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"The world would not be in such a snarl, had Marx been Groucho instead of Karl." - Irving Berlin
"I sent the club a wire stating, 'PLEASE ACCEPT MY RESIGNATION. I DON'T WANT TO BELONG TO ANY CLUB THAT WILL ACCEPT PEOPLE LIKE ME AS A MEMBER.'" - Groucho Marx
A lot of ink has been spilled covering the lives of history's most influential figures, but how much of the forest is lost for the trees? In Charles River Editors' American Legends series, listeners can get caught up to speed on the lives of America's most important men and women in the time it takes to finish a commute, while learning interesting facts long forgotten or never known.
When the American Film Institute ranked its top 50 screen legends of the 20th century, only one team of performers earned a collective spot: the Marx Brothers. Famous throughout the country for nearly half a century, several of the Marx Brothers performed together for over 40 years, and their nicknames - Groucho, Harpo, Chico, Gummo and Zeppo - are all well known today, especially Groucho. From the vaudeville stage to movie theaters, millions saw their performances, and the brothers became not only one of the most popular acts but the kind that paved the way for subsequent groups like The Three Stooges.
As beloved and culturally significant as the Marx Brothers are, it is also important to acknowledge that the character they portrayed in their films were clearly personas, so one of the challenges of any close analysis of their lives involves digging past their performances and attempting to figure out what they were truly like as people.
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- Duración: 33 h y 40 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 76
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With Amusement for All is the first comprehensive history of two centuries of mass entertainment in the United States, covering everything from the penny press to Playboy, the NBA to NASCAR, big band to hip hop, and other topics including film, comics, television, sports, and music. Paying careful attention to matters of race, gender, class, economics, and politics, LeRoy Ashby emphasizes the complex ways in which popular culture simultaneously reflects and transforms American culture.
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5 out of 5 stars
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So Much Fun!
- De Paul en 11-28-13
De: LeRoy Ashby
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American Rebel
- The Life of Clint Eastwood
- De: Marc Eliot
- Narrado por: Marc Eliot
- Duración: 12 h y 11 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 119
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From the New York Times best-selling author Marc Eliot comes the definitive biography of one of the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful actors, producers, and directors in the history of American motion pictures. Marc Eliot examines the ever-exciting, often tumultuous arc of Eastwood's life and career, from his days as a disaffected college dropout, to his rise to fame as the archetypal loner, to his acceptance into the pantheon of the Academy as a multiple Oscar Award winner.
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2 out of 5 stars
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I learned the hard way.
- De Ty Pritchard en 07-23-10
De: Marc Eliot
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Another Nice Mess
- The Laurel & Hardy Story
- De: Raymond Valinoti
- Narrado por: Jack de Golia
- Duración: 2 h y 53 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 28
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Arguably the greatest comedy duo in show business history, Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy delighted filmgoers and theatregoers for over 30 years. The public not only found Laurel's serene simpleton and Hardy's pompous buffoon hilarious, but they also thought of them as friends. Laurel and Hardy may have been nitwits, but they were loveable nitwits.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Two Hours + of Biography
- De Jim en 05-13-15
De: Raymond Valinoti
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Afterlives of the Rich and Famous
- De: Sylvia Browne
- Narrado por: Hillary Huber
- Duración: 9 h y 22 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 124
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For decades—on television, in consultations,and in packed auditoriums across the country—renowned psychic Sylvia Browne has beenasked one question again and again: “What ismy favorite celebrity doing on the Other Side?” Now, for the first time, you can follow the redcarpet into the heart of the spirit world. Browne reveals intimate details of how some of our most cherished actors, musicians, and public figures have fared since their deaths, giving us one more glimpse into the personalities we loved and lost.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Very entertaining book!
- De Crusader en 11-06-11
De: Sylvia Browne
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High Society
- The Life of Grace Kelly
- De: Donald Spoto
- Narrado por: George K Wilson
- Duración: 9 h y 46 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 87
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In just seven years---from 1950 through 1956---Grace Kelly embarked on a whirlwind career that included roles in 11 movies. From the principled Amy Fowler Kane in High Noon to the thrill-seeking Frances Stevens of To Catch a Thief, Grace established herself as one of Hollywood's most talented actresses and iconic beauties.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Find a better Grace Kelly biography, I'd skip this
- De Daniel en 08-20-12
De: Donald Spoto
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Sidney Poitier
- Man, Actor, Icon
- De: Aram Goudsouzian
- Narrado por: J. D. Jackson
- Duración: 20 h y 8 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 30
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In the first full biography of actor Sidney Poitier, Aram Goudsouzian analyzes the life and career of a Hollywood legend, from his childhood in the Bahamas to his 2002 Oscar for lifetime achievement. Poitier is a gifted actor, a great American success story, an intriguing personality, and a political symbol; his life and career illuminate America's racial history.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Man, the Star, the Lightning Rod
- De Susie en 01-28-13
De: Aram Goudsouzian
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Bright Lights Dark Shadows
- The real story of Abba
- De: Carl Palm
- Narrado por: Adrian Mulraney
- Duración: 26 h y 2 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 124
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An exploration of all aspects of the Abba member’s lives and careers. Amazingly detailed, it examines the group member’s family backgrounds, the pre-Abba days, the legendary 70s, the marriages, the divorces, the business ups and downs, and the post-Abba solo careers.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Awesome! -- All the Swedish words pronounced!
- De Howard_a en 06-18-12
De: Carl Palm
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Robin Williams
- De: Emily Herbert
- Narrado por: Marston York
- Duración: 6 h y 21 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 264
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Through roles in cherished films such as Mrs. Doubtfire, Jumanji, Aladdin and Hook, he became the genial face of family comedy. His childlike enthusiasm was infectious, sweeping viewers away. Allied to his lightning-quick improvisation and ability to riff lewdly off any cue thrown at him, Robin was that rare thing - a true comic genius who appealed to adults and children equally. He could also play it straight, and empathetic depth came to him naturally.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Good... but too many quotes
- De DDub en 11-09-18
De: Emily Herbert
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Dangerously Funny
- The Uncensored Story of 'The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour'
- De: David Bianculli
- Narrado por: Johnny Heller
- Duración: 11 h y 32 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 214
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Decades before The Daily Show, The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour proved there was a place on television for no-holds-barred political comedy with a decidedly antiauthoritarian point of view. In this explosive, revealing history of the show, veteran entertainment journalist David Bianculli tells the fascinating story of its three-year network run---and the cultural impact that's still being felt today.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Poor narration
- De Jane en 01-20-11
De: David Bianculli
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Outlaw Marriages
- The Hidden Histories of Fifteen Extraordinary Same-Sex Couples
- De: Rodger Streitmatter
- Narrado por: Christopher Hurt
- Duración: 7 h y 5 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 169
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For more than a century before gay marriage became a hot-button political issue, same-sex unions flourished in America. Pairs of men and pairs of women joined together in committed unions, standing by each other "for richer and for poorer, in sickness and in health" for periods of 30 or 40 - sometimes as many as 50 - years. In short, they loved and supported each other every bit as much as any husband and wife. In Outlaw Marriages, cultural historian Rodger Streitmatter reveals how some of these unions didn’t merely improve the quality of life for the two people involved but also enriched the American culture.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Sames Sex Couples Through History
- De Susie en 12-11-12
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The Speed of Sound
- Hollywood and the Talkie Revolution 1926 - 1930
- De: Scott Eyman
- Narrado por: Adams Morgan
- Duración: 13 h y 39 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 128
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In this mixture of cultural and social history that is both scholarly and vastly entertaining, Eyman dispels the myths and gives us the missing chapter in the history of Hollywood, the ribbon of dreams by which America conquered the world.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Better than nothing!
- De Colin Barton en 08-31-11
De: Scott Eyman
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Something Wonderful
- Rodgers and Hammerstein's Broadway Revolution
- De: Todd S. Purdum
- Narrado por: Todd S. Purdum
- Duración: 10 h y 53 m
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They stand at the apex of the great age of songwriting, the creators of the classic Broadway musicals Oklahoma!, Carousel, South Pacific, The King and I, and The Sound of Music, whose songs have never lost their popularity or emotional power. Even before they joined forces, Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II had written dozens of Broadway shows, but together they pioneered a new art form: the serious musical play.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fabulous book about Rodgers & Hammerstein!!!
- De BigWally en 06-27-18
De: Todd S. Purdum
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Without Lying Down
- De: Cari Beauchamp
- Narrado por: Holly Palance
- Duración: 20 h y 3 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 24
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Cari Beauchamp masterfully combines biography with social and cultural history to examine the lives of Frances Marion and her many female colleagues who shaped filmmaking from the early teens through the 1940s. Frances Marion was Hollywood's highest paid screenwriter - male or female - for almost three decades, wrote almost 200 produced films and remains the only woman to win two Academy Awards for original screenwriting (The Big House and The Champ).
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Must Read
- De Robert Wallace en 03-19-19
De: Cari Beauchamp
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When Paris Sizzled
- The 1920s Paris of Hemingway, Chanel, Cocteau, Cole Porter, Josephine Baker, and Their Friends
- De: Mary McAuliffe
- Narrado por: Saskia Maarleveld
- Duración: 11 h y 15 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 97
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When Paris Sizzled vividly portrays the City of Light during the fabulous 1920s, les Annees folles, when Parisians emerged from the horrors of war to find that a new world greeted them - one that reverberated with the hard metallic clang of the assembly line, the roar of automobiles, and the beat of jazz. Mary McAuliffe traces a decade that saw seismic change on almost every front, from art and architecture to music, literature, fashion, entertainment, transportation, and, most notably, behavior.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Informative, but no sizzle
- De OzEnigma en 06-01-17
De: Mary McAuliffe
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Backwards and in Heels
- De: Alicia Malone
- Narrado por: Katherine Littrell
- Duración: 8 h y 11 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 82
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Women have been instrumental in the success of American cinema since its very beginning. One of the first people to ever pick up a motion picture camera was a woman, as was the first screenwriter to win two Academy Awards, the inventor of the boom microphone, and the first person to be credited with the title film editor. Throughout the entire history of Hollywood women have been revolutionizing, innovating, and shaping how we make movies. Yet their stories are rarely shared. This is what film reporter Alicia Malone wants to change. Backwards and in Heels tells the history of women in film in a different way.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great Book
- De Alfie en 09-27-21
De: Alicia Malone
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Never a Dull Moment
- 1971 - the Year That Rock Exploded
- De: David Hepworth
- Narrado por: David Hepworth
- Duración: 11 h y 38 m
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On New Year's Eve, 1970, Paul McCartney told his lawyers to issue the writ at the High Court in London, effectively ending The Beatles. You might say this was the last day of the pop era. The following day, which was a Friday, was 1971. You might say this was the first day of the rock era. And within the remaining 364 days of this monumental year, the world would hear Don McLean's "American Pie", The Rolling Stones' "Brown Sugar", The Who's "Baba O'Riley", Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven", and more.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A blast from the past
- De Amazon Customer en 07-30-16
De: David Hepworth
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre American Legends: The Marx Brothers
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- Amazon Customer
- 06-01-23
You Are Better Off Just Reading the Marx Brothers Wikipedia Entry
This book doesn’t offer anything that a Marx Brothers fan doesn’t already know. It is just a mediocre description of their films, interspersed with a bit of critical opinion. There are no anecdotes, emotions, or happenings from the Marx Brothers’ lives. It feels like an essay written by a high school student. Don’t bother. Move on.
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