Sunday Nights at Seven: The Jack Benny Story
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| Rating | : | 4.59 (514 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0446515469 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 302 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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LSMFT James J. Varela Lucky Strike Means Fine Tobacco, I have heard Joan Benny on various radio programs over the years and she truly was blessed to have Mr. Benny as a father. Unlike many of the Mommy & Daddy dearest books written by the children of celebrities this books tells of an enchanted childhood growing up in Hollywood's golden age, Many of Mr. Benny's insights on his contemporaries like Fred Allen & George Burns as well as his defense tha. Five Stars Tom T. Excellent.. "4 1/2* Benny Rides Again M. Allen Greenbaum Jack Benny is the father of modern comedy, popularizing (and perhaps originating) the self-referential and self-conscious comedy practiced in the last 20 years by comedians such as Andy Kaufman, Steve Martin, and Bill Murray. He may have also begun the modern media-related "show within a show" concept, exemplified to some extent by "Seinfeld," and in the past by the shows of George Burns, Danny Thomas, and Lucy and Desi. Perha. 1/2* Benny Rides Again" according to M. Allen Greenbaum. Jack Benny is the father of modern comedy, popularizing (and perhaps originating) the self-referential and self-conscious comedy practiced in the last 20 years by comedians such as Andy Kaufman, Steve Martin, and Bill Murray. He may have also begun the modern media-related "show within a show" concept, exemplified to some extent by "Seinfeld," and in the past by the shows of George Burns, Danny Thomas, and Lucy and Desi. Perha
By virtually all accounts Benny was a nice, pleasant man, and those same adjectives also apply to this book. Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. But Sunday Nights is better than his manager Irving Fein's Jack Benny: An Intimate Biography ( LJ 12/15/75) or Mary Livingstone Benny and others' Jack Benny ( LJ 2/15/78). Here, in what PW termed an "entertaining and moving" manner, he reveals the secrets of his tremendous appeal as his daughter supplements the text with accounts of the family's home life. According to PW , "The daughter's sensibilities, at least as expressed here, contrast sharply with the father's bighearted outlook on life." Photos. Lib., Manalapan, N.J. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.. - John Smothers, Monmouth Cty. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Previewed in Prepub Alert, LJ 7/90. Joan's feeling for her mother, Mary Livingstone, could best be described as ambivalent, and her life (including three marriages) hasn't been perfect, but the love and admiration she feels for her father is apparent. From Publishers Weekly Comedian Benny left behind his unpublished autobiography when he died at age 80 in 1974. Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. The best Benny biography is still The Jack Benny Sho
But far more entertaining and moving is Jack Benny's related story, tracing how this one-time vaudeville trouper who left his native Waukegan, Ill., in his youth rose to stardom on radio, in TV and films. From Publishers Weekly "He was a nice man," writes George Burns in the foreword to this book by and about his friend of 50 years, a sentiment readers will resoundingly agree with. . Photos not seen by PW. The secret of his tremendous appeal, he reveals--as though taking us into his confidence--was impeccable timing as a comedian and an ability to endear himself to people. And although she professes love for her mother, Mary Livings