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Fascinating glimpses of funny ladies thru the years
What a delightful book! Each short bio contains background and a few anecdotes (often hilarious) about each woman, accompanied by at least one and often several photos. A few entries are simply sidebars, but each is a good intro into that person. I was particularly interested in the early comediennes, those whose work and lives aren't as familiar to today's...
Published on October 12, 2007 by Barbara B.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Not a bad book
This was basically a paragraph or two of each of the actresses/comediennes the author considers to have been "funny ladies" since the beginning of film. Some of the choices are interesting (Barbara Stanwyck, for example) and there are also the more typical picks - Lucille Ball, Carol Burnett, etc. It's a rather heavy book as well and oversized.
Published on October 12, 2003 by dee
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fascinating glimpses of funny ladies thru the years,
By Barbara B. (Oregon, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Funny Ladies: 100 Years of Great Comediennes (Hardcover)
What a delightful book! Each short bio contains background and a few anecdotes (often hilarious) about each woman, accompanied by at least one and often several photos. A few entries are simply sidebars, but each is a good intro into that person.
I was particularly interested in the early comediennes, those whose work and lives aren't as familiar to today's audiences. Among these are Mabel Normand, Polly Moran, Minta Dufee, Mare Dressler, Bea Lillie, Margaret Dumont, Jean Arthur, and Gertrude Berg. The author does a good job of picking out highlights from each person's life and career. The writing style is breezy and subjective (Silverman lets his own opinion, usually favorable, show through and he's obviously a big fan of many of these women). I loved the book and ended up with a long list of films to rent just to see these women in action.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not a bad book,
By dee "dee" (Bay Area) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Funny Ladies: 100 Years of Great Comediennes (Hardcover)
This was basically a paragraph or two of each of the actresses/comediennes the author considers to have been "funny ladies" since the beginning of film. Some of the choices are interesting (Barbara Stanwyck, for example) and there are also the more typical picks - Lucille Ball, Carol Burnett, etc.It's a rather heavy book as well and oversized. |
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Funny Ladies: 100 Years of Great Comediennes by Stephen M. Silverman (Hardcover - October 1, 1999)
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