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9781888952612

The Abbott & Costello Story: Sixty Years of "Who's on First?"

by Cox, Stephen
  • ISBN13:

    9781888952612

  • ISBN10:

    188895261X

  • eBook ISBN(s):

    9781620452073

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1997-10-01
  • Publisher: Cumberland House
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Summary

The Abbott & Costello Story is a fond tribute to the comedy team that made "Who", "What", and "I Don't Know" the most hilarious names of baseball players ever batted around on the silver screen.

Table of Contents

Foreword ix(2)
Buddy Hackett
Preface xi(2)
Acknowledgments xiii
1. Heyyyyyy Aaaaaaabbott!: The Art of Abbott & Costello
3(18)
2. A Marriage Made in Burlesque: Ya Gotta Pitcher on That Team?
21(22)
3. Buck Privates: The Rookies Get Some Solid Hits
43(20)
4. The Forties: DiMaggio Roams Center Field, The Boys Make Hay
63(22)
5. "Talk Sense, Costello": The Boys Take to the Air
85(12)
6. Hard-Luck Lou: A Broken Heart among the Roses
97(20)
7. Free Agents: The Final Inning
117(36)
8. Dad and Bud: Chris Costello's Turn at Bat
153(14)
9. Batting a Thousand
167(16)
10. The Routines
183(16)
11. The Films of Abbott & Costello
199(48)
12. The Television Years
247(32)
13. Abbott & Costello Cartoons
279(24)
Extra Innings: Postscript 1997 303(3)
About the Authors 306

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