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Chargement... Notes on a Cowardly Lion: The Biography of Bert Lahr (1969)par John Lahr
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. This a very compelling biography. While this book, written by his son, is intimate and affectionate, John Lahr still succeeds in building all the frank details of his fathe'rs life into a exemplar of theatrical history and and a profound psychological study of a performer. He doesn't pull any punches, but I found his portrayal of Bert Lahr more sympathetic, rather than less so, because I felt I could see him as a whole person. Normally I don't read biographies, especially show business biographies. That isn't to say I never read them, just not in the usual pattern of things. However, Bert Lahr has always held a special place in my heart, so I bought this one on a whim one day while browsing through a used book store. I'm so very glad I did. Notes on a Cowardly Lion may be the best show biz biography I've ever read. John Lahr knew his father's strengths and weaknesses intimately, and portrays them honestly, without blinking, without flinching. A wonderful, moving, funny and sad story. With pictures and script excerpts from Bert Lahr's 60+ year career. aucune critique | ajouter une critique
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John Lahr's stunning and complex biography of his father, the legendary actor and comedian Bert Lahr Notes on a Cowardly Lion is John Lahr's masterwork: an all-encompassing biography of his father, the comedian and performer Bert Lahr. Best known as the Cowardly Lion in MGM's classic The Wizard of Oz, Lahr was a consummate artist whose career spanned burlesque, vaudeville, Broadway, and Hollywood. While he could be equally raucous and polished in public, Lahr was painfully insecure and self-absorbed in private, keeping his family at arm's length as he quietly battled his inner demons. Told with an impressive objectivity and keen understanding of the construction--and destruction--of the performer, Notes on a Cowardly Lion is more than one man's quest to understand his father; it is an extraordinary examination of a life in American show business. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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