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five easy decades how jack nicholson became the biggest movie star in modern times
praise for five easy decades how jack nicholson became the biggest movie star in modern times br dennis mcdougal is a rare hollywood reporter honest fearless nobodys fool . this is unvarnished jack for jack lovers and jack skeptics but also for anyone interested in the state of american culture and celebrity . i always read mr. mcdougal for pointers but worry that he will end up in a tin drum off the coast of new jersey . br patrick mcgilligan author of jacks life and alfred hitchcock a life in darkness and light br praise for privileged son otis chandler and the rise and fall of the l.a. times dynasty br a great freeway pileup part biography part dysfunctional family chronicle and part institutional and urban history with generous dollops of scandal and gossip . br hendrick hertzberg the new yorker br mcdougal has managed to scale the high walls that have long protected the chandler clan and returned with wicked tales told by angry ex wives and jealous siblings . br the washington post br praise for the last mogul lew wasserman mca and the hidden history of hollywood br real glamour needs a dark side . that is part of the fascination of dennis mcdougals wonderful book . br the economist br thoroughly reported and engrossing ... the most noteworthy trait of mca was how it hid its power . br the new york times book review br over the years ive read hundreds of books on hollywood and the movie business and this one is right at the top . br michael blowen the boston globe
a portrait of the enduring hollywood personality draws on numerous interviews and other sources to describe his childhood in new jersey early escapades drug problems celebrity relationships films and professional achievements .