Tatum O\'Neal (Books)

Tatum O\'Neal Books

Tatum Beatrice O'Neal is an American actress renowned for her impactful child performances in the 1970s. She achieved a historic milestone by becoming the youngest recipient of a competitive Academy Award at just ten years old. Her formative roles showcased a remarkable maturity and talent that left an indelible mark on cinema.

A Paper Life

285 pages
10 hours of reading

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At the age of ten, Tatum O'Neal was at the pinnacle of her Hollywood career, starring as a precocious sidekick in the 1973 film Paper Moon. The role won her an Oscar, making O'Neal the youngest Academy Award winner in history. By 1982, though, this angel-face was a full-blown cocaine addict, a teenage victim of depression, parental neglect, and abuse. A Paper Life recounts the actress's fragile passage through decades of adversity and personal turmoil to sobriety and spiritual peace. With astonishing candor, O'Neal discusses her destructive relationships with her father, Ryan O'Neal, her mother, Joanna Moore, and her ex-husband, tennis pro John McEnroe.