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Michael Douglas : a biography / Marc Eliot.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: New York : Three Rivers Press, [2013].Description: 340 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 21 cmISBN:
  • 9780307952370 (pbk.)
  • 0307952371 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 927
LOC classification:
  • B PN 2287 D733E 2013
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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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Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Recursos Regionales Recursos Regionales (2do. Piso) B PN 2287 D733E 2013 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000136257
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B PN 2287 D394K 2014 Anatomy of an actor : Robert De Niro / B PN 2287 D394L 2014 De Niro : a life / B PN 2287 D733E 2012 Michael Douglas : a biography / B PN 2287 D733E 2013 Michael Douglas : a biography / B PN 2287 D877a 2003 Ask me again tomorrow : a life in progress / B PN 2287 F673f 1981 Fonda : my life / B PN 2287 F673m 2005 My life so far /

Originally published: New York: Crown Archetype, 2012.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [301]-322) and index.

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.

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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