Screenwriter David Grove reveals tremendous yet tragic life of Hollywood star Jan-Michael Vincent

ALBANY, Ga. - Sept. 19, 2016 - PRLog -- BearManor Media announces the release of Jan-Michael Vincent Edge of Greatness by David Grove.

With his chiseled features, effortless screen presence, otherworldly vitality, striking blue eyes, Jan-Michael Vincent seemed destined for superstardom.  However, the real Jan-Michael Vincent was a reluctant sex symbol plagued by doubt and low self-confidence, a perpetual misfit doomed to alcoholism, and an eternal man-child, whose career and life symbolize the tragedy of unfulfilled potential.

Jan Vincent, a shy, small-town boy, transformed into Jan-Michael Vincent, Hollywood's golden boy, in many high-profile television shows, including Lassie (1968), The Banana Splits Adventure Hour (1968-1969), Bonanza (1968-1969), The Survivors (1969), and Gunsmoke (1971).

Jan was seen as the next James Dean in the early 1970s in Tribes (1970), The Mechanic (1972), Disney's The World's Greatest Athlete (1973), and Buster and Billie (1974). Later, memorable television work proved that his personality could cross over into adult roles, such as The Winds of War (1983), Airwolf (1984), and Hotel (1986).

Author David Grove interviewed Vincent's childhood classmates and friends, as well as his former Hollywood colleagues, including Donald P. Bellisario, Alex Cord, and Robert Englund.

About the author: David Grove is a film journalist, historian, and screenwriter. He is the author of Fantastic 4: The Making of the Movie, Jamie Lee Curtis: Scream Queen, Making Friday the 13th, and On Location in Blairstown: The Making of Friday the 13th.  He lives in British Columbia, Canada.

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