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(0)Gary Giddins
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Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
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From Bing Crosby's early days in college minstrel shows and vaudeville, to his first hit recordings, from his 11 year triumph as star of America's most popular radio show, to his first success in Hollywood, Gary Giddins provides a detailed study of the rise of this American star.
2) Bing Crosby
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
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Traces the rise of Bing Crosby from his early successes as a radio star to his initial foray into Hollywood.
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Language
English
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In this companion book to the award-winning biography Bing Crosby: A Pocketful of Dreams, The Early Years, 1903-1940, Gary Giddins presents the second volume of his masterful work.
Bing Crosby dominated American popular culture in a way that few artists ever have. From the dizzying era of Prohibition through the dark days of the Second World War, he was a desperate nation's most beloved entertainer. But he was more than just a charismatic crooner:...
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Language
English
Description
In this commanding biography, eminent cultural critic Gary Giddins takes us on the remarkable journey that brought a provincial young law student from Spokane, Washington, to the pinnacle of the entertainment world. He follows Crosby from college minstrel shows to vaudeville, from Paul Whiteman's orchestra to matchless success in Hollywood, from pro golf tournaments to his courtship of Dixie Lee.
Author
Publisher
Da Capo Press
Pub. Date
2001
Language
English
Description
"Bing Crosby once said, when asked to explain his successes: "Every man who sees one of my movies or who listens to my records or who hears me on the radio, believes firmly that he sings as well as I do, especially when he is in the bathroom shower." And it's not surprising that his classic autobiography, Call Me Lucky, is written in the casual, confident tone of a man singing in the shower. In these pages, Bing tells us how he developed his unique...
Series
Criterion collection volume 733
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
Italiano
Description
The biggest hit from the most popular Italian filmmaker of all time, the film rocketed Federico Fellini to international mainstream success, ironically, by offering a damning critique of the culture of stardom. A look at the darkness beneath the seductive lifestyles of Rome's rich and glamorous; the film follows a notorious celebrity journalist during a hectic week spent on the peripheries of the spotlight.
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English
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In After the Fireworks, three lost classic pieces of short fiction by Aldous Huxley, author of Brave New World, are collected for the first time, with an original foreword by National Book Critics Circle Award winner Gary Giddins. In the title novella, Rome is the stunning backdrop for a renowned novelist's dangerous affair. "Uncle Spencer" is the tale of an aging World War I veteran's quest for the lost love he met in a prison during the war, and...
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Language
English
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Robert Mugge's SAXOPHONE COLOSSUS looks at tenor saxophone master Sonny Rollins, among the greatest artists in jazz history. Named after one of Rollins' best-known albums, the 1986 film documents an ensemble performance in upstate New York and the world premiere of his Concerto for Tenor Saxophone and Orchestra in Japan. Interviewed are Sonny and Lucille Rollins and three top jazz critics.
Series
Criterion collection volume 505
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
In this "enormously moving Depression-era depiction of the frustrations of family, aging, and the generation gap"... "an elderly couple must move in with their adult children after the bank takes their home, yet end up separated and subject to their ofspring's selfish whims."--Container.