Arthur Frank Wertheim

Gebundenes Buch

W. C. Fields from Burlesque and Vaudeville to Broadway

Becoming a Comedian

Beschreibung

W. C. Fields was a virtuoso comedian, often called a comic genius, legendary iconoclast, and "Great Man," who brought so much laughter to millions while enduring so much anguish. This book explores his little-known, long stage career from 1898 to 1930, which had a major influence on his comedy and screen presence.

Autor

Arthur Frank Wertheim has written several books on twentieth-century American culture, including Vaudeville Wars, The New York Little Renaissance, and Radio Comedy. He has co-edited three volumes: The Papers of Will Rogers and edited Will Rogers at the Ziegfeld Follies and American Popular Culture. A former American history professor at the University of Southern California, USA, as well as visiting professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, USA, his awards range from a Fulbright grant to teach at the University of Indonesia to a fellowship on biography at The Norman Mailer Center, USA.    

Produktdetails

• Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History
• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan / Palgrave Macmillan US / Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-1-137-30066-9
• 2014
• Seitenzahl: 292
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Dezember 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 222mm x 145mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 486g
• ISBN-13: 9781137300669
• ISBN-10: 1137300663
• Artikelnr.: 41373488