TY - BOOK AU - Eliot,Marc TI - Michael Douglas: a biography SN - 9780307952363 (hbk.) AV - B PN 2287 D733E 2012 U1 - 927 PY - 2012/// CY - New York PB - Crown Archetype KW - Douglas, Michael, KW - Actores y actrices de cine KW - BiografĂ­as KW - Estados Unidos KW - Motion picture actors and actresses KW - United States KW - Biography N1 - 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 N2 - 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 ER -