Jerry lewis biography book
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King of Comedy: The Life and Art of Jerry Lewis
Jerry Lewis is -- by his own admission -- an American icon. He has been the highest-paid performer in history in film, on TV, and (in !) on Broadway. A direct influence on giants from Woody Allen to Jim Carrey, today he has become a billion-dollar fundraiser -- and, arguably, one of the best-known faces on earth. And, as Eddie Murphy's Lewis-backed remake of The Nutty Professor shows, he isn't through with us yet.
Shawn Levy's thorough and witty biography made news in for its frank portrait of the clown and his demons, and was singled out by voices from USA Today to People as a landmark life. From his salad days with Dean Martin, to the trough of pain, pills, and depression he suffered in the s, the book paints Lewis with a mix of candor and understanding, leaving us with a man to whom there is no neutral response
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Jerry Lewis on Being a Person
Christopher Lewis has vivid memories of watching from his earliest years the filming of the iconic movies that his father, legendary comic, comedian, actor, writer and producer Jerry Lewis made from on into the s. He always wanted to be like his dad, except not as a comedian. He first volunteered on the MDA Telethon in and worked with his father each year for thirty-nine years; their last Telethon being in Christopher attended film school and assisted his dad in the editing room at our home. Jerry worked on film sets when he directed Telethon promotional spots, and Chris sat in on his production meetings. They shared a love of film and film history, so there was never a lack of topics to discuss. Chris also spent years as an avid underwater photographer and cinematographer traveling the Pacific islands. Chris became his dad's road manager, stage manager, lighting, and sound director for his eleven-city tour of Italy and France in December and Jan
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Dean & Me ( A Love Story) bygd Jerry Lewis (Hardcover)
Published by Doubleday,
Hardcover
First edition, third printing
pages
x inches
Book and dust jacket in nära Fine condition. Comes in removable protective Brodart mylar cover.
“This fryst vatten a wild, joyous book, but also a heartbreaking one. In some ways, friendships between men can be more fragile than those between women, something Lewis grasps intuitively. What kind of guy laughs when you upstage his crooning with a del av helhet of raw meat on a fork? Whoever he is, you’d better hang onto him: he’s probably the best friend you’ll ever have.”—Stephanie Zacharek, The New York Times
Published bygd Doubleday,
Hardcover
First edition, third printing
pages
x inches
Book and dust jacket in Near Fine condition. Comes in removable protective Brodart mylar cover.
“This is a wild, joyous book, but also a heartbreaking one. In some ways, friendships between dock can be more fragile than those between