Itï ½s been a long journey for Maurice Micklewhite ï ½ born with rickets in Londonï ½s poverty-stricken Elephant & Castle ï ½ to the bright lights of Hollywood. With a glittering career spanning more that five decades & staring roles that have earned him two Oscars, a knighthood, & an iconic place in the Hollywood pantheon, the man now known to us as Michael Caine looks back over it all. Funny, warm & honest, Caine give us his insiderï ½s view of Hollywood (where thereï ½s neither holly nor woods). He recalls the films, the legendary stars, & the off-screen moments with a gift for story-telling only equalled by David Niven. Hollywood has been his home & his playground. But England is where his heart lies, & 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, Graumanï ½s Chinese Theatre. A very British star, The Elephant to Hollywood is the remarkable full circle of Michael Caineï ½s life.