It's Good to Be the King: The Seriously Funny Life of Mel Brooks梅尔·布鲁克斯传

分類: 图书,进口原版书,传记 Biographies & Memoirs ,
作者: James Robert Parish著
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出版时间: 2008-2-1字数:版次:页数: 323印刷时间: 2008/02/01开本: 32开印次:纸张: 胶版纸I S B N : 9780470225264包装: 平装内容简介
This book traces the extraordinary life and career of Mel Brooks, who has ridden a wave of show business success perhaps unsurpassed by anyone of his generation. Offering many insights into the wacky world of Brooks and his many collaborators, as well as an intimate look into his successful marriage to the brilliant and beautiful actress Anne Bancroft, It's Good to Be the King might just be the most delightful, engaging, and entertaining biography you'll ever read.
作者简介:
James Robert Parish, a former entertainment reporter, is the author of numerous books on the entertainment industry, including Fiasco: A History of Hollywood's Iconic Flops, the Hollywood book of Breakups, and the Hollywood Book of Extravagance: The totally Infamous, Mostly Disastrous, and Always Compelling Excesses of American's Film and TV Idols.
目录
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1 Out of the Ashes of Despair
2 Born into the Spotlight
3 The King of the Street Corner
4 Hello and Good-bye to Brighton Beach
5 Swimming in the Borscht Belt
6 Off to War
7 Becoming Mel Brooks
B Hail Caesar!
9 Smashing into the Ranks
10 Your Show of Shows
11 Living on the Edge
12 On the Torturous Road to Success
13 Broadway, Love, and Marriage
11 Farewell, Caesar
15 Unraveling
16 A Wacky Man for the Millenniums
17 A Season of Many Changes
18 A Remarkable New Love
19 Back to Broadway and Beyond
20 Becoming the Critic
21 Getting Smart
22 Flaunt It, Baby
23 Jumping in Front of the Cameras
24 Back in the Running-Again
25 A Monster Hit
26 On the Hollywood Treadmill
27 Stretching His Career Horizons
28 A Mighty Monarch at Last
29 Next Stop, Outer Space
30 Back to Work
31 Comedy-Tonight!
32 Carrying On
Mel Brooks's Film, Stage, and Television Credits
Bibliography
Index