Matthau

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Funny yet down-to-earth, honest yet full of exaggeration, actor Walter Matthau (1920-2000) will always occupy a place in America's heart as one of the great comic talents of his generation. Born Walter Matuschanskayasky into Jewish tenements on New York's Lower East Side, he was a child actor in New York Yiddish theater, and later a World War II Air Force radioman-gunner. He paid dues for ten years on Broadway, in summer stock, and on television before landing his film debut The Kentuckian in 1955. By the time of his 1968 casting as cantankerous but lovable slob Oscar Madison in the film version of Neil Simon's The Odd Couple, Matthau had won major Hollywood stardom. Based on dozens of interviews and extensive research, this book covers the breadth of his often-complicated personal life and multi-faceted career, including his unforgettable performances in such films as The Fortune Cookie, A Guide for the Married Man, Plaza Suite, Charley Varrick, The Taking of Pelham One Two Three, The Sunshine Boys, The Bad News Bears, California Suite, and Grumpy Old Men.

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Genre : Biography & Autobiography
Author : Rob Edelman
Publisher : Taylor Trade Publications
Release : 2002-09-04
File : 369 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781461625193


Reports Of Cases Determined In The Courts Of Appeal Of The State Of California

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Genre : Law reports, digests, etc
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Release : 2007
File : 1322 Pages
ISBN-13 : STANFORD:36105064233922


American National Biography Supplement 2

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Told more as stories than history lessons, the biographies in American National Biography, Supplement 2 recount the tales of all the different people who shaped America--leaders, composers, entertainers, entrepreneurs, writers, scientists, and outlaws. Each one written by an expert in the field and masterfully woven together to present the most accurate and up-to-date information, the entries bring forth a powerful narrative of America's past and some of the most important figures that went into its formation.As the second in a series, iSupplement 2r includes a fascinating miscellany of 450 lives, ranging from 19th-century eccentric Joshua Abraham Norton who died in 1880, to President Reagan and Rodney Dangerfield, who died in 2004. Supplement 2 includes hundreds of figures of note from the past not included in the original edition of the ANB or Supplement 1.New biographies not in the original set as well as articles first published in the ANB Online are included in the Supplement. The result is hour after absorbing hour spent exploring the literary worlds of Ken Kesey and Eudora Welty, the music of Tito Puente and Perry Como, numerous statesmen and politicians and many, many others.With over 500 new listings, bibliographies after each entry, and a cumulative revised index of occupations and realms of renown, Supplement 2 continues the ANB tradition of bringing the people who have meant so much to this country to the forefront.Visit www.anb.org for more information

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Genre : Reference
Author : Mark C. Carnes
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Release : 2005-05-12
File : 856 Pages
ISBN-13 : 0195222024


The Scribner Encyclopedia Of American Lives M Z

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A two-volume biographical resource for key individuals of the 1960s. Presents 500 entries describing Americans who defined the decade, including politicians, athletes, entertainers, and artists, among many others.

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Genre : Biography & Autobiography
Author : William L. O'Neill
Publisher : Charles Scribner's Sons
Release : 2003
File : 678 Pages
ISBN-13 : UOM:39015056907424


Biography News

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Genre : Biography
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Release : 1974
File : 754 Pages
ISBN-13 : STANFORD:36105010603798


International Dictionary Of Films And Filmmakers Actors And Actresses

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Contains over two thousand entries, arranged alphabetically within four volumes, that provide information about significant films, actors and actresses, directors, and writers and production artists in North American, British, and West European cinematic history. Includes photographs and indexes.

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Genre : Performing Arts
Author : Tom Pendergast
Publisher : Saint James Press
Release : 2000
File : 1638 Pages
ISBN-13 : UCSD:31822030026397


Time

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Genre : Electronic journals
Author : Briton Hadden
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Release : 1980-10
File : 1716 Pages
ISBN-13 : STANFORD:36105007108975


Great Jews In The Performing Arts

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The author of acclaimed biographical works such as Great Jews in Music celebrates the lives of three hundred great Jewish performers -- including Billy Crystal, Lauren Bacall, Barbra Streisand, Bette Midler, Jerry Seinfeld, Morris Carnovsky, and George Burns. Generously illustrated in black and white, this refreshing look at some of the most popular entertainers of all time will inspire, instruct, and entertain.

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Genre : Biography & Autobiography
Author : Darryl Lyman
Publisher : Jonathan David Publishers
Release : 1999
File : 378 Pages
ISBN-13 : IND:30000067321582


Art Carney

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This is the first biography of Art Carney, whose meteoric rise began with his role as Ed Norton in The Honeymooners -- one of television's all-time favorites, a perennial fixture on the small screen. But Carney spent years trying to shake the image of Norton, lamenting that he was always identified as Jackie Gleason's goofy pal. And shake it he did, later winning the top awards of stage and screen.

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Genre : Biography & Autobiography
Author : Michael Seth Starr
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Release : 1998-06
File : 260 Pages
ISBN-13 : 0880641967


Communication Arts

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Genre : Commercial art
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Release : 2008
File : 456 Pages
ISBN-13 : STANFORD:36105133531439