Overweight sensation : the life and comedy of Allan Sherman / / Mark Cohen
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| Autore: |
Cohen Mark <1956->
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| Titolo: |
Overweight sensation : the life and comedy of Allan Sherman / / Mark Cohen
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| Pubblicazione: | Waltham, Mass., : Brandeis University Press, c2013 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (385 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 782.42164092 |
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| Soggetto topico: | Humorous songs - United States - 20th century - History and criticism |
| Jewish comedians - United States | |
| Singers - United States | |
| 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 |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Overweight sensation |
| ISBN: | 1-61168-427-7 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910813186403321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
Serie:
Brandeis series in American Jewish history, culture, and life.