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UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn. FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj, illustrated,1st edn,192pp includes Filmography+Index and b/w photographs. Nicholson is one of Hollywood's biggest,and many would say,most important stars.Up to date (1983) he has made forty films,with no sign of a drop in either popularity or productivity. He began his long movie career playing variations on James Dean in the late fifties,before moving into the 'drug and rock music' films of the sixties. EASY RIDER was his turning point,while FIVE EASY PIECES confirmed him as a new star.Over the last decade he has appeared in a string of film classics such as CHINATOWN, ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO NEST and THE SHINING.Dowding seeks out the reasons for NICHOLSON's success and the significance of his contribution,analysing the films and characters he has played against the backdrop of recent history.In the process,he draws a vivid picture of a changing HOLLYWOOD and of this man himself.Few stars…
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