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Author : David Crump
Release : 2021-11-05
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Book Rating : 086/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Fred Karno by : David Crump
Download or read book Fred Karno written by David Crump. This book was released on 2021-11-05. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Frank Cullen
Release : 2007
Genre : Entertainers
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Book Synopsis Vaudeville old & new by : Frank Cullen
Download or read book Vaudeville old & new written by Frank Cullen. This book was released on 2007. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John Connolly
Release : 2018-05-01
Genre : Fiction
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Book Synopsis He by : John Connolly
Download or read book He written by John Connolly. This book was released on 2018-05-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Connolly conjures the Golden Age of Hollywood in this moving, literary portrait of Laurel & Hardy--two men who found their true selves in a comedic partnership. "AMBITIOUS . . . EVOKES THE STYLE OF SAMUEL BECKETT." --NEW YORK TIMES "BRILLIANT." --SEATTLE BOOK REVIEW "EXTRAORDINARY." --LIBRARY JOURNAL (STARRED REVIEW) An unforgettable testament to the redemptive power of love, as experienced by one of the twentieth century's greatest performers. When Stan Laurel is paired with Oliver Hardy, affectionately known as Babe, the history of comedy--not to mention their personal and professional lives--is altered forever. Yet Laurel's simple screen persona masks a complex human being, one who endures rejection and intense loss; who struggles to build a character from the dying stages of vaudeville to the seedy and often volatile movie studios of Los Angeles in the early years of cinema; and who is haunted by the figure of another comic genius, the brilliant, driven, and cruel Charlie Chaplin. Eventually, Laurel becomes one of the greatest screen comedians the world has ever known: a man who enjoys both adoration and humiliation; who loves, and is loved in turn; who betrays, and is betrayed; who never seeks to cause pain to anyone else, yet leaves a trail of affairs and broken marriages in his wake. But Laurel's life is ultimately defined by one relationship of such astonishing tenderness and devotion that only death could sever this profound connection: his love for Babe.
Author : J. P. Gallagher
Release : 1971
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
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Book Synopsis Fred Karno: Master of Mirth and Tears by : J. P. Gallagher
Download or read book Fred Karno: Master of Mirth and Tears written by J. P. Gallagher. This book was released on 1971. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Mark Metcalf
Release : 2021-07-30
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
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Book Synopsis The Remarkable Story of Fred Spiksley by : Mark Metcalf
Download or read book The Remarkable Story of Fred Spiksley written by Mark Metcalf. This book was released on 2021-07-30. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gainsborough’s Fred Spiksley was one of the first working class youngsters in 1887 to live ‘the dream’ of becoming a professional footballer, before later finding a role as a globe-trotting coach. He thus dodged the inevitability of industrial, poorly paid, dangerous labour. Lightning fast, Spiksley created and scored hundreds of goals including, to the great joy of the future Queen Mary who chased him down the touchline, three against Scotland in 1893. The outside left scored both Sheffield Wednesday’s goals in the 2-1 defeat of Wolves in the 1896 FA Cup Final at the Crystal palace. Forced by injury to stop playing at aged 36, Spiksley adventured out into the world. He acted with Charlie Chaplin, escaped from a German prison at the start of the First World War and later made the first ‘talking’ football training film for youngsters. As a coach/manager he won titles in Sweden, Mexico, the USA and Germany, becoming the last Englishman to coach a German title-winning team with 1FC Nuremburg in 1927. He coached in Barcelona in 1932 and it was only after his involvement had exceeded 50 years, during which time, as this book explains, the game changed dramatically, did Spiksley’s football career end. As an addicted gambler and womaniser, Spiksley had his problems away from football. However, he was beloved by his football fans, including Herbert Chapman, the greatest manager of that era in English football who, towards the end of his life, picked him in his finest XI.
