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Record Nr.

UNINA9910463106903321

Autore

Cohen Mark

Titolo

Overweight sensation [[electronic resource] ] : the life and comedy of Allan Sherman / / Mark Cohen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Waltham, Mass., : Brandeis University Press, c2013

ISBN

1-61168-427-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (385 p.)

Collana

Brandeis series in American Jewish history, culture, and life

Disciplina

782.42164092

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Soggetti

Humorous songs - United States - 20th century - History and criticism

Jewish comedians - United States

Singers - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Title Page; Contents; Prologue: Overweight Sensation; Introduction: Humpty Dumpty; 1 | Witz-Krieg!; 2 | College in Sex Acts (Printer's Error); 3 | I've Got a Secret; 4 | There is Nothing Like a Lox; 5 | Ollavood!; 6 | My Son, the Folk Singer; Insert; 7 | My Son, the Celebrity; 8 | My Son, the Nut; 9 | Allan in Wonderland; 10 | Peyton Place, U.S.A.; 11 | Oddball; 12 | Hallowed Be Thy Game; 13 | Hail to Thee, Fat Person; Acknowledgments; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

A groundbreaking biography of the song parodist and Jewish humorist