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Martha Raye

Author : David C. Tucker
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476624275
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book Martha Raye written by David C. Tucker and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2016-06-21 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On stage from her childhood, Martha Raye (1916-1994) proudly embraced the role of the clown, her gift for slapstick comedy enhanced by a fine singing voice. She became a star with her first feature film, Rhythm on the Range (1936), as the zany, loudmouthed girl looking for love--or chasing it as it ran away. She won popular and critical acclaim with The Martha Raye Show (1954-1956) before it was abruptly cancelled, partly because of her chaotic personal life. Drawing on new interviews with her colleagues, this retrospective covers the life and career of an enduringly funny lady who influenced a generation of women comedians. Her reign as a top NBC star of the 1950s is covered, along with her appearances on popular variety shows, her roles in fondly remembered series like The Bugaloos, McMillan and Alice, and her film career that teamed her with the likes of Jack Benny, Charlie Chaplin and Doris Day.

Take It from the Big Mouth: The Life of Martha Raye

Author : Jean Maddern Pitrone
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 9780813127118
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (271 download)

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Download or read book Take It from the Big Mouth: The Life of Martha Raye written by Jean Maddern Pitrone and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 1999 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After graduating from West Point in 1892, Charles Pelot Summerall (1867Ð1955) launched a distinguished military career, fighting Filipino insurgents in 1899 and Boxers in China in 1900. His remarkable service included brigade, division, and corps commands in World War I; duty as chief of staff of the U.S. Army from 1926 to 1930; and presidency of the Citadel for twenty years, where he was instrumental in establishing the schoolÕs national reputation. Previously available only in the CitadelÕs archives, SummerallÕs memoir offers an eyewitness account of a formative period in U.S. Army history. Edited and annotated by Timothy K. Nenninger, the memoir documents critical moments in American military history and details SummerallÕs personal life, from his impoverished childhood in Florida to his retirement from the Citadel in 1953. From the perspective of both a soldier and a general, Summerall describes how the very nature of war changed irrevocably during his lifetime.

Memories of Maggie

Author : Noonie Fortin
Publisher : Langmarc Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781880292181
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (921 download)

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Download or read book Memories of Maggie written by Noonie Fortin and published by Langmarc Publishing. This book was released on 1995 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The unique story of Martha Raye and her military experience.

Louis Prima

Author : Garry Boulard
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
ISBN 13 : 9780252070907
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (79 download)

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Download or read book Louis Prima written by Garry Boulard and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This is the first paperback edition of the only biography of Louis Prima, one of the most underrated jazz musicians and entertainers of the twentieth century. In a career that spanned four decades, Prima infused the grit and grace of Dixieland jazz with swing and big band sounds, the first whiffs of rock 'n' roll, and a vaudevillian-like stage presence. A native of New Orleans, the Guy Lombardo protg known as ""The Italian Satchmo"" was the country's smashing new jazz sensation at New York's Famous Door in the 1930s. He went on to be a successful big band leader and a Vegas nightclub staple, and he virtually created the concept of the lounge act. Despite his longstanding success, Prima's over-the-top on-stage antics induced critics to not take him seriously and he was relegated to the status of mere ""entertainer.""Married five times and involved with numerous women in between, Prima has more often been remembered for his colorful relationships and quirky personality than for his abilities as a trumpeter and singer. After his death in 1978, his music gradually disappeared and jazz scholars rarely mentioned his name.Nudging Prima's legacy into the limelight the musician deserved, Garry Boulard nimbly explores Prima's ability to maintain a lifelong career, his knack for self-promotion, and how the cities in which he lived and performed--New York, Los Angeles, and Las Vegas--uniquely and indelibly informed his style. In a new preface, the author considers how the resurgence of big band and swing music in the late 1990s catapulted Prima and his music back into the public eye."

Star Texts

Author : Jeremy G. Butler
Publisher : Wayne State University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780814323120
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (231 download)

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Download or read book Star Texts written by Jeremy G. Butler and published by Wayne State University Press. This book was released on 1991 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of previously published works on performance and stardom, examining the relationship between genre and performance, the position of the star within ideology, the construction of a semiotics of performance and stardom, the function of the actor within experimental or independent cinema, and the distinction between performance and everyday behavior. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Expendable Elite

Author : Daniel Marvin
Publisher : Trine Day
ISBN 13 : 1937584070
Total Pages : 969 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (375 download)

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Download or read book Expendable Elite written by Daniel Marvin and published by Trine Day. This book was released on 2006-08-01 with total page 969 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exposing the unique nature of the United States’ elite fighting force, this narrative reveals how covert operations are often masked to permit and even sponsor assassination, outright purposeful killing of innocents, illegal use of force, and bizarre methods in combat operations. Through this compelling memoir, the author reveals the fear these warriors share not of the enemy they have been trained to fight in battle, but of the wrath of the U.S. government should they find themselves classified as “expendable.”

I Have Always Loved Older Women...

Author : Howard C. Barker
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1796039098
Total Pages : 489 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (96 download)

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Download or read book I Have Always Loved Older Women... written by Howard C. Barker and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2019-06-26 with total page 489 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I’ve Always Loved Older Women is an intimate memoir written by Howard Barker. Born in 1924, he shares stories of growing up in rural Mississippi, the tragic loss of both his parents at the age of seven, serving in the military during World War II, surviving an exciting life of a starving artist in New York City, and finally becoming a successful set designer in theater, television, and film. He weaves his professional experiences and his personal relationships with the greats and near greats, movie stars, and other extraordinary older women, finally finding the love he was always searching for.

Sid and Marty Krofft

Author : Hal Erickson
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476607842
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book Sid and Marty Krofft written by Hal Erickson and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-03-13 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: H.R. Pufnstuf, Lidsville, Sigmund and the Sea Monsters, Land of the Lost: For a generation of children growing up in the late sixties and early seventies, these were some of the most memorable shows on Saturday morning television. At a time when television cartoons had lost some of their luster, two puppeteers named Sid and Marty Krofft put together a series of shows that captivated children. Using colorful sets and mysterious lands full of characters that had boundless energy, the Kroffts created a new form of children's television, rooted in the medium's earliest shows but nevertheless original in its concept. This work first provides a history of the Kroffts' pretelevision career, then offers discussions of their 11 Saturday morning shows. Complete cast and credit information is enhanced by interviews with many of the actors and actresses, behind-the-scenes information, print reviews of the series, and plot listings of the individual episodes. The H.R. Pufnstuf feature film, the brothers' other television work, and their short-lived indoor theme park are also detailed.

Television Comedy and Femininity

Author : Rosie White
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 178673656X
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (867 download)

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Download or read book Television Comedy and Femininity written by Rosie White and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2018-11-30 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can comedy on television harbour elements of gender transgression or subversion? If a man is permitted to be 'funny peculiar' – playing the underdog or misfit – does a woman seem stranger in his place? Mapping examples from British and American comedy television over the past 60 years, from I Love Lucy to The Big Bang Theory and Smack the Pony to Waiting For God, this book asks: are particular forms of television comedy gendered in specific ways? Paying attention to series which have not been addressed in academic work, as well as more established shows, White offers fresh insights for the fields of television studies, gender and women's studies, cultural history and comedy.

California. Court of Appeal (2nd Appellate District). Records and Briefs

Author : California (State).
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 56 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 ( download)

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Download or read book California. Court of Appeal (2nd Appellate District). Records and Briefs written by California (State). and published by . This book was released on with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Great Clowns of American Television

Author : Karin Adir
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 9780786413034
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book The Great Clowns of American Television written by Karin Adir and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2001-12-01 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are generations that have never seen Sid Caesar become an automobile tire or Red Skelton stick his thumbs in his armpits and intone, "Two theagulls...," never journeyed with Ernie Kovacs to a surrealistic world of his warped imagination. Here seventeen comic talents are profiled (with photographs): their early years, marriages and personal challenges, anecdotes about them, the characters they created, their styles, and often representative dialogue or sketch descriptions. There is a listing of all television shows in which each comic starred (giving length, network, air dates). The comics include Lucille Ball, Milton Berle, Carol Burnett, Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca, Tim Conway, Jackie Gleason, Danny Kaye, Ernie Kovacs, Olsen and Johnson, Martha Raye, Soupy Sales, Red Skelton, Dick Van Dyke, Flip Wilson, Jonathan Winters, and Ed Wynn.

Monopoly Problems in Regulated Industries

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1996 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Monopoly Problems in Regulated Industries written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary and published by . This book was released on 1957 with total page 1996 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Television, June 27, 28, July 11, 12, 13, September 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 24, 25, 26, and 27, 1956

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee No. 5
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1844 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)

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Download or read book Television, June 27, 28, July 11, 12, 13, September 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 24, 25, 26, and 27, 1956 written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee No. 5 and published by . This book was released on 1957 with total page 1844 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Committee Serial No. 22. pt.1/v.1: Includes CAB report "Transcontinental Coach-Type Service Case," Nov. 7, 1951 (p. 421-515). pt.1/v. 2: Includes S. Rpt. 82-540 "Report on Role of Irregular Airlines in U.S. Air Transportation Industry," July 10, 1951 (p. 851-941). pt.2/v.1: Includes FCC Order No. 37, docket No. 5060 "Report on Chain Broadcasting," May, 1941 (p. 3533-3690) and FCC "Sixth Report and Order," Apr. 14, 1925 (p. 3785-3956). pt. 2/v. 2: Includes discussion of television industry impact on songwriter royalties. Hearings were held in NYC. pt. 2/v.3: Includes Columbia Broadcasting System report "Network Practices," June 1956 (p. 5099-5245); and Cravath, Swaine, and Moore report "Opinion of Counsel and Memorandum Concerning the Applicability of the Antitrust Laws to the Television Broadcast Activities of Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc.," June 4, 1956 (p. 5313-5406); and Columbia Broadcasting System report "Analysis of Senator John W. Bricker's Report Entitled "The Network Monopoly,"' June 1956 (p. 5407-5486).

Hearings

Author : United States. Congress. House
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 2568 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (511 download)

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Download or read book Hearings written by United States. Congress. House and published by . This book was released on 1956 with total page 2568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Hearings

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1902 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Hearings written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary and published by . This book was released on 1957 with total page 1902 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

King of the Half Hour

Author : David Everitt
Publisher : Syracuse University Press
ISBN 13 : 0815606516
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (156 download)

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Download or read book King of the Half Hour written by David Everitt and published by Syracuse University Press. This book was released on 2015-02-01 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Regarded by his contemporaries as one of television’s premier comedy creators, Nat Hiken was the driving creative force behind the classic 1950s and 1960s series Sgt. Bilko and the hilarious Car 54, Where Are You? King of the Half Hour, the first biography of Hiken, draws extensively on exclusive first-hand interviews with some of the well-known TV personalities who worked with him, such as Carol Burnett, Fred Gwynne, Alan King, Al Lewis, and Herbert Ross. The book focuses on Hiken’s immense talent and remarkable career, from his early days in radio as Fred Allen’s head writer to his multiple Emmy-winning years as writer-producer-director on television. In addition to re-establishing Hiken's place in broadcast history, biographer, David Everitt places him in the larger story of early New York broadcasting. Hiken’s career paralleled the rise and fall of television’s Golden Age. He embodied the era’s best qualities—craftsmanship, a commitment to excellence and a distinctive, uproariously funny and quirky sense of humor. At the same time, his uncompromising independence prevented him from surviving the changes in the industry that brought the Golden Age to an end in the 1960s. His experiences bring a fresh and until now unknown perspective to the medium’s most extraordinary period.

A Biographical Guide to the Great Jazz and Pop Singers

Author : Will Friedwald
Publisher : Pantheon
ISBN 13 : 0375421491
Total Pages : 833 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (754 download)

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Download or read book A Biographical Guide to the Great Jazz and Pop Singers written by Will Friedwald and published by Pantheon. This book was released on 2010 with total page 833 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An extensive biographical and critical survey of more than 300 jazz and popular singers is comprised of provocative, opinionated essays that incorporate the views of peers, fans and critics while assessing key movements and genres.