{"product_id":"michael-douglas-a-biography-paperback","title":"Michael Douglas: A Biography - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMarc Eliot\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA groundbreaking portrait of one of Hollywood's most successful stars, from critically acclaimed and bestselling biographer Marc Eliot \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Through determination, inventiveness, and charisma, Michael Douglas emerged from the long shadow cast by his movie-legend father, Kirk Douglas, to become his own man and one of the film industry's most formi­dable players. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Overcoming the curse of failure that haunts the sons and daughters of Hollywood celebrities, Michael became a sensation when he successfully brought \u003ci\u003eOne Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, \u003c\/i\u003estarring his friend Jack Nicholson, to the screen after numerous setbacks, including his father's own failed attempts to make it happen. This 1975 box-office phenomenon won Michael his first Oscar (the film won five total, including Best Picture), an award Kirk hadn't won at the time, and solidified the turbulent, competitive father-son relationship that would shape Michael's career and personal life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In the decades that followed, Michael established a reputation for taking chances on new talent and proj­ects by producing and starring in the hugely successful \u003ci\u003eRomancing the Stone \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eJewel of the Nile \u003c\/i\u003emovies, while cultivating a multifaceted acting persona--edgy, rebel­lious, and a little dark--in such films as \u003ci\u003eWall Street, Fatal Attraction, Basic Instinct, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eDisclosure. \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Yet as his career thrived, Michael's personal life floundered, with an unhappy and tumultuous first mar­riage, rumors of infidelity (especially with leading ladies such as Kathleen Turner), and a headline-grabbing stint in rehab. Rocked by a series of tragedies, including Kirk's strokes, his son Cameron's incarceration, and his own fight against throat cancer, Michael has emerged trium­phant, healthy, and happy in his marriage to Catherine Zeta-Jones, a Welsh actress twenty-five years his junior, and their new young family. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eMichael Douglas, \u003c\/i\u003eMarc Eliot brings into sharp fo­cus this incredible career, complicated personal life, and legendary Hollywood family. Eliot's fascinating portrait of the lows and remarkable highs in Michael's life--in­cluding the thorny yet influential relationship with his father--breaks boundaries in understanding the life and work of a true American film star.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMARC ELIOT is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of more than a dozen books on popular culture, among them the highly acclaimed biographies \u003ci\u003eJimmy Stewart, Cary Grant, American Rebel: The Life of Clint Eastwood, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSteve McQueen. \u003c\/i\u003eHe divides his time among the east and west coasts, and Asia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 17, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47189426143481,"sku":"9780307952370","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/39BPFPC33p9780307952370.webp?v=1767877457","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/michael-douglas-a-biography-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}