JAMES CAAN : THE BIOGRAPHY OF JAMES EDMUND CAAN
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As a talented actor, James Caan had the ability to touch peoples hearts as well as smash their kneecaps In the 1950s, Caan rose to prominence on stage and screen after emerging through the crucible of New York Citys burgeoning acting scene When James Caan
started his acting career, he was appearing in shows like The Untouchables on television In the 1964 thriller Lady In A Cage, he portrayed a scary villain in his first significant acting role in a movie The Rain People was the first film in which James Caan received critical acclaim for his performance Afterward, Brians Song, a 1971 film starring Mister Caan as a dying football player, earned him even more critical recognition Its widely considered to be one of the best television shows ever made When Francis Ford Coppola hired Caan as gangster Sonny Corleone in The Godfather the following year, it was an instant success for the actor As Sonny in Francis Ford Coppolas The Godfather, Caan became well known in the early 70s He ended up with a nomination for an Oscar for best supporting actor for his performance as the violent and belligerent oldest son and heir apparent to his familys criminal business Caan, a star of the 1970s and early 1980s, was also known for his wild partying lifestyle, but he suddenly left acting and disappeared from the public eye for a very terrifying time until making a return in the late 1980s with films like Misery, The Yards, and Elf This book is about to tell you a lot more8230 Dig in