0 ratings | 0 reviews | avg rating:0.0

Shawn’s Bookshelves

read (0)
currently-reading (0)
to-read (0)

Shawn’s Friends (1)

Virginia Campbell

3,547 books | 2,291 friends

Shawn Levy

Goodreads Author

Born

in Brooklyn, New York, The United States

Website

http://www.shawnlevy.com/

Twitter

shawnlevy

Genre

Biography, Nonfiction, Poetry

Member Since

June 2009

edit data

Shawn Levy is the author of nine books of biography and pop culture history. The former film critic of The Oregonian and KGW-TV and a former editor of American Film, he has been published in Sight and Sound, Film Comment, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Guardian, The Hollywood Reporter, and The Black Rock Beacon, among many other outlets. He jumps and claps and sings for victory in Portland, Oregon, where he serves on the board of directors of Operation Pitch Invasion.

Combine Editions
Shawn Levy’s books

Average rating: 3.8 · 3,694 ratings · 429 reviews · 12 distinct works • Similar authors

	Paul Newman: A Life 3.80 avg rating — 1,329 ratings — published 2009 — 26 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rat Pack Confidential: Frank, Dean, Sammy, Peter, Joey and the Last Great Show Biz Party 3.75 avg rating — 1,300 ratings — published 1998 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	De Niro: A Biography 3.74 avg rating — 289 ratings — published 2014 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ready, Steady, Go!: The Smashing Rise and Giddy Fall of Swinging London 3.90 avg rating — 260 ratings — published 2002 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Last Playboy: The High Life of Porfirio Rubirosa 3.90 avg rating — 168 ratings — published 2005 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	King of Comedy: The Life and Art of Jerry Lewis 3.98 avg rating — 136 ratings — published 1996 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Castle on Sunset: Life, Death, Love, Art, and Scandal at Hollywood's Chateau Marmont 3.74 avg rating — 82 ratings — published 2019 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dolce Vita Confidential: Fellini, Loren, Pucci, Paparazzi, and the Swinging High Life of 1950s Rome 3.92 avg rating — 117 ratings — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Rat Pack: Limited Edition by Shawn Levy (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Tony Nourmand (Editor) , Graham Marsh (Design) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2010	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Castle on Sunset: Love, Fame, Death and Scandal at Hollywood’s Chateau Marmont 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

More books by Shawn Levy…

Upcoming Events

No scheduled events. Add an event.

rss
Shawn’s Recent Updates

Shawn Levy is now friends with Virginia Campbell
Nov 07, 2018 11:42AM · like

More of Shawn's books…

Quotes by Shawn Levy

“What can you possibly say about Rome?
That it's eternal? That all roads lead to it? That it wasn't built in a day? That when there you should do as the locals do?

Please.
For millennia, Rome has embodied and repelled every cliché, description, and act of comprehension or explanation applied to it.
As a city, it has been built and destroyed and rebuilt by - and has celebrated and signified and outlasted - caesars and barbarians and popes and Fascists and prophets and artists and pilgrims and schemers and migrants and lovers and fools.”
― Shawn Levy, Dolce Vita Confidential: Fellini, Loren, Pucci, Paparazzi, and the Swinging High Life of 1950s Rome

tags: eternal-city, history, italy, rome

2 likes

“A man without enemies is a man without character.”
― Shawn Levy, Paul Newman: A Life

1 likes

“Paul Schrader drove past theaters in New York where the film originally played and were at once thrilled and sickened to see lines of young men dressed in Bickle’s familiar outfit of army fatigues and blue jeans, waiting to see the film for, presumably, second and third go-rounds.”
― Shawn Levy, De Niro: A Life

0 likes

See all Shawn Levy's quotes »

Topics Mentioning This Author

topics	posts	views	last activity
What's the Name o...: Paul Newman Quotes on Gay Rights-Where Does It Come From?	13	437	Aug 20, 2018 06:36PM
WACKY READING CHA...: 17X17 Challenge	328	251	Mar 12, 2019 07:30AM
Reading the 20th ...: What books are you reading now?	1791	209	8 hours, 39 min ago

More…

Shawn Levy’s Followers (100)

Shawn’s Bookshelves

Shawn’s Friends (1)

Shawn Levy

Goodreads Author

Combine Editions
Shawn Levy’s books

Upcoming Events

rss
Shawn’s Recent Updates

Quotes by Shawn Levy

Topics Mentioning This Author

Shawn’s Friend Comments

Flag Abuse

Shawn Levy’s Followers (100)

Shawn’s Bookshelves

Shawn’s Friends (1)

Shawn Levy

Goodreads Author

Combine EditionsShawn Levy’s books

Upcoming Events

rssShawn’s Recent Updates

Quotes by Shawn Levy

Topics Mentioning This Author

Shawn’s Friend Comments

Flag Abuse

Combine Editions
Shawn Levy’s books

rss
Shawn’s Recent Updates