the lives of ROBERT RYAN
the lives of
ROBERT
RYAN
J.R. JONES
Wesleyan University Press | Middletown, Connecticut
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Portions of this book appeared previously in “The Dark Shadings of Robert Ryan: A Brief Biography,” Noir City, Vol. 6, No. 2, Summer 2011, and in “The Actor’s Letter” and “The Essential Robert Ryan,” Chicago Reader, October 29, 2009.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Jones, J.R., 1963–
The lives of Robert Ryan / J.R. Jones.
pages cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Includes filmography.
ISBN 978-0-8195-7372-8 (cloth: alk. paper)—
ISBN 978-0-8195-7373-5 (ebook)
1. Ryan, Robert, 1909–1973. 2. Actors—United States—Biography. I. Title.
PN2287.R88J66 2015
791.4302'8092—dc23
[B] 2014033019
5 4 3 2 1
Cover illustration: Ryan relaxes on the RKO lot (1946) during production of The Woman on the Beach. Courtesy of the Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research.
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