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Book details

  1. Print length
    384 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Page Publishing
  4. Publication date
    September 15, 2021
  5. Dimensions
    6 x 0.85 x 9 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1662470673
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1662470677
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But they were dead, and he still had a chance to live. It was years since he had gone from one great part to the next, but life had merely...shifted. Why couldn't he accept this? He was an actor, plain and simple: "an abstract and brief chronicle of the time." He had always done his job. By now he'd spent more time in Hollywood than in New York and had done more films than plays. Susan was right, he had been lucky, blessed even, to have had a chance to do the work he'd done. True, his life on the stage was gone, "melted into thin air," and would never come back, the way of things and something to be faced. Whether he was in a play or film or soap opera or now a sitcom, he would just do the best he knew how. He was an actor, and an actor acts. As he looked out to the brilliant green sea and up to the sky he glowed with contentment that, somehow, he was able also to accommodate the melancholy that would always be part of him. A seagull glided by on the wind right in front of him, and he heard the voice of his first teacher, Doug Ramey, across the years: "The only thing that counts is the work. As with life, it's a process, and nothing matters but the doing."
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Mike Farrell
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An Actor's Life
Reviewed in the United States on October 11, 2021
"This book is a gift; it’s an unsparing, eagle’s-eye exploration of the journey of a lost youth who finds a life in acting and in acting finds a life. In these pages Mitch Ryan explores with urgent, incisive, often bitter honesty the realization that the comedy and tragedy... See more
"This book is a gift; it’s an unsparing, eagle’s-eye exploration of the journey of a lost youth who finds a life in acting and in acting finds a life. In these pages Mitch Ryan explores with urgent, incisive, often bitter honesty the realization that the comedy and tragedy of life seduce and enthrall exactly as they do in the theater. The power of his writing is staggering and the pain is almost unendurable."

Mike Farrell - the author of "Just Call Me Mike, A Journey to Actor and Activist."
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Not a quick read but great book
Reviewed in the United States on January 20, 2023
Can't believe shortly after I bought this, that he passed away. I love the book, and as an actor,I appreciate his account of his life as a person and actor. It's taking me awhile to read it because I myself have some interruptions. But the reason I say it's not a quick read... See more
Can't believe shortly after I bought this, that he passed away. I love the book, and as an actor,I appreciate his account of his life as a person and actor. It's taking me awhile to read it because I myself have some interruptions. But the reason I say it's not a quick read is because it's so rich. I read one chapter and have to set it down and think about it.
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Searingly honest portrait of an actor and artist
Reviewed in the United States on September 13, 2021
Great actors are great writers, as it turns out. To name but a few: Dirk Bogarde, Peter O'Toole, Alec Guinness, Christopher Plummer . . . and indeed, Mitchell Ryan is in that league as both actor and writer. A gifted, delightful storyteller, Ryan writes with stunning... See more
Great actors are great writers, as it turns out. To name but a few: Dirk Bogarde, Peter O'Toole, Alec Guinness, Christopher Plummer . . . and indeed, Mitchell Ryan is in that league as both actor and writer. A gifted, delightful storyteller, Ryan writes with stunning insight, clarity and heartbreaking honesty about "becoming a man" and finding his way in life as an actor and artist. This is a remarkable book, as entertaining as it is profound.
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A most vivid portrait of an actor's life.
Reviewed in the United States on September 22, 2021
You will not be able to put this book down because one adventure in Mitch's life as an actor is more amazing than the other.You will laugh and you will weep as you meet the larger than life famous people he has shared his life and work with. It reads as a fantastic novel... See more
You will not be able to put this book down because one adventure in Mitch's life as an actor is more amazing than the other.You will laugh and you will weep as you meet the larger than life famous people he has shared his life and work with. It reads as a fantastic novel with the heartbreaking reality of his relationship with his son that turns tragic. Beautifully and honestly written portrait of a brilliant actor's life. Lisa RIchards (actress and senior teacher at THE ACTORS STUDIO)
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Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2021
Mitch puts you inside the actor's world, giving insight into how the movie industry works. On top of that, there is a careful study of a man coming to grips with his past and the powerful dynamics that surround his personal drama. I've seen Mitch in plenty of movies and... See more
Mitch puts you inside the actor's world, giving insight into how the movie industry works. On top of that, there is a careful study of a man coming to grips with his past and the powerful dynamics that surround his personal drama. I've seen Mitch in plenty of movies and it's exciting to delve, and delve deep, into his "real" life. Mitch lays it out, with pretty much no holds barred.
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Reminds Us Of What Is Good
Reviewed in the United States on September 17, 2021
Once you begin reading Mitchell Ryan’s autobiography “Fall Of A Sparrow” you will be immediately and helplessly captivated by Mitch’s powerful and lucid writing. The telling of a generational actor’s life, his story of calling - of love - accolades, failures, and turning it... See more
Once you begin reading Mitchell Ryan’s autobiography “Fall Of A Sparrow” you will be immediately and helplessly captivated by Mitch’s powerful and lucid writing. The telling of a generational actor’s life, his story of calling - of love - accolades, failures, and turning it all around - and also painful loss, which life also brings. What emerges in this remarkable book is his belief in the Human Spirit. To prevail.
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Reviewed in the United States on December 21, 2021
The author doesn’t mention anything about his time on Dark Shadows, which was a huge disappointment to me.
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Riveting Life Story
Reviewed in the United States on March 5, 2022
Every life story is a surprise. We never imagine how different life can be. But let’s face it, some folks really take risks and forge paths that lead to great depth and encourage greatness in us. Mitch was one of those men. You could feel it just being near him. But even... See more
Every life story is a surprise. We never imagine how different life can be. But let’s face it, some folks really take risks and forge paths that lead to great depth and encourage greatness in us. Mitch was one of those men. You could feel it just being near him. But even knowing that I never expected the poetry and romance of his detailed remembrance of life to grab a hold of me the way it did. I couldn’t put it down. And though I’m a very slow reader I found myself 100 pages in without a breath.
Every actor and non actor will wish they’d taken his path and love living it with him. He’s a true maverick and a real wise man.
And the kindest most unconditionally loving mentor. It’s a class in life.
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