Looking back at Paul Newman and The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man

Clea Newman Soderlund and David Rosenthal discuss the process of creating a posthumous memoir from interviews and writings of Paul Newman. They explore the challenges of interpreting his intentions, preserving deteriorated tapes, and capturing his conversational tone. They delve into Paul Newman's search for truth, his compartmentalized life, loving marriage, and parental affection, as well as his philanthropic endeavors.