Michael Douglas: a biography

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A groundbreaking portrait of one of Hollywood's most successful stars, from critically acclaimed and bestselling biographer Marc Eliot. Douglas emerged from the long shadow cast by his movie-legend father, Kirk, to establish a reputation for producing and starring in hugely successful movies. While cultivating a multifaceted action persona, his personal life floundered amid a series of tragedies, until Douglas emerged triumphant. Eliot shows how Douglas' life and work broke boundaries.

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Title Statements

Full title :Michael Douglas : a biography / Marc Eliot.

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Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2012.
Edition:1st ed

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Crown Archetype
Place of Publication:New York
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2012.

The Physical Object

Description:340 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : : illustrations, portraits ; : 24 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780307952363, 0307952363
oclc:ocn797975285
LC Classification:PN2287.D5425
Dewey Decimal:791.43028092

Introduction -- Parents -- Connecticut to Santa Barbara to New York -- Into the cuckoo's nest -- Action star -- Sex symbol -- The flawed contemporary male -- Radiance and radiation.

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Biographies Biography collective biographies Douglas, Michael Motion picture actors and actresses Motion picture actors and actresses -- … United States