Donald Sutherland

<p><strong>Donald Sutherland was a film star of the sort they don't make anymore. In this richly colorful portrait Marlon Thayne provides the first full biography of the man the actor and his films.</strong><br><br>Never an old-fashioned matinee-idol he cut his teeth in M.A.S.H. Klute and The Day of the Locust but hardly conformed to the traditional image of the heartthrob. However as the creator of some of the most sinister and sympathetic roles on screen his career spanned over 100 films and countless TV roles. This enthralling biography follows him from his childhood in Canada to his climactic assumption as one of Hollywood's most versatile performers.<br><br>Spanning decades A Life on Screen covers the best of Sutherland's oeuvre films that have fast become cinema classics: Kelly's Heroes The Eagle Has Landed Klute The Eye of the Needle Casanova JFK The Hunger Games and Space Cowboys.<br><br>Sutherland's other notable films include Alex in Wonderland Klute Johnny Got His Gun Don't Look Now National Lampoon's Animal House Invasion of the Body Snatchers Ordinary People Eye of the Needle Six Degrees of Separation Citizen X and Uprising.<br><br>Along the way we meet a galaxy of screen greats - from Robert De Niro Sylvester Stallone Franco Fellini Robert Redford and Gene Wilder to Michael Caine Clint Eastwood and Jane Fonda.<br><br>In this fascinating biography we discover a hugely talented and intelligent man - a true legend in his own lifetime who never failed to deliver a solid performance.<br><br>Filled with remarkable insights Thayne's portrait is a fitting tribute to one of Hollywood's greatest actors.</p>