Laugh by Mary Ann Rivers (2 results)

Condition: Sehr gut. 160 S. mit zahlr. Abb., Ein gutes Ex. - The Warm-Up Fanny Brice, Sui Generis Mabel Normand, The Natural Silent Stars, Pioneer Spirits-The Bathing Beauties, Polly Moran, Minta Durfee, Louise Fazenda, Alice Howell Marie Dressier, Dowager Empress Marjorie Main, The Main Event Gracie Allen, The Enchantress Jane Ace, Miss Malaprop Mary Livingstone, The Great Deflator Dorothy Parker, The Wit Beatrice Lillie, The Constant Imp Sophie Tucker, Schmaltz Appeal Mae West, Sex Symbol Marion Davies, History's Child Margaret Dumont, Marxist ZaSu Pitts, No Respect Thelma Todd and Patsy Kelly, Firecracker and Wisecracker Screwball Queens, Escape Artists-Carole Lombard, Claudette Colbert, Myrna Loy, Jean Arthur, Irene Dunne, Barbara Stanwyck, Katharine Hepburn Gertrude Berg, Bronx Cheer Lainie Kazan, The Tummler Hattie McDaniel, Epic Relief Tallulah Bankhead, The Uninhibited Martha Raye, Indestructible Betty Hutton, The Cut-Up Joan Davis, The Knockabout Imogene Coca, Caesar's Cleopatra Lucille Ball, The Queen Judy Holliday, Smart Blonde Eve Arden, Arch Support Ann Sothern, Professional Polish Rosalind Russell, Favorite Relative Belle Barth, Blue Belle Jackie "Moms" Mabley, Young at Heart Minnie Pearl, Country Charm Judy Canova, Hollywood Hillbilly Ethel Merman, Carol Channing, Broadway Lights Phyllis Diller, Survivor Hermione Gingold, Hidden Jewel Pearl Bailey, Love Object Carol Burnett, Variety Artist Barbra Streisand, The Powerhouse Totie Fields, Mother Mirth Elaine May, Smart Stuff Anne Meara, No Second Fiddle Lily Tomlin, Thinking Woman Jean Stapleton, Love's Labor Cher, Clothes Horse Treasured Troikas, Dream Teams-Mary Tyler Moore, Valerie Harper, Cloris Leachman; Beatrice Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan; Bette Midler, Goldie Hawn, Diane Keaton Madeline Kahn, The Chameleon Joan Rivers, The Mouth Dorothy Loudon, Showstopper Gilda Radner, Happy Face Whoopi Goldberg, Surprise! Tracey Ullman, Split Personalities Renee Taylor, Secret Weapon Roseanne, Domestic Goddess Joanna Lumley and Jennifer Saunders, Potted Pals Ellen DeGeneres, Over and Out Rosie O'Donnell, Queen of Nice Joan Cusack, The Bride's Maid Janeane Garofalo, Her Glibness Tart Tongues, Gender Defenders-Sandra Bernhard, Rita Rudner, Joy Behar, Margaret Cho, Kate Clinton, Reno Cameron Diaz, Something Special . . . and a few surprises along the way Selected Bibliography Acknowledgments Index Photograph Credits. - Packed with anecdotes, jokes, and shticks plus 115 duotone photographs Funny Ladies: 100 Years of great comediennes profiles more than 75 famous funny women of the stage, nightclubs, radio, TV and film. Choice bits of performance material coupled with slice-of-life biographical nuggets show what makes these women so supremely funny. And, as the author reveals, some of their best acts were foils for the soft underbelly of their less-than-funny personal lives. Who can forget Gracie Allen or Mae West ("I've been on more laps than a napkin"), Carole Lombard and the other screwball queens of the 1930s, the indestructible Martha Raye, Imogene Coca (and her TV sidekick Sid Caesar), Jackie "Moms" Mabley. Over the decades we've been treated to every style of housewife, from the lovable but zany Lucy to the outrageous Phyllis Diller ("My Playtex Living Bra died of starvation") to the domestic goddess of the nineties, Roseanne. For sheer cerebral heft paired with canny versatility there are those brainy wits Elaine May, Lily Tomlin, and Tracey Ullman. Bette Midler, Whoopi Goldberg, and Sandra Bernhard offer entertainment that goes beyond simply funny. And just when it seems we might drown in the milk of human kindness served up by the "Queen of Nice," Rosie O'Donnell, along comes Ellen DeGeneres, whose zeal for honesty is served up comedy a la mode. Above all, there are those comediennes we've never stopped loving, from Mary Tyler Moore to Gilda Radner and Goldie Hawn. In addition to exploring the societal and cultural influences on these women, the lively text also explains how these pithy powerhouses helped shape audiences' tastes over the past 100 years and how one performer often paved the way for another. Silverman sympathetically shows not only how women came to persevere in a man's world of entertainment, but how they came to prominence in what had been the exclusively male domain of comedy dominated by the towering figures of W. C. Fields, the Marx Brothers, and Bob Hope. Funny Ladies proves it's the women who are having the last laugh. To say nothing of causing it. ISBN 0810933373 Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 1550 Gebundene Ausgabe mit Schutzumschlag.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - A family saga, live the life as pioneer in old Wyoming, on the beautiful Green River. Walk the paths of youth, of the young boys and girls. Watch our unbridled spirits. Meet Billy Dove Donner, the hero. Listen to pa tell us boys about 'brains not yet,' good grief. Taste the Civil War and courage of the human mind and body. Be there as Billy is wounded; and comes up short with amnesia. Travel with Billy and his wife Mary as they search for his home and memory. Walk among giants of the westward movement, the builders of Western America. Work alongside the folks of the Union Pacific Railroad and live with workers and camp followers. Revisit with Soapy La Rue, a little older now, however, still with spirit and zest. Live the lusty life and the morality of it all. Climb the High Sierra as the Central Pacific Railroad goes over the top. Stop and witness the camps along the way, Hairy Ann's, Molly's Nipples, and Lotta. Feel the pain and hurt as things go wrong. Then, be happy, as (Bear) your Vizsla dog becomes a national hero. Chase bad guys and witness the silliness of it all. Laugh at the fickle lady and watch Billy squirm. Don't miss Lucky Butterworth and his tall tales. Be there, as Billy, Mary and Bear return home to Wyoming and to a hero's welcome. Come to my wedding and visit with our President, General Grant, and attend Billy Dove.