At a time of life when most people think of retiring, Jack Nicholson remains as energetic and charismatic as ever. Known for his trademark shark's grin and sunglasses, Nicholson has been acting for the past 37 years, and has just celebrated 25 years since the classic The Shining was released. This book shares the truth about this avid LA Lakers fan, partying legend, and charismatic performer, revealed with the help and cooperation of many of Nicholson's Hollywood associates. John Parker traces the astonishing rise to stardom of a boy who was brought up to believe his grandmother was his mother and his mother his sister. This unorthodox childhood was the start of an incredible journey that included Oscar success, a string of high-profile lovers, and a long-term relationship with Anjelica Huston. This comprehensive biography goes behind the wolfish grin to discover that there is much more to Nicholson than the good-time partying figure found regularly in gossip columns; he does remain, after all these years, untamed and wild.
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John Parker has been a writer and journalist all his working life, in a career that has taken him from local newspaper to Life magazine. He is the author of Five for Hollywood and Kings of Fools.
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THE SEARCH FOR the inspirational sources of Jack Nicholson the artist, and Jack Nicholson the man, takes us on a journey that in many ways is more diverse than some of his contemporaries, like Warren Beatty, Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman, who were born in the same year - 1937. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Easy Rider, Los Angeles, New York, Warren Beatty, Robert Evans, Mulholland Drive, The Shining, Carnal Knowledge, The Two Jakes, Dennis Hopper, John Huston, Bob Rafelson, Rebecca Broussard, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, James Dean, Five Easy Pieces, Roman Polanski, Mike Nichols, Peter Fonda, Roger Corman, The Joker, Beverly Hills, Anjelica Huston, Michelle Phillips, Warner Brothers Browse Sample Pages:
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THE SEARCH FOR the inspirational sources of Jack Nicholson the artist, and Jack Nicholson the man, takes us on a journey that in many ways is more diverse than some of his contemporaries, like Warren Beatty, Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman, who were born in the same year - 1937. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Easy Rider, Los Angeles, New York, Warren Beatty, Robert Evans, Mulholland Drive, The Shining, Carnal Knowledge, The Two Jakes, Dennis Hopper, John Huston, Bob Rafelson, Rebecca Broussard, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, James Dean, Five Easy Pieces, Roman Polanski, Mike Nichols, Peter Fonda, Roger Corman, The Joker, Beverly Hills, Anjelica Huston, Michelle Phillips, Warner Brothers Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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