Biggest Movie Star in Modern Times (2008) A biography about the life of American film star Jack Nicholson. The Candlestickmaker (2011) A work of fiction, based on McDougal's own experiences serving in the US Navy during the Vietnam War. Bob Dylan: The Biography (2014) Released May 13, 2014, it details the life and works of the folk rock legend Bob Dylan. References External links Official Website Interview with Luke Ford Interview on Good Morning Memphis From L.A. to the World: Hollywood in Radio and in Press Panel Member WorldCat bibliography 1947 births Living people American non-fiction crime writers Writers from Los Angeles Los Angeles Times people Stanford University Knight Fellows American newspaper journalists 20th-century American biographers 21st-century American biographers