Jack: The Great Seducer

By Edward Douglas

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060757671
• ISBN13: 9780060757670
• Release Date: November 2005
• Publisher: HarperEntertainment
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 4.2" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

Excellent overview of his life and loves

as a casual movie goer who is no specialist on Jack's romantic and professional history, I found this to be a very comprehensive, continuously enlightening tour through all that he's accomplished in his amazing private and public life... although I couldn't help but be familiar with his reputation as the consumate rogue, I had no idea of the staggering quantity (and quality) of his conquests and of the 8 kids he's fathered and what's become of so many figures in his life... a very enjoyable read...

An excellent chronological and referenced account.

"Jack: The Great Seducer" offers an excellent chronological and referenced account of his interworkings with the women in his life and career. The book itself offers one new revelation I was unaware of in the likes of Cynthia Basinet. Depicted as one of Jack's gals and downplayed as an "aspiring singer", I found her compassion, courage, insight, and humor within what seems to have been a geninue love affair to be inspiring. Cynthia is a single mom who took to assisting W. Sahara refugees after separating from the actor. Upon further research, I discovered Miss Basinet single-handedly transformed her career as a successful model/actress into a recording artist with a philanthropic platform with no apparent assistance from JN. Her rendition of "Santa Baby" was originally recorded for Jack as a Christmas gift, and has gone on to become a Holiday favorite. It's the version often thought to be Marilyn Monroe, which appears in the 2003 film "Party Monster". On the surface, the book resonates as a rah-rah "harem" lifestyle most men only fantasize about, however as I gave it more thought I couldn't help but wonder: where is the love?