by Martin Sheen
courtship and wedding of, 15–16
death of, 148–50
early jobs of, 14
early married years of, 16
Emilio-Sheen relationship and, 393
Emilio’s ancestral memories and, 383–84
Emilio’s baptism and, 46
Emilio’s birth and, 37
Emilio’s image of, 85–86
Galicia family roots of, 14–15, 21, 84, 85, 86, 93–94
generosity of, 145
immigration of, 15–16, 32
New York City visit of, 49–50, 51–53, 93
personality and character of, 13, 16, 18, 19–20, 23–24, 30, 42, 137, 145, 147
physical appearance of, 91
picture of, 144–45
retirement of, 49
return to Dayton from Galicia of, 54
return to Spain of, 49–50, 53, 54, 92–93
role in Estevez family of, 13, 19–20, 22
Sheen-Emilio-Ramon trip to Galicia and, 84, 85, 86, 89, 90, 91
Sheen family trip to Galicia and, 145
Sheen family trip to Ireland and, 141–42, 144–45
Sheen family visits with, 85–86
Sheen’s acting ambitions and, 14, 25, 28–29, 30, 31, 32, 72, 93–94, 150, 244
Sheen’s award trip to New York City and, 31
Sheen’s departure from Dayton and, 32
Sheen’s filming of, 147–48
Sheen’s hunting incident with, 17, 18–19
Sheen’s mourning for, 231–32
Sheen’s relationship with, 16, 17–20, 33, 42, 51–53, 92–93, 145, 148
Sheen’s visits with, 146–48
The Way and, 389–90
Westerns as TV favorite of, 29
winemaking and, 391
Estevez, Joe (Martin’s brother), 16, 49, 108, 148, 219
Estevez, John (Martin’s brother), 16, 108, 157, 233
Estevez, Juaquina (Martin’s aunt), 86, 87, 91–92, 93, 95, 97–98, 145, 146, 393
Estevez, Julia (Taylor’s wife), 6, 280, 281–82, 283, 288, 387
Estevez, Lorenzo (Martin’s uncle), 86, 95, 98, 145, 393
Estevez, Manuel (Martin’s brother), 16, 23, 31, 67, 77, 393
Estevez, Manuel (Martin’s grandfather), 99
Estevez, Mary Ann Phelan (Martin’s mother), 15–16, 17, 18, 20–21, 22–23, 74, 99, 141, 280
Estevez, Mateo (Martin’s brother), 393
Estevez, Matias (Martin’s uncle), 86, 87, 90–91, 94, 95, 97, 98, 99, 145
Estevez, Michael (Martin’s brother), 23, 50, 52, 146–48, 149, 255, 299, 300, 393
Estevez, Paloma Rae (Martin’s granddaughter/Emilio’s daughter), 341–42, 344, 346–47, 368–69, 370–74, 381, 394
Estevez, Ramon Antonio Gerard. See Sheen, Martin
Estevez, Ramon (Martin’s son)
acting debut of, 127–28
birth of, 46–48, 223
Bly workshop and, 356–57, 358, 359–60
in Cadence, 348, 349
The Cassandra Crossing and, 152
childhood and youth of, 4, 71, 77, 81, 82, 83–84, 86, 103, 105–6, 109, 113, 131, 132
education of, 77, 103, 113
Emilio’s relationship with, 55–56, 394
Galicia trip of, 85–87, 89–99
Gandhi location and, 260–61
Gardner relationship with, 152
Gilroy picnic and, 54–56
Hawaii vacation of, 207–8
in In the Custody of Strangers, 339
Ireland trip of, 141–45
Kennedy (Robert) assassination and, 82
Kenya location and, 260
Malibu earthquake and, 105–6
in Mexico, 77
Phelan family reunion and, 280
on Philippines location, 169, 174, 186, 189, 219
return from Philippines of, 206
Rome filming of Catch-22 and, 83–84
Roses tour and, 56–57
Sheen family car trip to Los Angeles and, 81
Sheen as hero and, 303
Estevez, Renée (Martin’s daughter)
birth of, 58–59
The Cassandra Crossing set and, 152
childhood and youth of, 4, 71, 76, 81, 82, 86, 105–6, 109, 113, 132
education of, 113
Emilio as director for, 3
Emilio’s relationship with, 394
as equestrian, 224
family photos and, 84
Gandhi location and, 260–61
Hawaii vacations of, 207–8, 222–23
Ireland trip of, 141–45
Kennedy (Robert) assassination and, 82
Malibu earthquake and, 105–6
Malibu fire and, 103
in Mexico, 76
needs of, 195
on Philippines location, 169, 174, 189, 219
Sheen family car trip to Los Angeles and, 81
Sheen as hero and, 303
Sheen’s relationship with, 227, 389
Spain trip of, 145–46
Estevez, Taylor Levi (Martin’s grandson/Emilio’s son)
birth of, 329
birthday of, 282–83
Burgos trips of, 6, 280, 281–82, 386
Emilio’s relationship with, 8, 282–83, 332, 344, 358, 368–69, 373–74, 382–83, 394
Emilio’s storytelling and, 368–69
Emilio’s surprise visit to, 282–83
expectations for, 282
graduation party for, 193
Julia and, 6, 280, 281–82, 387
on location with Emilio, 373–74
national park road trip and, 370–73
Paloma’s relationship with, 370–73
in Rated X, 374
as Sheen’s assistant on The West Wing, 280
Sheen’s relationship with, 121–22, 341–42, 346–47, 373
Spanish home of, 6, 8, 280, 282–83
The Way filming and, 2, 121–22, 197, 285, 288, 387, 389–90
Estevez (Francisco) family
in Bermuda, 16
Catholicism of, 16, 17, 22–23, 24, 30
in Colombia, 16
Dayton life of, 13–14, 16–17, 21–24
Emilio’s birth and, 37
Francisco’s role in, 13, 19–20, 22
Galicia roots of, 14–15, 21, 84, 85, 86, 93–94
Sheen’s role in, 16, 148
Eugene O’Neill Theatre (New York City), 48
Europe
Sheen’s early trips to, 36–37
See also specific nation or city
The Execution of Private Slovik (movie), 138–39, 151, 156–57
The Exorcist (movie), 240
Falling (movie), 134–35
Fame (movie), 247
Fast Times at Ridegmont High (movie), 253
father-son relationship
affection and, 207
Emilio’s Letter from a Parent project and, 248–49
expectations in, 365
fathers as role models and, 194, 206–7, 358
grandchildren and, 346
initiation rituals and, 358
loyalty and fidelity in, 363–65
obstacles in, 365–67
physical aspects of, 193–94
son’s needs and, 194–95, 206–7
tensions in, 358
See also Bly, Robert: workshops of; Emilio-Sheen relationship; The Way
FBI (TV show), 59–61
Feeney, F. X., 339
Feliciano, José, 260
Fellini, Federico, 152
Festival du Théâtre des Nations (Paris, France), 36–37
Fiddler on the Roof (play), 94, 346
Field, Sally, 235
filmmaking
Emilio and Charlie’s early attempts at, 239–42
marrying of picture and sound in, 240–41
films
funny, 215–16
as inspiration to take action in own life, 298
See also specific movie
The Final Countdown (movi
e), 233
Fishburne, Hattie, 168, 174, 183, 186
Fishburne, Laurence
Apocalypse Now filming and, 168, 182–84, 218
in Bobby, 276
Brown as mentor for, 276
in Cadence, 348
Emilio as director for, 3
Emilio first meets, 168
Emilio’s relationship with, 168, 169, 182–83, 393
Emilio’s return to U.S. and, 189
Hopper “assassination” incident and, 183–86
motorboat-mud incident and, 168–69
in Rumble Fish, 321
Sheen’s birthday party and, 174
Fonda, Henry, 235, 236
Forrest, Fred, 161
France, The Way filming in, 1–3
Frankl, Viktor, 222
Frederickson, Gray, 169, 172–73
Freedom Riders, 62
Freejack (movie), 356
Freud, Sigmund, 222
Fugard, Athol, 260, 267, 276
Fugate, Caril Ann, 126
Funny Girl (musical), 48
Galicia
Celtic influence in, 143–44
cemetery in, 99
concerns about The Way in, 386–87
Estevez family roots in, 14–15, 21, 84, 85–87, 93–94, 143
films of, 145
Francisco’s support for family in, 145
Sheen-Emilio-Ramon visit to, 84–87, 89–99
Sheen family trip to, 145–46
vineyards and gardens in, 87, 383
Gandhi, Kasturba, 269–70
Gandhi, Mahatma
funeral procession for, 266–69, 275
marriage of, 270–71
See also Gandhi
Gandhi (movie), 237, 260–65, 266–71, 274–75
Gardner, Ava, 152
Garfunkel, Art, 75, 83
Garland, Judy, 82
Gassner, Dennis, 337
A Gathering of Men (Moyers-PBS special), 355
Geer, Ellen, 257
Gellotti, Gerry, 42
Gibson, William, 235
Gielgud, John, 260
Gil, Antonio, 287
Gilroy, Dan, 55
Gilroy, Frank, 48, 51, 52, 54–55
Gilroy, John, 55
Gilroy, Ruth, 55
Gilroy, Tony, 55
Gladden Entertainment, 334
The Godbrother (movie), 239
The Godfather (movie), 133, 153, 154, 180, 239
Golden Globe awards, 61, 297
The Graduate (movie), 82
Grand Theft Auto (movie), 340
grape boycott (1980s), 203
graveyard scene, Emilio-Sheen relationship and, 60–61
Greenberg, Adam, 337
Greenwald, Robert, 309–10
Grodin, Charles, 75
Grosbard, Ulu, 51
Hackett, Buddy, 64
Hackford, Taylor, 335, 336
Hall, Anthony Michael, 314, 326, 327–28
Hamlet as a Happening (musical), 72–73
Hamlet (play), Emilio’s auditions and, 245
happiness, Sheen’s views about, 293
Harris, Denah, 214, 215
Harris, Richard, 152
Hawaii, Sheen family vacations in, 207–8, 222–23, 233
Hawaii Five-O (TV show), 104
Heart of Darkness (Conrad), 179
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (movie), 232
Hearts of Darkness (documentary), 171
Heller, Joseph, 75
Henry, Buck, 75
Here comes the cement! incident, 218
Herr, Michael, 228
Hinkley, Brent, 242
Hinton, S. E. “Susie,” 301, 307, 308, 313, 315, 320, 329
Hitt, Jack, 198
Hoffman, Dustin, 82, 139, 150
Holbrook, Hal, 114, 139
“Hollywood’s Brat Pack” story (New York Magazine), 330–32
Holy Trinity Church (Dayton, Ohio), 13, 22, 30, 45
Hopkins, Anthony, 3, 363
Hopkins, Tony, 363
Hopper, Dennis
“assassination” of, 183–86
Emilio-Sheen relationship and, 393
in Philippines, 183–86
in Rumble Fish, 320
Wisdom and, 339
Horton, Robert, 29
Hot Lunch (movie), 245–47
The Hotel New Hampshire (movie), 317, 329
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (play), 64
Howard, Ron, 340
Howard, Trevor, 133
Howell, C. Thomas “Tommy,” 314, 316, 317, 318, 319
Hughes, John, 251, 324, 326, 327, 330
Humanities Center Theatre (Santa Monica High School), 253
Hunt, Helen, 3
“The Hunter and His Son” story, 363–65
Hunter, Tim, 307, 308
hunting incident, Francisco-Sheen, 17, 18–19
Hurt, William, 316
Huston, John, 288
I Got Shoes Fund, 41
I Had a Ball (play), 64
The Iceman Cometh (play), 27, 352–53
In the Custody of Strangers (movie), 308–13, 322–23, 339
In the King of Prussia (movie), 300
India
Emilio and Sheen on location in, 260–65, 266–71, 273–76
Emilio’s impressions of, 273–77
impact on Emilio of, 237, 271
impact on Sheen of, 237, 271, 276–77, 293
Sheen’s impressions of, 261–71
spirituality in, 263–64
Inge, William, 245
Insight (TV series), 255–56
Ireland
Emilio’s films of, 134–35
Mary Ann’s return to, 16
Phelan family reunion in, 280
photographs of, 142
Sheen family on location in, 133–35
Sheen family roots in, 15, 20–21, 74, 93, 141–45
Sheen family trip to, 141–45
Irish Republican Army (IRA), 15, 17, 144
Iron John: A Book About Men (Bly), 355
Iron John myth, 360–62
Ironside (TV show), 104
ITV Saturday Night Theatre (TV show), 133–34
John from America (Hopper assassin), 184–86
John XXIII (pope), 36, 296
Johnson, Ben, 305
Johnson, Don, 126
Johnson, James Weldon, 30–31
Johnson, Lady Bird, 50
Johnson, Lamont, 138
Johnson, Luci, 50
Johnson, Lynda, 50
Johnson, Russell, 59
Jolson, Al, 235
Jordan, John, 10
Juan Cabrillo Elementary School (Malibu, California), 103
Judgment Night (movie), 343
Jupiter, Florida, Reynolds dinner theater in, 235–37, 250–51
Kahn, Michael, 337
The Karate Kid (movie), 317
Kavner, Julie, 235
Keane, Jimmy, 176, 187, 189, 208, 212–13, 394
Keating, Kenneth, 64, 66
Keitel, Harvey, 153–54, 157
Kennedy, Edward “Ted,” 67
Kennedy, Ethel, 67
Kennedy, John F., 47–48, 65
Kennedy, Patrick Bouvier, 47–48
Kennedy, Robert, 3, 62–67, 81–83, 106, 151, 341, 376, 377, 378
Kenya, Sheen family on location in, 260
Kerry, Paul, 243
Kieser, Ellwood “Bud,” 255–57
Kilmer, Val, 314
King, Martin Luther Jr., 62, 63
King, Stephen, 333–34
Kingsley, Ben, 260, 267, 275
Kline, Franz, 38
KLM accident, 219, 220
knife escapade, Charlie and Emilio’s, 216–17
Korean War, 104, 318
Krishnamurti, J., 111, 356, 360
Kubrick, Stanley, 338
Kurosawa, Akira, 336
LA Weekly
Echos of an Era ads in, 254
Wisdom review in, 339
–40
LaBeouf, Shia, 3
Lancaster, Burt, 152
Lane, Diane, 317, 319, 320
Langevin, Samantha (aka Eunice Augsburger), 28, 348
Lastra, María José, 280
laughter, importance of, 215–16
Laughton, Charles Frank “Charlie,” 37, 38, 39
Leigh, Mitch, 48–49
Lemmon, Jack, 236, 251
LeMond, Rob, 163
Lennon, John, 260
Letter from a Parent project, 248–49
Levinson, Richard, 138
Life Is Worth Living (TV show), 35
Link, William, 138
Lipton, James, 216
Little Darlings (movie), 307
Living Theatre (New York), 35, 36, 37, 58, 138, 151
Loaded Weapon 1 (movie), 343
Logan, Joshua, 236, 250–51
Lohan, Lindsay, 3, 363, 379
Lombard, Carole, 215
Lopez, Donna, 149
Loren, Sophia, 152
Los Angeles Airport (LAX)
Coppola-Roos-Sheen meeting at, 154–56
Los Angeles, California, Sheen family car trip from Mexico to, 80–81
love
as Dostoyevsky theme, 294
Sheen’s views about, 294, 298, 389
Lowe, Chad, 132
Lowe, Rob, 132, 251, 316, 317, 318, 319, 329, 331
Lowry, Joe, 163–64, 208, 212–13, 221, 229, 233, 236, 253, 348, 349, 393
Lucas, Jeff, 205–6, 208–12
M*A*S*H (movie), 104
Macchio, Ralph, 316, 317, 318
MacDermot, Galt, 72
macrobiotic food, 99, 102–3, 109, 129
Mad magazine, 130, 206
Magdevski, Sonja (Emilio’s partner), 4, 381–83, 391, 394
Malibu, California
earthquake in, 105–6
Emilio’s spec home in, 375–76, 379–83
fire in, 103
image of, 101–2
Sheen family homes in, 4, 132
Sheen family lifestyle in, 109–10, 129–33
Sheen family move to, 99, 101–3
Sheen-Lowry training in, 163–64
Sheen neighbors in, 103, 132–33
See also Point Dume, California
Malibu Park Junior High School, Emilio at, 186, 187, 205–12, 358
Malick, Terrence “Terry,” 126, 127, 128, 135, 141, 150, 293–94, 295, 301
Malina, Judith, 35
Man of La Mancha (musical), 49
Man’s Search for Meaning (Frankl), 222
Marcos, Ferdinand, 159, 169
Marre, Albert, 48
marriage, 269–71
Martin, Robert Dale, 31, 35
Mask (movie), 323
Matthau, Walter, 322
Maximum Overdrive (movie), 333–34
Mayne, Cal, 42
McCarthy, Andrew, 329
McCarthy, Eugene, 62
McCrane, Paul, 247
McCullers, Carson, 232
McLarty, Gary, 313
McNamara, Robert, 107
McQueen, Chad, 207
McQueen, Steve, 153, 207
Meade, Michael, 357, 358–59, 363–64, 365, 367, 369
Men at Work (movie), 7, 329, 341, 349, 355