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"Sean Astin, best-known as the actor who portrayed Samwise Gamgee in The Lord of the Rings trilogy, writes his memoirs about the personal and professional struggles and successes in his life leading up to his groundbreaking role in The Lord of the Rings.
Astin offers a self-critical view of his experiences, from the choices he made in his early career, to how he's handled his money, to his weight problems, to the harsh trial of the filming of The Lord of the Rings, which spanned many months, and finally to his Academy Award campaign for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. "
Sarah Bastin, Resident Scholar
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Plot
job/profession:
- actor/actress
Job/profession/poverty story
Yes
Phys disability/mental struggle?
Yes
Struggle with
- fatness/blubber
Story of entertainer?
- Movie Drama Actor
Period of greatest activity?
- 1950+
Subject of Biography
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- actor/actress/producer
Age:
- 20's-30's
Biography of famous person?
Yes
Ethnicity
- White
Nationality
- American (!)
How sensitive is this person?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 1 ()
Asia/Pacific
Yes
City?
Yes
City:
- Los Angeles
Century:
- 1980's-Present
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Book makes you feel?
- concerned
Unusual Style:
- a lot of flashback and forwards
- a lot of stream of consciousness
Writer's slant towards subject:
- somewhat unfavorable
Story of entire life, or part?
- story of set of events during life
Autobiography?
Yes
Pictures/Illustrations?
- More than 15 in color
How much dialogue in bio?
- little dialog
A LOT of info about personal vices?
Yes
How much of bio focuses on most famous period of life?
- 76%-100% of book
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