| Title | : | There's No Business Like Show Business...Was |
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| ISBN | : | 1593930534 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9781593930530 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 108 |
| Publication | : | First published July 5, 2006 |
You've heard Wilbur speak about Mr. Ed. Now read what Alan Young has to say about: CHAPTER ONE Radio - the simple life! (Paul Whiteman, Tallulah Bankhead, Zero Mostel, Eddie Cantor, Jo Stafford) CHAPTER TWO HOLLYWOOD The breeding ground of character - and characters. ("Androcles and the Lion," Jim Backus, George Bernard Shaw, Victor Mature) CHAPTER THREE HOLLYWOOD PARTIES (Atwater Kent, Maggie Ettinger, "Margie," Louella Parsons, Jack Benny, Mary Livingston, George Burns, Ozzie & Harriett, Edgar Bergen, Orson Welles, Rita Hayworth, Red Skelton) CHAPTER FOUR Hollywood Hotchpotch (Extras & Agents) CHAPTER FIVE Watch them - they're teaching you! (Peter Lorre, Clifton Webb, Jane Russell, Gower Champion, Jeannie Mahoney, Audrey Totter) CHAPTER SIX The good old days, or Have I been around that long? (Mickey Rooney, Jane Powell, Elizabeth Taylor, Roddy McDowell, Jeanne Craine, Bob Hope, Jack Benny, Fibber McGee. Red Skelton, Sonja Henie, Dinah Shore, Bing Crosby) CHAPTER SEVEN TELEVISION The box they put radio into (Fred Allen, James Gleason, Chester, Chester Clute, Wally Ford) CHAPTER EIGHT ON STAGE PLEASE! (John Charles Thomas, Ben Blue, Joe Besser) CHAPTER NINE THE TIME MACHIINE (George Pal, Tom Thumb, H.G. Welles) EPILOGUE It was easier then
There's No Business Like Show Business...Was Reviews
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I won this book thru Library Thing. It is a very quick read and I just love some of the stories in it. This book covers Alan Young and his rise to fame in showbusiness. There are a lot of great references in this book and I especually loved when Alan was talking about John Wayne, it had me cracking up so much.
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I just finished reading this pleasant little book. I’ll admit that I’m a Mr Ed fan but found the book a light-hearted and interesting perspective from a man that comes across as gentle and sincere. It includes many humorous stories about well known and less well known actors and actresses of the 1940 to 1960 period. I really enjoyed it.
