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Availability:In StockContributor:David GrovePublish date:01/29/18Pages:222
Language:EnglishPublisher:BearManor MediaISBN-13:9781629332833ISBN-10:1629332836UPC:9781629332833Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, Performing ArtsBook Subcategory:Entertainment & Performing Arts, TelevisionSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.47 inchesWeight:0.6702Product ID:SC63VRN0K3

With hischiseled features, effortless screen presence, otherworldly vitality, strikingblue eyes, Jan-Michael Vincent seemed destined for superstardom. However, the real Jan-Michael Vincent was areluctant sex symbol plagued by doubt and low self-confidence, a perpetualmisfit doomed to alcoholism.

Jan-MichaelVincent: Edge of Greatness covers Vincent's entire life, beginning in hishometown of Hanford, California, and details the difference between JanVincent, a shy, small town boy, and Jan-Michael Vincent, Hollywood's goldenboy, who was thought to be the next James Dean in the early to mid-1970s, aperiod in which Vincent delivered memorable performances in films such as Buster and Billie, The Mechanic, Tribes, and The World's Greatest Athlete.

Featuringinterviews with Vincent's childhood classmates and friends, as well as hisformer Hollywood colleagues, including Donald P. Bellisario, Alex Cord, andRobert Englund, Jan-Michael Vincent: Edge of Greatnessreveals an eternal man-child, whose career and life symbolize the tragedy ofunfulfilled potential.

David Grove is an author, film journalist, historian, and produced screenwriter. He is the author of the books Fantastic 4: The Making of the Movie, JamieLee Curtis: Scream Queen, Making Friday the 13th, and On Location inBlairstown: The Making of Friday the 13th. He lives in British Columbia, Canada.

"Few punches are pulled when it comes to this biography of Jan-Michael Vincent... Grove has done a massive amount of research, maintains a balanced perspective and never sensationalizes the more turbulent aspects of Vincent's crazy life."
- Shock Cinema


Language:EnglishPublisher:BearManor MediaISBN-13:9781629332833ISBN-10:1629332836UPC:9781629332833Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, Performing ArtsBook Subcategory:Entertainment & Performing Arts, TelevisionSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.47 inchesWeight:0.6702Product ID:SC63VRN0K3
Publisher: BearManor Media

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