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Read [Richard Zoglin Book] ^ Hope: Entertainer of the Century Online ^ PDF eBook or Kindle ePUB free. Hope: Entertainer of the Century He virtually invented modern stand-up comedy. But he was also a tireless worker, devoted to his fans, and generous with friends.“Scrupulously researched, likely definitive, and as entertaining and as important (to an understanding of twentieth- and twenty-first-century pop culture) as its subject once genuinely was” (Vanity Fair), Hope is both a celebration of the entertainer and a complex portrait of a gifted but flawed man. “For me, it’s a feast.”. A
| Title | : | Hope: Entertainer of the Century |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.81 (656 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1439140278 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 576 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-02-19 |
| Language | : | English |
"Tribute To An Enduring And Original Entertainer" according to R PRIUS. This is a very thorough biography that leaves virtually no stone unturned. For the most part, Bob Hope fans will find this book immensely interesting despite the fact that at times the facts of Hope's life is somewhat at odds with his public image that was carefully crafted. Like many things in Hollywood, public perception was paramount and Hope's image was a press agents dream, but n. "A Cogent Analysis of the Comedy Juggernaut Which Was Bob Hope" according to Steven R Greenes. An extraordinary and well told story reaching back to the turn of the century. Author Zoglin's critical analysis of the artistic high and low points spanning vaudeville to movies to television adds great dimension to the tale. Time has obscured his groundbreaking contributions to modern comedy and the entertainment machinery which is now taken for granted. The balanced portrait of Hop. "Behind the Jokester Facade!" according to Mike O'Connor. I have always had a love-hate relationship with Leslie Towns Hope. I love the ROAD movies Bob Hope made with Bing Crosby and all those other great 19Behind the Jokester Facade! Mike O'Connor I have always had a love-hate relationship with Leslie Towns Hope. I love the ROAD movies Bob Hope made with Bing Crosby and all those other great 1940/50s movies where he played variations of his brash, wise-cracking, chicken-hearted character. In the 50s/60s, my family always looked forward to his TV specials but, after a while, I noticed something about his performances. Hope was a. 0/50s movies where he played variations of his brash, wise-cracking, chicken-hearted character. In the 50s/60s, my family always looked forward to his TV specials but, after a while, I noticed something about his performances. Hope was a
Richard Zoglin is a contributing editor and theater critic for Time magazine. His book Comedy at the Edge: How Stand-up in the 1970s Changed America is considered the definitive history of that seminal era in stand-up comedy. Zoglin is a native of Kansas City, Missouri, and currently lives in New York City.
“Revelatory…unabashedly ambitious…fascinating.” (New York Times)“Terrific—scrupulously researched, likely definitive, and as entertaining and as important (to an understanding of 20th- and 21st-century pop culture) as its subject once genuinely was.” (Vanity Fair)“A Bob Hope bio even millennials can love…As Zoglin vividly demonstrates here, Hope, who died in 2003, was a groundbreaker—a song-and-dance man who was also one of the inventors of stand-up comedy. And even in death he has retained a kind of ubiquity. Let Richard Zoglin draw it for you in the introduction to what is one of the necessary American books – the definitive biography of one of the holy monsters of American show business.” (Buffalo News)“Zoglin does a superb job in fetching al
He virtually invented modern stand-up comedy. But he was also a tireless worker, devoted to his fans, and generous with friends.“Scrupulously researched, likely definitive, and as entertaining and as important (to an understanding of twentieth- and twenty-first-century pop culture) as its subject once genuinely was” (Vanity Fair), Hope is both a celebration of the entertainer and a complex portrait of a gifted but flawed man. “For me, it’s a feast.”. Above all, he helped redefine the very notion of what it means to be a star: a savvy businessman, an enterprising builder of his own brand, and a public-spirited entertainer whose Christmas military tours and unflagging work for charity set the standard for public service in Hollywood.As Richard Zoglin shows in this “entertaining and important book” (The Wall Street Journal), there is still much to be learned about this most public of figures, from his secret first marriage and his stint in reform school, to his indiscriminate womanizing and his ambivalent relationships with Bing Crosby and Johnny Carson. “A wonderful biography,” says Woody Allen. “Revelatory…fascinating” (The New York Times): The first definitive biography of Bob Hope, featuring
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