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The Abbott and Costello Story: Sixty Years of Who's on First?
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The Abbott and Costello Story: Sixty Years of Who's on First?
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by Stephen Cox and John Lofflin
Sales Rank: 384533
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List Price: $22.95
$17.90
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on 12-29-2007.
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Features
Paperback: 305 pages
Publisher: Cumberland House Publishing October 1997
Language: English
ISBN-10: 188895261X
ISBN-13: 978-1888952612
Product Dimensions:
10 x 8 x 0.6 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
Owner Reviews, Ratings, Comments and Criticism
I've read a lot of (good, medium and bad) books on Abbottt and Costello -- and this is the BEST e-v-e-r. If you're just discovering Abbott and Costello (and a major movie is reportedly in the works so you will hear more about them) you'll discover in these lively, profusely illustrated pages why the team greatly inspired Jerry Seinfeld and others. If you're into comedy and want to learn about their techniques and routines, you'll get plenty of helpful analysis plus some superb transcripts of some of their most famous, classic routines. If you're a Baby Boomer and want to read THE ULTIMATE book to take you down a nostalgic path to your beloved childhood stars, this is all you need. Why? A few reasons: 1. It's filled with tons of bio material about their careers, long lively quotes, a complete listing of their movies, tv and other appearances. 2. It is not a fanzine book. It looks at the two, warts and all, dispells a few of the myths that grew up due to bad reporting and, in one case, apparently, a highly inaccurate Hollywood movie about them done nearly 30 years ago. 3. It traces their whole careers, their triumphs, the sad loss of Costello's drowned son (how he went on the radio nonetheless with his show), their split up, Costello going solo, his tragic untimetly death, Abbott's attempt to stay in show biz, Abbott's tax problems and final years. 4. It has the BEST interviews from people who worked with them and knew them. 5. It has the BEST photos, illustrations - even a full color section that is not available in any other book on them. We don't usually think about this team in color, even though they made two color flicks. 6. Its the BEST COLLECTION of info and the most UP TO DATE. This is basically a comprehensive rewrite (LOTS of new stuff) and expansion of an earlier book on them under a different title. I have both books now and will not part with either. The biggest compliment of a show biz bio book is that you read it and you immediately want to re-examine the artists' work. You truly won't want to put this book down if you're a comedy fan, just discovering this team, or remember them. Save your money on the other books -- get, read and/or gift this. I'm an entertainer and I collect show biz bios...NO OTHER BOOK ON THIS COMEDY TEAM COMES CLOSE.
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