1st Edition
Queens of Comedy Lucille Ball, Phyllis Diller, Carol Burnett, Joan Rivers, and the New Generation of Funny Women
By Susan Horowitz
Copyright 1997
185 Pages
by
Routledge
182 Pages
by
Routledge
185 Pages
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Routledge
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Through candid personal interviews with Lucille Ball, Carol Burnett, and other visionary performers, Queens of Comedy explores how comediennes have redefined the roles of women in not only the entertainment business, but society as a whole. Detailing both their public and private lives - as well as their many and varied performances - Queen of Comedy examines the impact these women have had... Read more
Introduction to the Series; Preface; Acknowledgments; Section 01 COMIC APPEAL, SEX APPEAL, and POWER; Section 02 LUCILLE BALL; Section 03 PHYLLIS DILLER; Section 04 CAROL BURNETT; Section 05 JOAN RIVERS; Section 06 DUMB DORAS and GAWKY GERTRUDES; Section 07 WITS and WISECRACKERS; Bibliography;
Biography
Susan Horowitz
