Star-Crossed
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In this book Ron Austin recounts the "three acts" of his remarkable life. Act I finds him in Hollywood, in love with his young wife -- and with show business. As he becomes a successful screenwriter and TV producer, he works with a galaxy of stars, from Charlie Chaplin to the cast of Charlie's Angels.

In Act II Austin grapples with the ups and downs of his career and sets out on a new spiritual path: at the age of fifty, with the support of his Jewish wife, he converts from atheism to the Catholic faith. In Act III he explores his deepest concern -- how Jews and Catholics can find common ground.

Star-Crossed offers a candid, compelling look at Austin's wide-ranging life journey, as rich with stories about Hollywood's golden past as it is with ideas about how Christians and Jews can build an enduring relationship in the future.

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Ron Austin has been a writer/producer in Hollywood for overforty years. Having worked on such TV shows asCharlie's Angels, Matlock, and Mission:Impossible, he is a member of the Academy of MotionPicture Arts and Sciences and has been honored withlifetime achievement awards by the Writers Guild of Americafor his contributions to the Hollywood community. He haswritten many articles on film and taught at several filmschools around the world.

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Raymond Flynn
-- former ambassador to the Holy See
"Thought-provoking, insightful, and inspiring."

Christopher Knopf
-- award-winning screenwriter, past president of Writers Guild of America
"A superbly literate and moving account of Ron Austin's personal, professional, and explorative life. The word 'masterpiece' is often overworked. Not this time."

Michael Sweeney, O.P.
-- Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology
"Only love can reveal the knowledge of what it means to be a true Christian or a Jew. Star-Crossed truly is, as Ron Austin claims, a love story -- the story of his love for his Jewish wife, children, and friends. Also in love with his Catholic faith, Austin sees clearly how the Jewish and the Christian traditions can challenge and illuminate each other. His prescription for the future of Jewish-Catholic dialogue is brilliant. I highly recommend this wonderful book!"
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