- Paperback: 160 pages
- Publisher: Plexus Publishing Ltd; Revised edition edition (4 July 1994)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0859652149
- ISBN-13: 978-0859652148
- Product Dimensions: 22.4 x 17 x 1 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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- #91 in Books > Biography > Theatre & Performance Art
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River Phoenix: A Short Life is the definitive biography of this talented but tragic young star. Brian Robb looks at Phoenix's unusual childhood, his early days on TV and film, and the pressures of stardom that led to his lethal overdose in 1993. His short but incident-packed life is a tale of modern Hollywood.
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31 of 31 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is an essential biography for any River Pheonix fan. This book explains his life story in interesting detail, from his childhood to his adulthood. From his family, close friends and long term girlfriends you realise what kind of short life this man actually lived. It gives detailed information on all films and T.V programmes he appeared in and played lead roles. the end.
17 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This being the first River Phoenix book I bought was very useful as it provided a lot of information about the boy from a very young age to his unforgetable death. As I do not contain the information to notice any mistakes presented in the book i cannot rate it 5*, however, it is a very powerful book that doesn't just talk about River Phoenix's life during films/tv - but expands into all corners of his life. There is a very good number of pictures of the boy taken throughout his life. Very informative and sensitive, i recomend to anyone who wishes to find out more about this astonishing man, (or should I say boy?)...
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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful
All in all, a good book to read.
8 Dec 1997
Format:Paperback
A fairly thorough and complete book on the unuseual life and up bringing of River Phoenix, complete with an excellent collection of color and black & white photographs,sure to please everyone. the author chronicals Rivers life from his unorthadox birth in small house in Madras Oregon in 1970, to his untimely death on the cold streets of hollywood 23yrs. later. the book is factual,but sometimes lacks in, depth of information on certian subjects of his life.the author writes his story around Rivers 13 films and does a good job of developing Phoenix`s need of a father image,his conflicting values, lack of a formal education, and the continued building of his many secrets,(he smoked,used drugs,had candy bar binges, which he all denied) that seemed to catch up with him in the end, and most certinaly contrubited to his untimely death at so young an age, with his whole future ahead of him. Some of Robbs facts are slightly incorrect,like he says River was born in a log cabin, a myth perpuated by his mother, he was not. that he made 9 movies, when it was 13. and one out of context statement by one of phoenix` girlfriends ,Sue Solgot who Robb said; "When we first met , he seemed really sweet and gentle. At least he is getting some hair now. When I first met him he didn`t have any hair.".. leading the reader to beleve she ment body hair.Actually she met him when he was filming Dog fight, naturally his Marine character was closely shorn, so she ment he had no hair on his head. Other small inacuraces like this exist, but all in all it is a good book to read.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
An honestly true accountant of River's Life
22 Nov 2001
Format:Paperback
I would have given this book five stars except for the fact that most of the stuff in the book I was already aware of. I am a huge huge huge fan of River and love him to death. If you want to know more about River's short life, than read this book. Unlike some books about stars, this one was not full of mistakes.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
A Fan Bio, and No More
9 Feb 2012
Format:Paperback
Robb's book "A Short Life," originally published in the UK and US in 1994, is basically a compact biographical work for adolescent fans. After thoroughly reading and evaluating the book, I clearly saw that nearly all the text is taken from previously published newspaper and magazine articles about Phoenix. In fact, there are parts of the book that are clearly plagiarized from other sources, articles that I actually have sitting in my files at home. Robb does a terrible job of crediting sources---one British newspaper article ("Wasted" by Ian Parker of The Independent on Sunday, December 1993) is plagiarized twice for its direct quotes from actor Corey Feldman before Robb finally figures out how to credit Parker on the third Feldman quote. The book has a filmography but no index. Nor does Robb include a bibliography or endnotes/footnotes to indicate where he found specific information. The only credit (with no attribution to actual quotes or authors) in the entire book is the list of magazines, newspapers, and photo credits on the ISBN page.
"A Short Life" is a good introduction to River Phoenix for children and teens. For serious scholars and researchers of Phoenix's life and work, I would avoid this book.
"A Short Life" is a good introduction to River Phoenix for children and teens. For serious scholars and researchers of Phoenix's life and work, I would avoid this book.
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