Madeline Kahn : being the music, a life / William V. Madison ; designed by Peter D. Halverson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Madison, Willliam V., author.

Contributor:

Halverson, Peter D., designer.

Series:

Hollywood Legends

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kahn, Madeline.

Actors--United States--Biography.

Actors.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (378 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Jackson, [Mississippi] : University Press of Mississippi, 2015.

Summary:

The first biography of the great comedic actress and star of stage and screen.

Contents:

""21. Down in the Dumps in the Hollywood Hills: At Long Last Love (1975)""""22. If You Loved as I Do: The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes� Smarter Brother (1975)""; ""23. What a Dog: Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)""; ""24. Live from New York: Saturday Night Live (1976)""; ""25. So Glad We Had This Time Together: The Carol Burnett Show (1976)""; ""26. Prelude to a Train Wreck: Marco Polo Sings a Solo and She Loves Me (1977)""; ""27. The Drug Rumor""; ""28. Dames in Distress, Pigs in Space: High Anxiety, The Cheap Detective, and the Muppets (1977�78)""

""29. Train Wreck: On the Twentieth Century (1978)""""PART III: THE 1980s""; ""30. Annus Horribilis: Simon; Happy Birthday, Gemini; Wholly Moses!; and First Family (1980)""; ""31. It�s Good to Be Somebody�s Mother: A Little Off-Broadway and History of the World, Part I (1980�81)""; ""32. Slipshod: Slapstick (Of Another Kind) (1982�84)""; ""33. The Safe Place: Santa Fe (1982�83)""; ""34. Madness and Mourning: Yellowbeard (1983)""; ""35. Breaking into Television: Scrambled Feet (1983)""; ""36. A Banana Boat to Nicaragua: Oh Madeline (1983�84)""

""37. Aftermath: City Heat, Ludlam, and Beyond (1984�85)""""38. The Black Widow: Clue (1985)""; ""39. You�d Be Surprised: Chameleon (1986), “Wanted: The Perfect Guy� (1987), and Mr. President (1987�88)""; ""40. Back to Broadway: Born Yesterday (1988�89)""; ""41. At First Glance: John Hansbury""; ""PART IV: THE 1990s""; ""42. The Trouble with Auteurs: Betsy�s Wedding (1990) and Shadows and Fog (1992)""; ""43. An International Guest Star: Avonlea (1991), For Richer, for Poorer and Lucky Luke (1992), and Monkey House (1993)""; ""44. Calling on Dolly: Hello, Dolly! (1992)""

""45. Simply Gorgeous: The Sisters Rosensweig (1992�93)""

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-62674-563-3