The Show Biz Life: An Anecdotal History of Stage, Screen, and Television

by Robert Hendrickson

• ISBN13: 9780809230839
• ISBN10: 0809230836
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-08-01
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill

Summary

A treasure trove of insightful biographies, amusing anecdotes, lighthearted lists, revealing statistics, and quirky quips, quizzes, and quotes, The Show Biz Life will endlessly entertain and enlighten every fan of theater, movies, and television. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Robert Hendrickson is the author of The Literary Life and Other Curiosities and many other books. His stories and articles have appeared in numerous magazines.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii	(2)
Acknowledgments	ix
I An Actor's Life for Me	1	(58)
II The Supporting Cast: From Stage Mothers to Computers	59	(26)
III Playwrights and Their Muses and Mates	85	(48)
IV Moguls, Mavens, and Momzers (Including Producers, Directors, and Screenwriters, et al)	133	(42)
V Animal Actors, Cartoon Characters, and Movie Monsters	175	(32)
VI Of Barns and Palaces: Famous Theaters and Movie Houses	207	(20)
VII Fanatics, Fires, and Murders Most Foul	227	(26)
VIII Oscars, Tonys, Pulitzers, and Other Prestigious Prizes	253	(80)
IX Scurrilous Critics and Insidious Censors	333	(24)
X Entertaining Words and Memorable Lines	357	(32)
XI Final Cuts and Curtain Falls: The Strange Deaths and Last Words of Famous Thespians	389	(24)
Bibliography	413	(6)
Index	419