McGilligan, Patrick
Funny Man: Mel Brooks
- ISBN 13:
- 9780062560957
- author:
- McGilligan, Patrick
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- HarperPerennial
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2020
- Pages:
- 656
- Dimensions:
- 22.9 x 15.2 x 4.2 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Biography, Entertainment & Performing Arts, Biography,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 5 working days
Description
A deeply textured and compelling biography of comedy giant Mel Brooks, covering his rags-to-riches life and triumphant career in television, films, and theater. Oscar, Emmy, Tony, and Grammy award-winner Mel Brooks was behind some of the most influential comedy hits of our time.
Born on his family's kitchen table in Brooklyn, New York, in 1926, Mel Brooks' early life was marked by hardship and a need to make his family laugh. This lifelong crusade to transform himself into a brand name of popular humor is at the center of master biographer Patrick McGilligan's Funny Man.
In this exhaustively researched and wonderfully novelistic look at Brooks' personal and professional life, McGilligan lays bare the strengths and drawbacks that shaped Brooks' psychology, his willpower, his persona, and his comedy. A fascinating and insightful exploration of a comedy legend's life and career.
Related Products
Related Products
Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices (Hardback)
Ohmart, Ben
The Funny Best Man
Mair, MR Stewart
Mel Brooks: A Little Golden Book Biography (Little Golden Book)
Mihaly, Christy
All About Me!: My Remarkable Life in Show Business
Brooks, Mel
Mel
Berry, Liz