunk. I always like Robert Mitchum, but this biography tells the story of a true hero, namely an American who was able to live without fear. Also unafraid of depicting the actor as troubled and sadistic at times. He follows up with Midway and The Last Tycoon. ROBERT MITCHUM - Baby, I Don't Care Essential T-Shirt. Again, his golden era of the 40s and 50s provides a nice series of anecdotes, but in the. True Hollywood Story, but Lee Server's exhaustive, lovingly detailed biography, Robert Mitchum: Baby, I Don't Care, resists the lure of cheap tabloid dish. Actor Robert Mitchum was the Real Deal, and author Lee Server has written a wonderful book about him entitled "Robert Mitchum, 'Baby I Don't Care'." This is a curious book. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 26, 2020. Robert Mitchum was born on August 6. Co star Gregory Peck called it Mitchum’s best role. Tough. In this world where nothing is consistent, we have one man who was consistent in his ability to convey a sense of "I don't give a fuck" throughout all of his 79 years. --This text refers to an alternate, Mitchum was Hollywood's original "Bad Boy," who, as the title implies, didn't seem to care about living up to anyone's expectations. Exhaustively researched, it makes use of thousands of rare documents from around the world and nearly two hundred in-depth interviews with Mitchum's family, friends, and associates (many going on record for the first time ever) ranging over … Robert Mitchum: "Baby, I Don't Care" is the first complete biography of Mitchum, and a book as big, colorful, and controversial as the star himself. His acting technique was closer to Zen than method acting: His primary concern was to memorize the shoo Cool can be defined in two words: Robert Mitchum. Bob’ sister, Annette, was a dancer who paid the rent on the cold water flat. Notes. Ladies loved Mitchum until the day he died. Jackie O wishes to edit his autobiography but she also has cancer. Add tags for "Robert Mitchum : "baby, I don't care"". Ann’s pension was $18 a month. The difficult part for me, as a fan, was reading about his dark side, and it could be really dark. 13 December 2014. This is a curious book. Glenn Ford: A Life (Wisconsin Film Studies), Handsome Johnny: The Life and Death of Johnny Rosselli: Gentleman Gangster, Hollywood Producer, CIA Assassin, Deconstructing The Rat Pack: Joey, The Mob and the Summit, Veronica: The Autobiography of Veronica Lake, “This is a well-researched, highly entertaining, and revealing biography that contextualizes Mitchum in the broader world of industry and national economics, business and politics.”—, "Never forget that one of the biggest stars in the world was Rin Tin Tin, and she was a four-legged bitch," was tough guy Robert Mitchum's stock response when asked what it felt like to be a movie star. Server includes lengthy direct quotes from over 100 interviews, an, I'm conflicted as to how to rate this, as there's a sharper-than-usual divide between the life being written about it and its writer. She pushed him into it in 1936 when a small theater group showed up in Long Beach. Mitchum was also an extremely intelligent man and voracious reader who always tried to portray himself as not being smart at all, probably to protect himself in a curious way. Does this book contain inappropriate content? I was not disappointed because Mitchum was unique, Reviewed in the United States on November 14, 2014. With three kids to raise, Ann married Bill Clancy, a violent drunk. --This text refers to an alternate, Lee Server, since graduating from New York University Film School, has written numerous celebrated works of non-fiction around film and popular culture, including Hollywood biographies Robert Mitchum: Baby I Don't Care (2002) and, most recently, a work on Ava Gardner. Though he stayed married to one woman, he had flings with actresses and he was highly sought after as a bed partner. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. 27 April 2018. He was well read and knowledgable about many subjects - though self-taught. Bob and his brother Jack were feisty chil. March 6th 2002 Skip to main content.com.au. A laugh a page. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 20, 2012. Give me a break. He had no close friends, only drinking buddies. Lee Server. His boozing and brawling were legendary, and so Hollywood snubbed him. It was ranked at number 25 on the Australian end-of-year chart for 1989. Exhaustively researched, it makes use of thousands of rare documents from around the world and nearly two … By way of contrast, the Dean Martin biography is about a man who didn't care, but who was ultimately shallow and not self-reflective. I had no previous interest in Mitchum except that he was sultry and sassy in most of his roles and who doesn't like a bad boy? Boozin', babes and brawling. It goes to Burt Lancaster. Exhaustively researched, it makes use of thousands of rare documents from around the world and nearly two hundred in-depth interviews with Mitchum's family, friends, and associates (many going on record for the first time ever) ranging over his seventy-nine … The critically acclaimed Heaven Knows Mr. Allison is the result. Mitchum was a Depression-era hobo who fell into acting. . . It will also give you a thorough list of Mitchum films to see. That he could be crude, that his sense of humour could be sharp, vulgar even in those times, there is no doubt but Server has that subtle touch and writing talent to bring Mitchum in all his complexity to life. Self taught, well read, poet, author, singer. Learned alot about Mitchum's life. The pacing is also odd, with Mitchum's last twenty or so years seeming to hurtle past the reader. This pretty much seals the deal on Mitchum being the king. It's an apt subtitle: "Baby, I Don't Care." In 1945, his performance in G.I. Exhaustively researched, it makes use of thousands of rare documents from around the world and nearly two hundred in-depth interviews with Mitchum's family, friends, and associates (many going on record for the first time ever) ranging over … One of the movies' greatest actors and most colorful characters, a real-life tough guy with the prison record to prove it, Robert Mitchum was a movie icon for an almost unprecedented half-century, the cool, sleepy-eyed star of such classics as The Night of the Hunter; Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison; Cape Fear; The Longest Day; Farewell, My Lovely; and The Winds of War. Another superb biography penned by the author of the Ava Gardner biography. Howard Hughes had a bevy of ex cops spying on everyone. He was a poet with an ax. This book is filled with a lot of good, old-time Hollywood stories. Likely it had to do with his upbringing in a dirt poor bohemian family of w. You'd really have to be a big fan of old movies to enjoy this biography of Robert Mitchum, the prototype of the cool, detached antihero on screen. Scotland on Sunday Book was well written. Mitchum's off-screen escapades alone would be enough to fill a marathon block of E! I, I didn't know anything except how much I hated him. A bit pretentious, Lee Server's narrative reads like a bad imitation of Robert Mitchum's "bad guy" persona, right down the author's photo on the dust jacket. Ditch digging, coal mining, dish washing; he did whatever it took to survive. It worked because she stuck with him throughout all his infidelities. I enjoyed the book but be warned there are some shockiing stories whether they are all true in not sure but as the title suggest he didn't care. 1917. A man has today been charged with the rape and kidnap of a teenage girl in south-west London. In 1931 and nearing starvation, Mitchum hit the road at the age of 14, inspired by Jack London and Jim Tully’s books. The schizophrenia comes from the writer's voice taking on the mockery of Mitchum's personality, whether telling anecdotes or reacting to the events in his life. At sixteen, he worked various WPA jobs. Drunk, drug user, infidelity, 60 year marriage. James died in 1919as the result of a trian accident. "Robert Mitchum: 'Baby I Don't Care'" Lee Server, St. Martin's Press (2001) "Them Ornery Mitchum Boys: The Adventures of Robert and John Mitchum" John Mitchum (1989) "It Sure Beats Working" Mike Tomkies (1975) "Robert Mitchum" John Belton, Pyramid Books. Every page was a pleasure and I'm truly upset the party's over. His father James was Scots-Irish and Anerican Indian and his mother Ann was a Nowegian immigrant. "Baby I Don't Care" is a song by English pop rock band Transvision Vamp and the first single taken from their second album, Velveteen. Both genres would never be the same. I don't think the author, Leo Server, quite grasps Mitchum's inner dynamics. Both remarkable. An excellent book about Robert Mitchum. Synopsis A hobo during the depression, Robert Mitchum fell into acting by chance. To see what your friends thought of this book, Cool can be defined in two words: Robert Mitchum. I don't think the author, Leo Server, quite grasps Mitchum's inner dynamics. Martin Luther King Jr. once said, “We are not makers of history. Dwight D Eisenhower called it the greatest war film that he had ever seen. Sever serves up Bob Mitchum's life as it was lived, unconventional, sardonic, bloody amazing and ironically hilarious. Perhaps the easiest improvement to make would have been to make this a straightforward oral history. Tough, fragile, brilliant. I still remember the line that he used on his wife. Please try again. Robert Mitchum: Baby, I Don't Care. Kathie Moffat: I didn't know what I was doing. While many Hollywood personalities and stars now attempt to maintain their personal privacy, Mitchum gloried in the seamless meld between his lives on and off screen. Mitchum’s contract with RKO expired in 1954 his next film may be his best, The Night of The Hunter. What a shame. Server's book does him justice. But, having enjoyed "Night of the Hunter" and "Cape Fear" and especially after having recently viewed "The Story of G.I. Tully’s “Beggars of Life” became his bible. Both genres would never be the same. by St. Martin's Griffin. Lee Server's biography of Mitchum, Baby, I Don't Care, details the whole thing beautifully. And being the part of some ass-kicking films as well. He is paired with Debra Kerr, who plays a nun on Tobago. His big break was 30 Seconds over Tokyo in 1944 starring Spencer Tracy. (Yeah, the rape "gag" against Teresa Wright was real funny and Mitchum is a good guy down deep. Something that helped him - he had a photographic memory. Robert Mitchum: "Baby, I Don't Care" is the first complete biography of Mitchum, and a book as big, colorful, and controversial as the star himself. On a flight out of JFK, the star responds to a woman’s complaint about his cigarette smoking by bending over and blasting her with a bountiful fart. No-one pays homage to the silver screen legends like Lee Server does and no-one imbues such great, big, problematic, hard to love at times, larger than life characters with the life they once emanated out of every star pore. His gypsy like mother moved then into a small apartment in NYC. Let This Be Our Secret: The shocking true story of a killer dentist, his mistress, how they murdered their spouses -and how they almost got away with it. New Statesman; 'Server has accumulated plenty of intriguing details about Mitchum's life, and his style parallels the laid-back character of his subject.' It was: "Stick with me baby, and you'll be farting through silk." I've read a couple Steve McQueen biographies and Paul Newman's and he and Mr. Newman both served on chain gangs in the movies (Nevada Smith and Cool Hand Luke). Sunday Express; 'Some guy. This is a very comprehensive biography on the subject of the life of one Robert Charles Durman Mitchum, actor, director, author, poet, composer, and singer. Mitchum comes across as fascinating, but at several points, I sensed Server limiting the potential of the telling of his story, and pondered the greater service that might have been done to the man. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. A great story on every page, told in excellent prose. (Mar.). A Look Back at the Career of Robert Mitchum. There's a problem loading this menu right now. He perfected his tough guy image by the late 1940s, playing variations on this part (often comic as his career waned) until his last film, in 1995. Server includes lengthy direct quotes from over 100 interviews, and almost all of the direct accounts are more appealing and interesting to read than his own try-hard prose; at times he's even lazy enough to introduce quotes with simply a surname and a colon, proceeding to allow them to speak in their own words, sometimes for paragraphs at a time, bringing this book close enough to oral history at times anyways. Do you believe that this item violates a copyright? His acting technique was closer to Zen than method acting: His primary concern was to memorize the shoo. After playing a cowboy in a 1943 Hopalong Cassidy serial, he made another 18 film appearances that year. I like how he includes the quotes and stories from those who knew Mr. Mitchum. Joe, giving an indelible performance as the world-weary leader of battle-tested troops. I like how he includes the quotes and stories from those who knew Mr. Mitchum. Mitchum'. The pacing is also odd, with Mitchum's last twenty or so years seeming to hurtle past the reader. His biggest star is arrested for marijuana possession in 1948. The one about the Rat Pack/Sinatra and Johnny Rosellini, the outfit's man in Hollywood. We Had Faces Then. And the work is not easy especially when dealing with an actor of Robert Mitchum's often misunderstood stature. At 78, he receives a diagnosis of emphysema and soon after lung cancer. Robert Mitchum: "Baby, I Don't Care" is the first complete biography of Mitchum, and a book as big, colorful, and controversial as the star himself. I didn't, Jeff. The low rating is not because Mitchum turned out to be a first-class jerk. It was released in 1989 and remains their highest-charting single, peaking at number 3 in both the United Kingdom and Australia. The writing is playful, filled with descriptives and insights Mitchum would no doubt have approved of. Robert Mitchum: Baby, I Don't Care. 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