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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 791.43028092273
EAN: 9781888952612
Edition: 2nd
ISBN: 188895261X
Label: Cumberland House Publishing
Manufacturer: Cumberland House Publishing
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 305
Publication Date: 1997-10
Publisher: Cumberland House Publishing
Studio: Cumberland House Publishing
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Bud Abbott and Lou Costello had their moments of friction, but remained friends even after calling it a day as a comedy team. Bud really was watching "Who's On First" when news of Lou's death came over the TV. Both had tax troubles, but were never destitute.
Sorting fact from myth, "The Abbott & Costello Story" offers fair-minded perspective on what may well have been Hollywood's most successful comedy team, but there's a hole at the heart of the book. It was first published in 1990, ... Read More
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First published in 1990 as THE OFFICIAL ABBOTT & COSTELLO SCRAPBOOK, this 1997 release of THE ABBOTT & COSTELLO STORY by Stephen Cox and John Lofflin is an affectionate and nostalgic journey through the career of these two comedians. It's everything the Abbott and Costello fan would want to know, and then some.
A majority of the book's thirteen chapters comprise a narrative history of the team's progression through burlesque, radio, film, television, and animation. Additionally, there's ... Read More
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I've read a lot of (good, medium and bad) books on Abbottt and Costello -- and this is the BEST e-v-e-r.
If you're just discovering Abbott and Costello (and a major movie is reportedly in the works so you will hear more about them) you'll discover in these lively, profusely illustrated pages why the team greatly inspired Jerry Seinfeld and others. If you're into comedy and want to learn about their techniques and routines, you'll get plenty of helpful analysis plus some superb transcripts ... Read More
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Abbott and Costello fans be warned: this book shamelessly recylces and abridges material from earlier books, including Jim Mulholland's "Abbott and Costello Book" (1975) and Furmanek and Palumbo's "Abbott and Costello in Hollywood" (1991) in an offhand attempt to cover all of Bud and Lou's work. As a result, it covers nothing well. Other detriments: no index; numerous errors; the corny "theme of baseball" approach; a gushy, juvenile writing style suitable for nine-year-olds. Pick up either of the other ... Read More
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Any true fan of Bud and Lou will be delight and even overwhelmed by the amount of great things found within these pages. There is no other book on the market which features such great pictures, interviews, and rare tidbits on Abbott and Costello. This is the difinitive book about the comedy team and the only book you'll have to search for if you enjoy old comedy teams from the vintage era. The FULL COLOR photography inside the book is worth the price of the book itself, not to mention the superb photo ... Read More
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