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Stuntman!

My Car-Crashing, Plane-Jumping, Bone-Breaking, Death-Defying Hollywood Life
Book • 2011
Hal Needham's autobiography recounts his journey from a sharecropper's son in Arkansas to becoming Hollywood's highest-paid stuntman.

The book is filled with stories of his death-defying stunts, collaborations with stars like John Wayne and Burt Reynolds, and his transition into directing films like *Smokey and the Bandit*.

Needham's experiences include breaking 56 bones, setting world records, and pioneering innovations in stunt technology.

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Mentioned as a biography about Hal Needham, a famous stuntman turned director.
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Mentioned by Terry Gross in 2011, during an interview about his career as a stuntman.
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