However, at the band's reunion Kane's life was much different because he had been baptized a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Ed Cunningham, producer of the movie "New York Doll' told the Clipper that the filmmaking process for the movie was fascinating.
Cunningham worked with director Greg Whiteley on the project from almost the very beginning.
Whiteley became involved with the project after several discussions with Kane, who was in his LDS ward in California.
"He just kept talking to me about this guy at his church," Cunningham said. "Greg's a really practical guy, but he just got this look in his eyes and I could tell he was excited."
Most of the filming was done in New York and London, where the band performed reunion shows.
Cunningham said the film tries to be true to how Kane would seamlessly move from his music world to his faith world.
"These are two worlds colliding that most people don't expect would be able to exist together," Cunningham said. "Most people would just say they are like oil and water."
Cunningham said it was important to balance the worlds in the film because the worlds were balanced to Kane, who passed away last year due to complications from leu-kemia.
While Kane's glamorous lifestyle as a young rock star in the 1970s makes for a compelling contrast to who he became in his older years, Cunningham said Kane had such an interesting personality that his former career isn't the only thing that made his story compelling.
"Arthur's story would be worth telling if he were in a less glamorous career as a young man," Cunningham said. "I think that shows in how he lived his life."
The movie will premier in Davis County Friday, Dec. 9, at the Layton Tinseltown Theater.
cphares@davisclipper.com
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