It's Good to Be the King: The Seriously Funny Life of Mel BrooksThis book traces the extraordinary life and career of Mel Brooks, who has ridden a wave of show business success perhaps unsurpassed by anyone of his generation. Offering many insights into the wacky world of Brooks and his many collaborators, as well as an intimate look into his successful marriage to the brilliant and beautiful actress Anne Bancroft, It's Good to Be the King might just be the most delightful, engaging, and entertaining biography you'll ever read. |
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Recenzja użytkownika - samsheep - LibraryThingI read this as I wanted an overview of the career of Mel Brooks, whom I have great affection for due to Silent Movie, Young Frankenstein, Blazing Saddles etc. All classics that I have loved since my ... Przeczytaj pełną recenzję
It's good to be the king: the seriously funny life of Mel Brooks
Recenzja użytkownika - Not Available - Book VerdictParish, the ubiquitous author of many a film-genre work (e.g.,Fiasco: A History of Hollywood's Iconic Flops ), has compiled a serviceable popular biography of comic genius Mel Brooks. Although readers ... Przeczytaj pełną recenzję
Spis treści
Introduction | 1 |
Out of the Ashes of Despair | 5 |
Born into the Spotlight | 15 |
The King of the Street Corner | 23 |
Hello and Goodbye to Brighton Beach | 31 |
Swimming in the Borscht Belt | 35 |
Off to War | 43 |
Becoming Mel Brooks | 51 |
A Remarkable New Love | 131 |
Back to Broadway and Beyond 141 | 151 |
Getting Smart | 159 |
Flaunt It Baby | 169 |
Jumping in Front of the Cameras | 185 |
Back in the RunningAgain | 193 |
A Monster Hit | 197 |
On the Hollywood Treadmill | 209 |
Hail Caesar | 57 |
Smashing into the Ranks | 61 |
Your Show of Shows | 67 |
Living on the Edge | 75 |
On the Torturous Road to Success | 79 |
Broadway Love and Marriage | 89 |
Farewell Caesar | 93 |
Unraveling | 105 |
A Wacky Man for the Millenniums | 113 |
A Season of Many Changes | 123 |
Stretching His Career Horizons | 223 |
A Mighty Monarch at Last | 235 |
Next Stop Outer Space | 247 |
Back to Work | 257 |
ComedyTonight | 269 |
Carrying On | 279 |
Mel Brookss Film Stage and Television Credits | 287 |
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Informacje bibliograficzne
| Tytuł | It's Good to Be the King: The Seriously Funny Life of Mel Brooks |
| Autor | James Robert Parish |
| Wydanie | ilustrowane |
| Wydawca | John Wiley & Sons, 2008 |
| ISBN | 0470225262, 9780470225264 |
| Liczba stron | 325 |
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