Starpower

About the Book

A man from a traditional Irish family decides to be a movie star with the help of family and friends he succeeds. He is enamored with the power that seems to accrue with stardom. Weary of this he decides to take advantage of his celebrity and make a career change. Thinking that his starpower status will service him well in politics. It does and he gets elected. An act which claims the life of an assistant clouds his future. He avoids accepting responsibility and pays a price. Will it destroy him politically?

About the Author

He was born in 1923 and educated in Houston, Texas. While he was in the Marine Corps during World War II he wrote several articles that were published, some were of a biographical nature and some were stories related to the war itself he attended the University of Southern California where he majored in international relations. He has been president of three companies and national salesmanager of two. He has been married to his wife, Nancy, for fifty-five years, has three daughters, eight grandchildren and three great grandchildren.

Other titles by Philip R. Clark include The Pit Stop, Unconventional Convention, September Sound, Beneath the Bricker Barn and Four Hundred and Thirty Days.