{"product_id":"michael-douglas-a-biography-9780307952370","title":"Michael Douglas: A Biography","description":"\u003cb\u003eA groundbreaking portrait of one of Hollywood's most successful stars, from critically acclaimed and bestselling biographer Marc Eliot \u003c\/b\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Crown Publishing Group (NY)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/17\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780307952370\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.61lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.10w x 0.90d","brand":"Marc Eliot","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44337836916917,"sku":"9780307952370","price":18.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_4fd3fe3c-ca45-4318-99f9-a915e29bcd43.jpg?v=1719329393","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/michael-douglas-a-biography-9780307952370","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}