Author Samuel Garza Bernstein returns to dig into his new book, Roddy McDowall: An Actor's Life, How Green Was My Valley to Lassie to Planet of the Apes, the first full biography of the legendary actor.
Drawing on newly opened archives at Boston University, Samuel traces Roddy's path from child star to Hollywood institution, and unpacks the work that made him a household name across generations of film and television.
Show Highlights:
How Roddy McDowafll went from stepping off a refugee ship from England to starring in 20th Century Fox's biggest film of 1941, How Green Was My Valley, just six weeks later.
The real story of Roddy's breakout in Lassie Come Home and his lifelong friendship with a nine-year-old Elizabeth Taylor on the MGM lot.
Why Planet of the Apes became more than just a role for Roddy, including how he secretly coached fellow cast members to act through layers of ape prosthetics.
What Samuel found in the newly accessible Boston University archive, decades of letters, photos, and private correspondence that had never been seen before.
How Roddy's nearly 900 television credits took him everywhere from Fantasy Island and The Love Boat to a voice role in A Bug's Life.
You're going to love my conversation with Samuel Garza Bernstein
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