# Episode 432-Roddy McDowell : An Actor's Life with Author Samuel Garza Bernstein

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Podcast: [Forgotten Hollywood](https://stenobird.com/podcast/forgotten-hollywood-2166799)
Published: 2026-05-28T05:42:18+00:00
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Duration seconds: 1527

## Resource

In this episode, I spoke with author Samuel Garza Bernstein about his latest book "Roddy McDowall: An Actor's Life". As one of the very few naturally gifted child actors who graduated into adult roles with relative ease, Roddy McDowall exuded charm throughout a glorious Hollywood run that included film, television, and Broadway. John Ford’s 1941 classic How Green Was My Valley put Roddy on the map at 12-years-old. It won Best Picture over Citizen Kane and is Clint Eastwood’s favorite film of all time. But Roddy’s biggest claim to fame was yet to come.

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