Results for: books tagged ‘Icons’
Marx Brothers: Brothers Marx
How many times have you missed the best bits of a Marx Brothers movie, failing to catch Groucho's famous one-liners because you were still laughing at the bit with Harpo ... More
Frank Capra: The Catastrophe of Success: Joseph McBride
Frank Capra directed some of the most enduring films in the history of the cinema: It Happened One Night, Mr. Deeds Goes to Town and It's a Wonderful Life, to ... More
Waiting for Bardot: Andy Martin
The Godfather Book: Peter Cowie
In the more than twenty-five years since The Godfather was released, this monumental Paramount film has grown in stature, to such a degree that in several public 'Centenary of the ... More
Love, Groucho: Miriam Marx-Allen
Groucho Marx's elder daughter saved virtually every letter her father wrote to her between 1938, when she was eleven years old, and 1967. The letters amply display Groucho's famous wit ... More
Man on the Flying Trapeze: Simon Louvish
To most people W. C. Fields is an instantly recognisable figure, aclassic icon of film comedy. But the full and true tale of the life and art of the clown ... More
Crosstown Traffic: Charles Shaar Murray
On original publication in 1989, Crosstown Traffic was immediately hailed as the ultimate book on Hendrix and his extraordinary musical legacy. Fully updated with new material, Charles Shaar Murray's awesome ... More
Chuck Berry: The Autobiography: Chuck Berry
'If you tried to give rock 'n' roll another name, you might call it Chuck Berry.' John LennonThis astonishingly candid autobiography is the amazing life story of Chuck Berry, the ... More
Stan and Ollie: The Roots Of Comedy: Simon Louvish
Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy both passed away in the 1950s, yet their films still have the power to reduce audiences old and new to helpless laughter. There has been ... More
Robert Mitchum: Lee Server
A bona fide tough guy with soulful eyes and a laconic style, Robert Mitchum was one of Hollywood's best-loved actors, star of such moody classics as Out of the Past, ... More
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