It's been a long journey for Maurice Micklewhite - born with rickets in London's poverty-stricken Elephant & Castle - to the bright lights of Hollywood. With a glittering career spanning more than five decades and starring roles which have earned him two Oscars, a knighthood, and an iconic place in the Hollywood pantheon, the man now known to us as Michael Caine looks back over it all. Zulu War, Alfie, and the International Intelligence Service (the first Harry Palmer), funny, warm, honest, Caine brings us his insider's view of Hollywood (where there's neither holly nor woods). He recalls the films, the legendary stars, the off-screen moments with a gift for storytelling only equalled by David Niven. Hollywood has been his home and his playground but England is where his heart lies and where he blames the French for the abundance of snails in his garden. A plaque now celebrates him at the Elephant in London. His handprint is one of only 200 since 1927 to decorate the hallowed pavement outside that mecca of Hollywood stars, Grauman's Chinese Theatre. A very British star, the autobiography is the remarkable full circle of Michael Caine's life. "This guy has "been there, done that" be it being poor, hungry, homeless, jobless, running from debt collectors, abandoning a spouse and child (he openly and remorsefully admits this) auditioning (in our world, interviewing), hits, flops, being forgotten, then having a comeback, making your wealth last, etc., etc. In all this he seems humble and still starstruck over the celebrities he meets not knowing he is regarded as a legend by them!" Photos, 406 pages.
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