Michael Douglas: Acting on Instinct

Michael Douglas: Acting on Instinct

by John Parker
Michael Douglas: Acting on Instinct

Michael Douglas: Acting on Instinct

by John Parker

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Overview

In the shadow of his father Kirk's overpowering fame, Michael Douglas forged a career for himself and became recognised in his own right as an award-winning actor and producer. But fame has taken its toll on Michael's personal life. His struggles with sexual addiction, his treatment for alcoholism and drug dependency and the break-up of his first marriage show another side to Michael's success. In 2010, his troubled past came back to haunt him when Cameron, his eldest son, was sentenced to five years in prison for drug dealing. Yet, despite a rocky road, Michael has found happiness later in life. His marriage to Catherine Zeta Jones meant a second shot at fatherhood and gave him strength following a devastating diagnosis of advanced throat cancer at the age of 65. This is the compelling and remarkable story of a Hollywood son who waged a battle against the odds to achieve his fame and fortune, and has kept on fighting with every challenge he faces.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780755362868
Publisher: Headline Book Publishing, Limited
Publication date: 07/21/2011
Sold by: Hachette Digital, Inc.
Format: eBook
File size: 2 MB

About the Author

John Parker is thr author of numerous books focusing on Hollywood. His best-selling biogrpahy of Jack Nicholson was published in seven languages. Other subjects on his list include: Rock Hudson, Elvis Presley, Sean Connery, Warren Beatty and Roman Polanski.
John Parker, a journalist and former Fleet Street editor, has undertaken many investigative projects in his writing career with topics ranging from the Mafia to Northern Ireland. His numerous books include several military bestsellers including THE GURKHAS, DEATH OF A HERO and SBS: THE INSIDE STORY OF THE SPECIAL BOAT SERVICE.

Table of Contents

Prologue 1

Chapter 1 Tense Beginnings 9

Chapter 2 Parental Discord 23

Chapter 3 Letters from Father 43

Chapter 4 Banana Road 55

Chapter 5 My Friend Danny 65

Chapter 6 San Francisco Nights 83

Chapter 7 Cuckoo's Nest 103

Chapter 8 Oscars Galore 117

Chapter 9 Enter Diandra 127

Chapter 10 Exploding Myths 145

Chapter 11 Elation to Despair 165

Chapter 12 Separation 179

Chapter 13 Unsettling Decisions 199

Chapter 14 Tears on the Nile 213

Chapter 15 Fatal Attraction 223

Chapter 16 No More Mr Nice Guy 235

Chapter 17 Long Days, Lonely Nights 253

Chapter 18 In Danny's War 269

Chapter 19 Hot and Sexy 285

Chapter 20 Inner Demons 309

Chapter 21 Some Kind of Hero 323

Chapter 22 Into Africa...Out of Marriage 345

Chapter 23 Twenty Million 361

Chapter 24 Catherine Expects 383

Chapter 25 What Happened? 397

Filmography 421

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