The Lives of Robert Ryan

An “engrossing new biography” of the actor famed for his menacing onscreen persona—and his offscreen work for peace and civil rights ( Film Quarterly ).   The Lives of Robert Ryan  is an in-depth look at the gifted, complex, intensely private man Martin Scorsese called “one of the greatest actors in the history of American film.” The son of a Chicago construction executive with strong ties to the Democratic machine, Ryan became a star after World War II on the strength of his menacing