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TITLE: |
The entertainer : movies, magic, and my father's twentieth century / Margaret Talbot. |
AUTHOR: |
Talbot, Margaret, 1961- |
PUBLISHED: |
New York : Riverhead Books, 2012. |
DESCRIPTION: |
xiv, 418 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
NOTES: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 411-418). |
NOTES: |
Learning to cry -- The hypnotist's boy -- Footlights on the prairie -- Hooray for Hollywood -- Gangsters, grifters, and gold diggers -- Man about town -- Empty bottles -- Unionizing actors, uniting fans -- Broadway and B movies -- From Ed Wood to Ozzie and Harriet. |
SUBJECT: |
Talbot, Lyle--Travel--United States. |
SUBJECT: |
Actors--United States--Biography. |
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