Synopses & Reviews
A sensational, fullandndash;scale biography of one of America's most famous actors and relentless flirts. From Easy Rider to About Schmidt and Anjelica Huston to Lara Flynn Boyle, this book will be warts and all, and then some.
An inandndash;depth biography of Jack Nicholson, the multigenerational movie star and sex symbol. He has had countless lovers but cannot keep a healthy relationship. Women like Angelica Huston and Lara Flynn Boyle fall madly in love with him, and yet he pays for hookers. Here, Edward Douglas delved deep into Jack's wounded life to discover the secret behind his magnetism.
When Jack Nicholson was a child, he was told that his mother, fourteen when Jack was born, was his sister, and that his grandmother was his mother. He didn't find out the truth until he was thirtyandndash;seven. Could that be the basis of his inherent mistrust of women? He has had countless lovers, but remains aloof and sometimes hostile. He is adept at seduction and is, women agree, a great lover, but even at his most serious, longandndash;term relationships have been full of turmoil. In The Great Seducer, Edward Douglas explored the wounded psyche of one of America's most recognizable, iconic celebrities.
The book revealed details about the prostitute who is suing Jack because she has been diagnosed with terminal brain damage, allegedly inflicted during a rough night with the star. It told of Jack's early sexual dysfunction, of which he has spoken with candour. It told of Jack's drug problems, his wild nights with the jetandndash;set, and his private pain and torment. It gave startling new revelations about Jack's past, and how the secrets affected him and added turmoil to his life and depth to his work.
A sizzling, revealing look at the longestandndash;lasting sex symbol in Hollywood.
Praise for The Great Seducer:
"Everythingandndash;butandndash;theandndash;kitchenandndash;sink style portrait of the noted actor and unstoppable womanizer."
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Synopsis
Jack Nicholson is one of the longest-lasting and most recognized sex symbols of our time. This sizzling biography goes deep in-depth, relating exclusive interviews with past flames and flings, to shed light on the unique charisma and magnetism of one of America's most respected and desired movie stars.
Among the startling revelations:
- A longtime girlfriend who describes Jack's reaction when he at last discovered the long-buried, dark secret of his childhood
- Jack's notorious penny-pinching, such as the time he came home from a movie set with a doggie bag of catered Mexican food
- The woman Jack "shared" with Robert Evans and Warren Beatty
- The night Christina Onassis, who'd had a fling with Jack in Los Angeles, got mad at him for seducing a girl in her party at Xenon
- The beauty queen who was still married to drug dealer Tom Sullivan when she was drawn to Jack
- The beautiful, talented costar who showed up at Jack's house at 1 A.M. and what happened when live-in girlfriend Anjelica Huston answered the intercom
- The night Steve Rubell ran around Studio 54 saying, "We got to keep Ryan O'Neal and Jack Nicholson away from each other. There's going to be a big fight."
- Why Rebecca Broussard refused him when Jack asked for her hand in marriage in 1993, even after having two children with him
- Why Katharine Hepburn's goddaughter still loves Jack and has spent years looking for a man who can measure up to him
- Diane Keaton's reaction to Jack passing gas during filming of a love scene for Something's Gotta Give
- Jennifer Howard, who found Jack's lovemaking "very oomph! He knows what he's doing. You can kind of just let go. Let him le-e-e-ad the way!"In Jack, Edward Douglas offers us a provocative, fascinating portrait of the man, the legend, the star: Jack Nicholson.
Synopsis
"So I'm sexy. Is that a crime?"
Jack Nicholson is the King of Hollywood -- and the Lord of the Bedroom. Arguably the greatest actor of our time, his romantic exploits are legendary, having seduced many of the world's most desirable women, from actresses and models to rock stars and heiresses. In this steamy and endlessly fascinating no-holds-barred portrait of a unique cultural icon, the covers are ripped away from the one-and-only Jack -- revealing a complex, conflicted, brilliant but wounded artist and an extraordinary life spent in hot pursuit of love.
About the Author
Edward Douglas is the pseudonym of a well-known biographer.