Bibliograph

Funny man, Mel Brooks, Patrick McGilligan

Type

Label

Funny man, Mel Brooks, Patrick McGilligan

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 555-561), filmography and index

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individual biography

Illustrations

platesillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Funny man

Nature of contents

filmographiesbibliography

Oclc number

1032582838

Responsibility statement

Patrick McGilligan

Sub title

Mel Brooks

Summary

Oscar, Emmy, Tony, and Grammy award-winner Mel Brooks was behind (and sometimes in front) of some of the most influential comedy hits of our time. Growing up in a household too poor to own a radio, Melvin Kaminsky was short and homely, a mischievous child whose birth role was to make the family laugh. McGilligan lays bare the strengths and drawbacks that shaped Brooks' psychology, his willpower, his persona, and his comedy. From his breakthrough in early television to Hollywood and Broadway, McGilligan delivers an unforgettable life story and an anatomy of the American dream of success. -- adapted from jacket

Table Of Contents

1926: Little world -- 1944: Big world -- 1949: Funny is money -- 1952: Dreams and nightmares -- 1955: Club Caesar -- 1957: The genius awakes -- 1962: The warm and fuzzy Mel -- 1965: Springtime for Mel -- 1967: Auteur, auteur! -- 1971: Blazing Mel -- 1974: Tops in taps -- 1975: Club Brooks -- 1980: Uneasy lies the head -- 1983: Why so angry? -- 1986: Frolics and detours -- 1995: He who laught last -- 2001: Unstoppable

Target audience

adult

resource.variantTitle

Mel Brooks

Classification