Fanny Brice: The Original Funny Girl by Herbert G. Goldman (English) Paperback B

Description: Fanny Brice by Herbert G. Goldman Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description A biography of Fanny Brice which chronicles her entire stage career from childhood amateur shows to national fame. It also covers her personal life, including three broken marriages, and includes four appendices detailing every aspect of her stage, film, radio, and recording careers. Publisher Description "Ive done everything in the theatre except marry a property man," Fanny Brice once boasted. "Ive acted for Belasco and Ive laid em out in the rows at the Palace. Ive doubled as an alligator; Ive worked for the Shuberts; and Ive been joined to Billy Rose in the holy bonds. Ive painted the house boards and Ive sold tickets and Ive been fired by George M. Cohan. Ive played in London before the king and in Oil City before miners with lanterns in their caps."Fanny Brice was indeed show business personified, and in this luminous volume, Herbert G. Goldman, acclaimed biographer of Al Jolson, illuminates the life of the woman who inspired the spectacularlysuccessful Broadway show and movie Funny Girl, the vehicle that catapulted Barbra Streisand to super stardom. In a work that is both glorious biography and captivating theatre history, Goldman illuminates both Fannys remarkable career on stage and radio--ranging from her first triumph as "Sadie Salome" to her long run as radios "Baby Snooks"--and her less-than-triumphant personal life. He reveals a woman who was a curious mix of elegance and earthiness, of high andlow class, a lady who lived like a duchess but cursed like a sailor. She was probably the greatest comedienne the American stage has ever known as well as our first truly great torch singer, the star of some ofthe most memorable Ziegfeld Follies in the 1910s and 1920s, and Goldman covers her theatrical career and theatre world in vivid detail. But her personal life, as Goldman shows, was less successful. The great love of her life, the gangster Nick Arnstein, was dashing, handsome, sophisticated, but at bottom, a loser who failed at everything from running a shirt hospital to manufacturing fire extinguishers, and who spent a good part of their marriage either hiding out, awaiting trial, orin prison. Her first marriage was over almost as soon as it was consummated, and her third and last marriage, to Billy Rose, the "Bantam Barnum," ended acrimoniously when Rose left her for swimmer Eleanor Holm.As she herself remarked, "I never liked the men I loved, and I never loved the men I liked." Through it all, she remained unaffected, intelligent, independent, and, above all, honest. Goldmans biography of Al Jolson has been hailed by critics, fellow biographers, and entertainers alike. Steve Allen called it "an amazing job of research" and added "Goldmans book brings Jolson back to life indeed." The Philadelphia Inquirer said it was "the most comprehensive biographyto date," and Ronald J. Fields wrote that "Goldman has captured not only the wonderful feel of Al Jolson but the heartbeat of his time." Now, with Fanny Brice, Goldman provides an equally accomplished portraitof the greatest woman entertainer of that illustrious era, a volume that will delight every lover of the stage. Author Biography Herbert G. Goldman is a free-lance writer who lives in New York City. He is currently working on a biography of Eddie Cantor. Details ISBN 0195085523 ISBN-13 9780195085525 Title Fanny Brice Author Herbert G. Goldman Format Paperback Year 1994 Pages 336 Publisher Oxford University Press Inc GE_Item_ID:137019906; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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