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Author : Mark Cohen
Release : 2013
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
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Book Rating : 568/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Overweight Sensation by : Mark Cohen
Download or read book Overweight Sensation written by Mark Cohen. This book was released on 2013. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the comedian's life, discussing his rapid fame and decline into obscurity.
Author : Mark Cohen
Release : 2013
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 277/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Overweight Sensation by : Mark Cohen
Download or read book Overweight Sensation written by Mark Cohen. This book was released on 2013. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Allan Sherman was the Larry David, the Adam Sandler, the Sacha Baron Cohen of 1963. He led Jewish humor and sensibilities out of ethnic enclaves and into the American mainstream with explosively funny parodies of classic songs that won Sherman extraordinary success and acclaim across the board, from Harpo Marx to President Kennedy. In Overweight Sensation, Mark Cohen argues persuasively for Sherman's legacy as a touchstone of postwar humor and a turning point in Jewish American cultural history. With exclusive access to Allan Sherman's estate, Cohen has written the first biography of the manic, bacchanalian, and hugely creative artist who sold three million albums in just twelve months, yet died in obscurity a decade later at the age of forty-nine. Comprehensive, dramatic, stylish, and tragic, Overweight Sensation is destined to become the definitive Sherman biography.
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Release : 2016
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Book Synopsis Overweight Sensation : the Life and Comedy of Allan Sherman by :
Download or read book Overweight Sensation : the Life and Comedy of Allan Sherman written by . This book was released on 2016. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Allan Sherman was the Larry David, the Adam Sandler, the Sacha Baron Cohen of 1963. He led Jewish humour and sensibilities out of ethnic enclaves and into the American mainstream with explosively funny parodies of classic songs that won Sherman extraordinary success and acclaim across the board, from Harpo Marx to President Kennedy. In Overweight Sensation, Mark Cohen argues persuasively for Sherman's legacy as a touchstone of postwar humour and a turning point in Jewish American cultural history. With exclusive access to Allan Sherman's estate, Cohen has written the first biography of the manic, bacchanalian, and hugely creative artist who sold three million albums in just twelve months, yet died in obscurity a decade later at the age of forty-nine. Comprehensive, dramatic, stylish, and tragic, Overweight Sensation is destined to become the definitive Sherman biography.
Author : Naomi Wiener Cohen
Release : 1999
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 488/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Jacob H. Schiff by : Naomi Wiener Cohen
Download or read book Jacob H. Schiff written by Naomi Wiener Cohen. This book was released on 1999. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first full-scale biography of a major Jewish leader and financier.
Author : David Weinstein
Release : 2017-11-07
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
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Book Rating : 349/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Eddie Cantor Story by : David Weinstein
Download or read book The Eddie Cantor Story written by David Weinstein. This book was released on 2017-11-07. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This absorbing biography chronicles the life and work of one of the most important entertainers of the twentieth century. Eddie Cantor (1892-1964) starred in theater, film, radio, and television. His immense popularity across a variety of media, his pride in his Jewish heritage, and his engagement with pressing political issues distinguished him from other headliners of his era. Paying equal attention to Cantor's humor and politics, Weinstein documents his significance as a performer, philanthropist, and activist. Many show business figures quietly shed their Jewish backgrounds or did not call attention to the fact that they were Jewish. Cantor was different. He addressed the vital issues of his times, including acculturation, national identity, and antisemitism. He was especially forceful in opposing Nazism and paid a price for this activism in 1939, when a sponsor cancelled the actor's radio program. In this carefully researched book, Weinstein uncovers sketches and routines filled with Jewish phrases, allusions, jokes, songs, and stories. Cantor frequently did not mark this material as "Jewish," relying instead on attentive audiences to interpret his coded performances. Illustrated with thirty photographs, The Eddie Cantor Story examines the evolution, impact, and legacy of Cantor's performance style. His music and comedy not only shaped the history of popular entertainment, but also provide a foundation for ongoing efforts to redefine Jewish culture and build community in contemporary America.
