Michael Douglas and the Douglas Clan Author:Annene Kaye, Jim Sclavunos The complete story of a legendary Hollywood family: Michael Douglas -- Star of Black Rain and War of the Roses -- and the Douglas Clan — THEY ARE THE MEN OF AMERICA'S FIRST FAMILY OF FILM AND THIS IS THEIR STORY — THE FATHER — Born Izzy Demsky in upstate New York, he became Kirk Douglas ... an... more »d a leading man for nearly five decades: Paths of Glory, Lust for Life, Gunfight at the OK Corral, Spartacus, The Bad and the Beautiful, Seven Days in May.
THE SONS
They survived the long shadow cast by their father's enormous celebrity. Michael, the second superstar: Actor (Romancing the Stone; Fatal Attraction; Wall Street, which won him his second Academy Award; Black Rain, War of the Roses), director, producer (One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, first Academy Award; The China Syndrome). Joel, a top director in his own right. Peter and Eric, now carving their own careers in Hollywood.
Includes over 15 black and white family photos.« less