Genius Jack

by Thomas Wiseman

For Jack Strawley, success came easy. From the start he was “Genius Jack,” cinema’s new golden boy. Even blessed with a beautiful wife, brilliant assistants, and an uncompromising flair for film making, the “genius” tag prove to be a burden. Women, pills and drink begin to take their toll and cracks appear in his fragile psyche.

442 pages, Hardcover

First published July 1, 2000

About the author

Thomas Wiseman was the film critic of the Sunday Express. Before that he wrote the entertainment personalities page in the Evening Standard for eight years, during which he made many trips to Hollywood and European Studios to interview stars, producers and directors in the cinematograph industry (the feature was syndicated internationally from the Sunday Morning Herald to the Nairobi Sunday Post.) He was also a playright.