All my best friendsBurns' career has spanned the history of modern show business, and here is the backstage story of the people who made that history. The reader gets the inside scoop on those who created and shaped show business--from Al Jolson and Jimmy Durante to Jack Benny and the Marx Brothers, All My Best Firends shows them as they really were: their loves and feuds, their gimmicks and real talents. Photographs. |
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User Review - MiaCulpa - LibraryThingGeorge Burns kicks back and tells some stories about his life and the people he knew. It's like your great uncle telling some funny stories, except that Burns is talking about Groucho Marx, Jack Benny ... Read full review
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User Review - maneekuhi - LibraryThing"All My Best Friends" is a great history of how entertainment developed in the 20th century from vaudeville and silent movies to radio to talkies to television. And all the performers are there: Burns ... Read full review
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