Notes on a Cowardly Lion: The Biography of Bert Lahr
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- Synopsis
- John Lahr&’s stunning and complex biography of his father, the legendary actor and comedian Bert Lahr Notes on a Cowardly Lion is John Lahr&’s masterwork: an all-encompassing biography of his father, the comedian and performer Bert Lahr. Best known as the Cowardly Lion in MGM&’s classic The Wizard of Oz, Lahr was a consummate artist whose career spanned burlesque, vaudeville, Broadway, and Hollywood. While he could be equally raucous and polished in public, Lahr was painfully insecure and self-absorbed in private, keeping his family at arm&’s length as he quietly battled his inner demons. Told with an impressive objectivity and keen understanding of the construction—and destruction—of the performer, Notes on a Cowardly Lion is more than one man&’s quest to understand his father; it is an extraordinary examination of a life in American show business.
- Copyright:
- 1969
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 394 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9781453288740
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781504048439
- Publisher:
- Open Road Media
- Date of Addition:
- 11/29/24
- Copyrighted By:
- John Lahr
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Entertainment, Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Biographies and Memoirs, Drama, Plays and Theater
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- Bookshare Staff
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- This is a copyrighted book.
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