Michael Feeney Callan is een Ierse dichter, romanschrijver en filmmaker, ook bekend om zijn biografische geschriften. Zijn vroege carrière omvatte het schrijven van televisiescripts voor politieseries en de bewerking van literaire werken voor uitzending. Callans poëtische en prozaïsche publicaties begonnen in zijn jeugd en evolueerden naar verschillende dichtbundels en romans. Als filmmaker heeft hij onderwerpen verkend, variërend van muzikanten tot animators, en zijn verhalende ambacht uitgebreid naar het visuele medium.
Draws on the actor, director, and producer's personal documents to offer insight into his complex life behind his famous roles, discussing the death of his son, his relationship with Sydney Pollack, and his establishment of the Sundance Film Festival.
Richard Harris was a genius whose frenzied existence sometimes overshadowed his enormous talent. Over 45 years, his career spanned small theatrical productions and Hollywood blockbusters. Renowned for his roles in classics like Mutiny on the Bounty, A Man Called Horse, Camelot, The Field, and Unforgiven, Harris’ off-screen drinking and womanizing with fellow hell-raisers Richard Burton and Peter O'Toole also brought him notoriety. Although few people accompanied Harris for any duration on the roller-coaster ride of his life, award-winning writer, director, and fellow Irishman Michael Feeney Callan joined the ride and stayed the course. After striking up a warm friendship with the actor in the mid-‘70s, Callan embarked on an authorized biography. To mark Richard Harris’ passing, Callan has revisited and expanded on his original book to create this fresh and revealing tribute.