Jack Benny: An Intimate Biography de Fein, Irving - 1976

Jack Benny, An Intimate Biography by Irving Fein
ISBN-13: 9780399116407
ISBN-10: 0399116400
Publication Date: 1976, Third Impression
Publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons
Hardcover
5.8 x 8.6 inches, 319 pages

A warm and intimate portrait of the quintessential humorist of an age – Jack Benny – by Irving A. Fein, Jack's personal manager, and with an introduction by George Burns. — When Americans heard the rasping strains of "Love in Bloom" and the first long-drawn-out, perfectly timed "Well!" they sat back and prepared to laugh at that dean of comedians Jack Benny. Now Irving Fein, Jack's friend for twenty-eight years, reaches behind the persona of "the world's worst violin player" and "the stingiest man in in show business" to write about Jack Benny the man: a gentle, generous, yet serious person who loved to make people laugh and who loved to laugh himself.

It's all here – the best anecdotes of a half century in show business, the enduring friendships with stars as well as everyday people, his long… Leer más

Putnam, 1976-01-01. Hardcover. Acceptable. 8x5x1.

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Penguin Publishing Group, 1976. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Putnam, January 1976. Hardcover. Used - Good/Good. Aged but in good shape.

Putnam, January 1976. Hardcover. Used - Acceptable/Fair. Boards have shelf wear. Dust jacket has shelf wear.

Putnam, 0000-00-00. First Ed. apparel. Used: Good.

New York * * * * * : G. P. Putnam's Sons, , 1976. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 1976 Book: Near Fine/Almost Fine/, . Book: Near Fine/Almost Fine/, $25.80 0399116400 JACK BENNY: an Intimate Biography * FEIN, Irving A.; BURNS, George G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York * * * * * 1976 UnStated 1sT Edition D/j + H/c Light Sun Bleaching On A Light Purple Spine With Title In Sun Browned 0ff~White Letters, Dust Jacket: Near Fine/, Slight Shelf, Edge Stretching And Corner Wear. Two Small Tears, Edges Of Front Cover. Front Interior Flap, $8.95. Hard Cover Book: Near Fine/Almost Fine/, Slightest Shelf, Top Edge And Corner Wear. 319 Numbered Pages, Clean And Tight To The Spine, Printed On 0ff~White Paper, In Fine/Near As New/ Condition. Spine Is Tight. This Item Will Be Sent Wrapped In Plastic, Taped Shut And In A = Corrugated Mailing B0X. * To Prevent Shipping Damage So That It Will Arrive In The Description Described Which Applies To This B00K, Only. = No Odors, No Writing, No Names, No… Leer más

New York: Putnam, 1976. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good + DJ. 319 Pp. Brown Cloth And White Cloth. Biography By Benny's Personal Manager, Also A Cbs Vp, Who Won An Emmy As Executive Producer Of Benny's Tv Show. Book Is Fine, No Wear Or Damage, Singed By The Author. Dj Clean And Complete, Touch Of Wear At Edges, 5.8" Closed Tear At Top Of Front Panel, Not Price-Clipped.

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons. Near Fine in Very Good dj. (c.1976). First Edition. Hardcover. 0399116400 . [minimal wear to book, spine very slightly turned; jacket has small tears and slight paper loss at all corners of spine, two short closed tears and associated horizontal crease at bottom of front panel, moderate wear at edges and corners]. (B&W photographs) INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the author on the ffep: "For my dear old friends / ______ and ______ / With love and deep / affection for many years of / laughs -- and friendship -- / Irving / 5/2/76." "A warm and intimate portrait of the quintessential humorist of an age [by his] personal manager, and with an introduction by George Burns. It's all here -- the best anecdotes of a half century in show business, the enduring friendships with stars as well as everyday people, his long and happy marriage to Mary Livingstone." Signed by Author .